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-- ,FR$RIC ,JAMESON 

,! IMAGE ?AT ! T]M 0A P]SON ( COLOR0 BR+S TO M9D SPEAKS TO ! BIAS ( ! 9T]PRET]4 ,:ITE RACI/S SEE ! P]SON ( COLOR AS ! T>GET ( !IR BIAS1 ! C5T] ( !IR MY?OLOGY1 & ! PO9T ?AT !Y MU/ C\NT]4 ,! LIB]AL LEFT SEES ! P]SON ( COLOR AS ! RACIALIZ$ PRODUCT ( DECADES ( GOV]NM5T WORKS1 AS ! PRODUC] ( QUALITY POPUL> CULTURE1 AS /ATI/ICS1 & AS ! NOBLE WORK] ( ! L&4 ,! RADICAL LEFT SEE ! P]SON ( COLOR AS ! REVOLUTION>Y SUBJECT ?AT MU/ BE MADE AW>E ( !IR HI/ORIC TASK4 ,BUT :AT DOES ! 'P]SON ( COLOR' SEE !MSELVES AS8 ,>E WE ! ANGRY OBJECTS ( A ?\S& PROTE/ PICTURES OR DO WE EMBODY ! CRUELTY ( IMMIGRATION & DOME/IC POLICY8 ,>E WE AN AMALGAM ( ALL ( !SE P]SPECTIVES OR >E WE AN ID5TITY YET-TO-BE-DET]M9$8 ,F9ALLY1 & ABOVE ALL ELSE1 >E WE DEF9$ BY ! COLOR ( \R SK98 

,LET US ADDRESS ! LA/ PO9T FIR/4 ,IS ! RACI/ REALITY ( \R SOCIETY A VISUAL REALITY OR IS IT A SOCIAL1 ECONOMIC1 & POLITICAL REALITY8 ,IS RACE A REAL BIOLOGICAL1 9H]5T1 & MELAN9 RELAT$ PH5OM5A OR IS IT A CULTURAL FACT8 ,! T]M ',P]SON ( ,COLOR' ANSW]S BO? ( !SE QUE/IONS ALONG BIOLOGICAL L9ES4 ,A P]SON ( COLOR !N IS AN OBJECT ( POLITICS BUT A SUBJECT ( SCI5CE4 ,?IS RESULTS 9 A COTTAGE 9DU/RY ( SCI5TIFIC RESE>* AB\T DIABETES1 OBESITY1 & O!R ECONOMIC REALITIES 9 ! S]VICE ( CREAT+ PUBLIC POLICY AB\T H\S+1 S*OOL BREAKFA/ PROGRAMS & ,M$IC>E4 ,! T]M1 !N1 PRIORITIZES AN EXT]NAL & P]CEIV$ 7COLOR1 BIOLOGY1 PUBLIC POLICY7 DEF9ITION OV] A CULTURAL OR POLITICAL ONE4 

,AS A C\NT]-PO9T1 :ITE PEOPLE HAVE AN 5TIRELY POLITICAL UND]/&+ ( !IR [N ID5TITY4 ,!Y EASILY ACCEPT ?AT ,ITALIANS & ,IRI% PEOPLE W]E NOT :ITE & BECAME :ITE AS !Y ACCEPT$ C]TA9 CONV5TIONS1 MORES1 & ECONOMIC REALITIES4 ',:ITE' HAS BE5 AN 9CREAS+LY ECONOMICIZ$ ID5TITY AS MORE & MORE 'PEOPLE ( COLOR' 7OR :O W]E ( COLOR7 HAVE BE5 ACCEPT$ 9TO POSITIONS ( P[]4 ,RACISM BY ! CAPITALI/ :ITE HAS BECOME AS MU* A /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! P]CEPTION ( !RE BE+ ANY O!R ECONOMIC REALITY POSSIBLE AS AGA9/ PEOPLE ( COLOR AS \TSID]S TO \R ECONOMIC REALITY4 ,! FI<T AGA9/ ,AFFIRMATIVE ,ACTION HAS BE5 AS MU* AB\T RESI/+ ! ROLE ( ! ,/ATE TO POSITIVELY AFFECT PEOPLE'S LIVES 7E4G4 A FI<T AGA9/ ,SOCIALISM7 AS IT HAS BE5 AB\T DEPRIV+ PEOPLE ( COLOR ( OPPORTUNITY4 ,?AT IS :Y !RE HAS BE5 COMP>ATIVELY LITTLE \TCRY AT ! REPLACEM5T ( ,AFFIRMATIVE ,ACTION BY S*OL>%IPS1 FAVORITISM1 & /UD5T N>RATIVES4 ,! REAL /RUGGLE WAS AS POLITICAL AS IT WAS RACIAL4 

,9 ,*>LES ,W4 ,MILLS IMPORTANT ESSAY '0,BUT ,:AT ,>E ,Y\ ,REALLY80 ,! ,METAPHYSICS ( ,RACE' ?IS QUE/ION IS ADDRESS$ FROM AN ANGLE4 ,9/EAD ( *ALL5G+ T]M9OLOGY1 ,*>LES CONC]NS HIMSELF ) BUILD+ A POSITION ( RACIAL CON/RUCTIVISM :]E BO? ! REALITY & UNREALITY ( RACE CAN BE UND]/OOD4 ,?IS UNFOLDS 9TO A DESCRIPTION ( A S]IES ( ',RACIAL ,TRANGRESSIVES' ) A SPECIFIC SET ( *>ACT]I/ICS TO BE EVALUAT$2 ,BODILY ,APPE>ANCE1 ,ANCE/RY1 ,SELF-,AW>5ESS ( ,ANCE/RY1,PUBLIC ,AW>5ESS ( ,ANCE/RY1 ,CULTURE1 ,EXP]I5CE1 & ,SUBJECTIVE ,ID5TIFICATION4 ,DETAIL+ ,MILLS'S ',TRANSGRESSIVES' IS BEYOND ! SCOPE ( ?IS ESSAY1 BUT BY CONCEIV+ ( A NEW WAY TO QUANTIFY ! EXP]I5CE ( RACE1 ,MILLS GOES A LONG WAY T[>D HI<LI<T+ :AT IS 9COMPLETE AB\T \R UND]/&+4 

