The Big Book of Racism waxes philosophical on--you guessed it--RACISM. It analyzes and pokes fun at all the things that people think about other races, but would never say out loud. The book equal opportunity, with every race, including mixed-race people(In a section called Da High Yella Pages)being a topic of discussion. The authors of the book are of varying racial make-ups, so it's not like one racial/ethnic group making...
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Everyone who is remotely into music or film should own this. Gives a critical overview and insights into race and its place in popular American culture in the last twenty five years, especially in the Hip Hop culture. Very good book.
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White Man oh Black man oh Racially variegated man, and I thought I was the only person who wrote or spoke like these guys do in a public forum...insofar as a book is public. The covers sort of look like a public bathroom stall wall but don't mistake anything in this book for a load of crap(don't even go there), thought there is a touch of what could be percieved to be toilet humor in some spots where entirely appropriate...
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Very rarely does a book come along that can discuss something like race in a realistic manner... but, somehow this book does it. by being both tongue-in-cheek ("items in a chinese person's house not worth stealing") and deadly serious (listing various race incidents accross america from colonial times to the present on a state by state basis) this book actually delivers what it promises: a complete encyclopedia on race. By...
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I, like many other watchers (not really active participants anymore) of cool, cutting edge culture, pride myself on staying in the loop on underground and mainstream happenings. And little truly impresses me, especially attempts at documenting the history of modern cultural trends. But, ..., this book blows me away. Not only is it smart, biting, and thick but it is also more thorough than Israeli airport security. I am...
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