03574nam 2200757 a 450 991081402580332120240516125017.00-8147-5995-51-4294-1434-010.18574/nyu/9780814759950(CKB)1000000000467171(EBL)865721(OCoLC)647537654(SSID)ssj0000271698\(PQKBManifestationID)11204954(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000271698(PQKBWorkID)10312458(PQKB)11614715(MiAaPQ)EBC865721(OCoLC)76869399(MdBmJHUP)muse10582(Au-PeEL)EBL865721(CaPaEBR)ebr10137157(DE-B1597)548368(DE-B1597)9780814759950(EXLCZ)99100000000046717120040708d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWhy I hate Abercrombie & Fitch[electronic resource] essays on race and sexuality /Dwight A. McBride1st ed.New York New York Universityc20051 online resource (267 p.)Sexual CulturesDescription based upon print version of record.0-8147-5686-7 0-8147-5685-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction : the new Black Studies, or beyond the old 'race man' -- Straight Black Studies -- Why I hate Abercrombie & Fitch -- It's a white man's world : race in the gay marketplace of desire -- On race, gender, and power : the case of Anita Hill -- Feel the rage : a personal remembrance of the 1992 Los Angelos uprising -- Ellen's coming out : media and public hype -- Affirmative action and white rage -- Speaking the unspeakable : on Toni Morrison, African American intellectuals, and essentialist rhetoric -- Cornel West and the rhetoric of race transcending -- Can the queen speak? : sexuality, racial essentialism, and the problem of authority.Why hate Abercrombie? In a world rife with human cruelty and oppression, why waste your scorn on a popular clothing retailer? The rationale, Dwight A. McBride argues, lies in "the banality of evil," or the quiet way discriminatory hiring practices and racist ad campaigns seep into and reflect malevolent undertones in American culture. McBride maintains that issues of race and sexuality are often subtle and always messy, and his compelling new book does not offer simple answers. Instead, in a collection of essays about such diverse topics as biased marketing strategies, black gay media represenSexual CulturesAfrican AmericansStudy and teachingAfrican AmericansIntellectual lifeAfrican AmericansSocial conditions1975-RacismUnited StatesSex roleUnited StatesSexual orientationUnited StatesUnited StatesRace relationsAfrican AmericansStudy and teaching.African AmericansIntellectual life.African AmericansSocial conditionsRacismSex roleSexual orientation305.896/073/00722McBride Dwight A1689054MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910814025803321Why I hate Abercrombie & Fitch4063776UNINA