Hitchens On Observer: "A Bunch of Fucking Fascists"

Hitchens encouraged BC students to "get over themselves and masturbate."

London -- Christopher Hitchens, famous social critic and proponent of atheism, was furious over a recent Observer story that blurred the line between news and opinion to the detriment of homosexuals.

"The high cost of attending a Jesuit institution, setting aside the financial burden, is having part of your daily routine be convincing people that you exist and demand respect," he said in an interview.

"These pen protector Catholic kids might as well have put on their arm bands and started marching their peers to the gas chamber with Wagner playing in the background," he added.

Hitchens, who is losing a battle with cancer, hopes to give a lecture at Boston College while he still has time. But he is not hopeful that the administration, with its commitment to academic freedom, would allow him to speak.

"This episode more than anything should convince young people of religion's utter lunacy," he concluded.

Hitchens also echoed his belief that women are not funny.

BREAKING: Hitchens dead 12/15/11