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Chargement... The N Word: Who Can Say It, Who Shouldn't, and Why (original 2007; édition 2008)par Jabari Asim
Information sur l'oeuvreThe N Word: Who Can Say It, Who Shouldn't, and Why par Jabari Asim (2007)
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. A history of anti-Black racism in the US, as told through the prism of 'the N-word'. Recommended. ( ) While it doesn't seem that the author exactly answers his question, he certainly provides the reader with enough information (as well as sources for further inspiration) to begin to make an assessment of your own opinion. An educational fastlane through one of the most painful treatment of natives is up there too), embarrassing, and truly despicable parts of this country's history. Inspires the reader to ask what we as a unified country have gained, and what we still need to gain to truly be proud to be American. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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Reveals how the slur has both reflected and spread bigotry in America over the last 400 years. Asim pinpoints Thomas Jefferson as the source of our enduring image: in a seminal but now obscure essay, he marshaled a welter of pseudo-science to define the stereotype of a shiftless child-man with huge appetites and stunted self control. Asim reveals how nineteenth-century "science" then colluded with popular culture to amplify this slander. What began as false generalizations became institutionalized in every corner of our society. Asim argues that even when uttered with the opposite intent by hipsters and hip-hop icons, using the slur helps keep blacks at the bottom of America's socio-economic ladder. But, he also shows, there is a place for this word in the mouths and on the pens of those who truly understand its twisted history. Only when we know its legacy can we loosen its grip.--From publisher description. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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