Ego Trips Big Book of Racism - Softcover

Jenkins, Sacha; Wilson, Elliot

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060988967 ISBN 13: 9780060988968

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2002

Synopsis

Ferociously intelligent one moment, willfully smart-ass the next, ego trip's Big Book of Racism is a glorious, hilarious conflation of the racial undercurrents that affect contemporary culture at every turn. This one-of-a-kind encounter with the absurdities, complexities, and nuances of race relations is brought to you by five writers of color whose groundbreaking independent magazine, ego trip, has been called "the world's rawest, stinkiest, funniest magazine" by Spin.

Filled with enough testifying and truth to satisfy even the good Reverend Sharpton, ego trip's Big Book of Racism is a riotous and revolutionary look at race and popular culture that's sure to spark controversy and ignite debate.

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Synopsis

Ferociously intelligent one moment, willfully smart-ass the next, ego trip's Big Book of Racism is a glorious, hilarious conflation of the racial undercurrents that affect contemporary culture at every turn. This one-one-of-a-kind encounter with the absurdities, complexities, and nuances of race relations is brought to you by five writers of colour whose groundbreaking independent magazine, ego trip, has been called "the world's rawest, stinkiest, funniest magazine" by Spin, and included such unforgettable features as "ego trip's 8 Steps to Interracial Dating Perfection" and the hugely popular "Light Skinded vs. Dark Skinded: A (Sk)in-depth Debate on Blacks in Hip Hop." For over five years, ego trip redefined the way its readers saw each other, and now, with their Big Book of Racism, the gloves are really off. With sections entitled "Virtual Bullsh*t: A Look at Racist Video Games," "Hanging (With) the Homeboyz: ego trip talks to David Duke," and the definitive "Gorilla Film: ego trip's Racial Cinema Guide," this is a compendium that spares no one in its mad righteous quest.

Filled with enough testifying and truth to satisfy even the good Reverend Sharpton (and definitely Reverend Run), ego trip's Big Book of Racism is bound to be more popular than the L.A. riots and more eloquent than the Mark Fuhrman court transcripts. It is, quite simply, the best, most acerbic and hilarious social satire since Moliere did his thing. Let the revolution begin.

Edition details

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0060988967
• ISBN 13: 9780060988968
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 292