These days, they are also a distinctly unpopular group in Washington.

But many critics of the nomenklatura do not want to give such rich opportunities to such an unpopular group.

Vagrancy laws could no longer violate Freedom of Speech, such as when police use them against political demonstrators and unpopular groups.

These policies have also given the police a freer hand to target members of other unpopular groups.

He had a disorganized and unpopular group on the run, and magnanimous gestures to anyone so weak seemed beyond him.

Members of unpopular groups should not be thrown to the lions; someone has to stand up for them.

"If there's this growing climate of Japan-bashing and they don't have that many Japanese in their districts," he said, "why stand up for an unpopular group?"

He noted that buying included even some recently unpopular groups, like drugs, tobacco, household products and gold and silver companies.

An area in which pro bono work has surged is among another traditionally unpopular and vastly under-represented group: immigrants.

It is the 1990's and one of the most popular contact sports in America is the demonization of unpopular groups.