Introduction: The paranoid paradoxes of race -- What Dave Chappelle can teach us about American history -- The birth of political correctness, and the white man's newest burden -- De cardio racism : hunting for racial wolves in sheep's clothing -- Racial paranoia's canonical texts -- Peter Piper picked peppers, but Humpty Dumpty got pushed, the productively paranoid stylings of hip-hop's spirituality -- When everyday life becomes a media event -- Conclusion : The vulnerabilities of multiracial citizenship
Summary
In this courageous book, John L. Jackson, Jr. draws on current events as well as everyday interactions to demonstrate the culture of race-based paranoia and its profound effects on our lives. He explains how it is cultivated and reinforced, and how it complicates the goal of racial equality. In this paperback edition, Jackson explores the 2008 presidential election, weaving in examples ranging from the notorious New Yorker cover to Saturday Night Live's political parodies
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-270) and index
