rainbow rolodex

The list of token ethnic contacts that journalists keep just in case they want a racial representative to chime in.

"Hmm, you know, this article on Jersey Shore really needs a quote from a real Italian-American. Darn, I don't have one in my rainbow rolodex."

"Wait, if we're going to do a write-up on a post-racial America, we need to get a quote from a black dude. Check your rainbow rolodex."

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