“When you see a culture where the intellectual architects of the invasion are not shamed for their behavior but rewarded within the mainstream media culture, black comedy, satire, absurdism is the only response.” CultureBlackComedyMediaBehaviorIntellectualResponseSatireArchitectMainstreamInvasionMainstream MediaBlack Comedy Author:John Cusack
“Blacks are supposed to rejoice whenever our way of life becomes more mainstream. We seldom do. For we see in it a sanctioning that can only be granted by white society. In other words: If you're white, it's all right. If you're black, step back.” IfsWayBlackWhiteStepsRacismGrantedRejoiceMainstream Book:It's the Little Things: Everyday Interactions that Anger, Annoy, and Divide the Races Source: It's the Little Things: Everyday Interactions that Anger, Annoy, and Divide the Races
“Mainstream medias representation, or its guerrilla decontextualization, of black mens lives in particular can set the stage for erroneous assumptions capable of damaging an individual or a nation.” IndividualNationsBlackStageParticularCapableAssumptionMainstreamRepresentationGuerrillas Author:Aberjhani
“There's no doubt that many of the mainstream white institutions tend to be cosmetic and symbolic when it comes to including African-Americans, whereas we black folk tend to be much more sensitive about embracing others, and we have a long history of that.” LongBlackWhiteDoubtInstitutionsIncludingFolksAfrican AmericanSensitiveNo DoubtMainstreamSymbolicCosmetics Author:Cornel West
“I do think it's important for black writers to show that we too can make it into the mainstream. Growing up, I didn't just watch The Cosby Show, I watched Growing Pains and Family Ties too. We can tell those stories too.” ThinkingImportantStoriesShowsPainBlackWatchesGrowing UpGrowingTiesMainstreamGrowing PainsFamily TiesCosby Show Author:Lena Waithe