,SOCIOLOGY MAY PROVIDE US F9AL 9SI<TS AS TO :Y ! T]M 'PEOPLE ( COLOR' CONT9UES TO HAVE PUR*ASE4 ,TO QUOTE ,R&ALL ,COLL9S 0,SOCIAL ORD] IS SE5 AS BE+ F\ND$ ON ORGANIZ$ CO]CION4 ,!RE IS AN IDEOLOGICAL REALM ( BELIEF 7RELIGION1 LAW71 & AN UND]LY+ WORLD ( /RUGGLES OV] P[]2 IDEAS & MORALS >E NOT PRIOR TO 9T]ACTION BUT >E SOCIALLY CREAT$1 & S]VE ! 9T]E/S ( P>TIES TO ! CONFLICT40 ,:ILE ! T]M 'PEOPLE ( COLOR' MAY ITSELF BE AN 9ADEQUATE SELF-DESCRIPTION ( REAL LIV+ PEOPLE 7& !IR EXP]I5CES7 IT IS A SOCIALLY CREAT$ T]M ?AT HAS COME 9TO VOGUE 9 A POLITICAL ATMOSPH]E4 ,IT HAS L>GELY REPLAC$ ! T]M 'M9ORITY' TO CONVEY A MORE 'POLITICALLY CORRECT' IMAGE ( A PORTION ( ! POPULATION ?AT1 TO ! EXT5T ?AT IT HAS HAD ONE POLITICAL AG5DA1 HAS BECOME POLITICALLY 9EFFECTIVE4  ,:ILE SPECTACUL> RACISM CONT9UES TO GRAB HEADL9ES1 ! TRANS=MATION ( ! 'WELF>E' /ATE T[>DS A 'PAY TO PLAY' /ATE FALLS FUR!R & FUR!R 9 ! PAGE C\NT ( \R LOCAL PAP]S4 ,:I* BEGS ! QUE/ION1 :AT POPULATION HAS BE5 BE/ S]V$ BY ! L+UI/IC TRANS=MATION ( M9ORITIES 9TO PEOPLE ( COLOR8 ,HAS ?AT TRANS=MATION BE5 A CAUSE OR A SYMPTOM ( ! FAILURE ( ! POLITICAL *ANGES ( ! SEV5TIES TO HAVE /AY+ P[]8 

,AS A RACIAL TRANSGRESSIVE :OSE EXP]I5CE IS NOT REFLECT$ 9 ! AM\NT ( MELAN9 9 MY SK9 !SE ISSUES HAVE CONT9U$ TO TR\BLE & FASC9ATE ME4 ,I HAVE BE5 P>TICUL>LY 5GAG$ ) ! WAY ?AT ! LEFT DEALS ) ! ISSUE ( ID5TITY = ITS [N GA9 & 9 \R NAME4 ,I /RONGLY DI/RU/ CALLS = ! UNIV]SALITY ( \R EXP]I5CE & !N \R RESPONSE4  ,EV]Y CALL = 'PEOPLE ( COLOR'S' ACTION AGA9/ ?IS OR ?AT PUBLIC POLICY OR /ATE-CRAFT$ 9DIGNITY S\NDS LIKE ANO!R PHRAS+ ( ! SAME OLD FAIL$ POLITICS ( ! /ATE4 ,I DO NOT HE> ?IS LANGUAGE US$ TO ACTUALLY DEMON/RATE A DIV]SITY ( APPROA*ES TO COMMON PROBLEMS1 BUT H[ COMMON PROBLEMS %\LD BE ADDRESS$ BY A DIV]SITY ( PEOPLE4 ,! PROBLEMS ( 'MY PEOPLE' NEV] MAKE IT ?R\< ?IS P[]FUL MESSAGE4 

,:I* BR+S ME TO ! ASS]TION ?AT ! T]M PEOPLE ( COLOR1 OR P]SON ( COLOR1 IS 9ADEQUATE 9 ITS PURPOSE TO UNIFY ME ) O!R PEOPLE4 ,IT IS 9ADEQUATE BECAUSE ( ITS DET]M9ISM4 ,IT CONT9UES TO BE A POLITICAL ASS]TION ( UNITY-(-PURPOSE )\T REG>D TO ! POLITICAL CONSEQU5CES ( :AT ID5TITY-AS-COLOR 5TAIL4 ,IT FAILS BECAUSE IT G5]ALIZES ! WRONG ASPECT ( ! 'M9ORITY' EXP]I5CE4 ,IF ,I AM GO+ TO JO9 UND] ANY FLAG IT WILL HAVE TO EMBRACE ! MULTITUDE ( WAYS ?AT PEOPLE HAVE BE5 TRANS=M$ 9TO AB]RATIONS & \TSID]S1 & NOT JU/ ! BIOLOGICAL ONES4 

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,FR$RIC ,JAMESON 0,! ,PRISON-,H\SE ( ,LANGUAGE0 

,*>LES ,W4 ,MILLS 0,BLACKNESS ,VISIBLE0 ,ESSAYS ON ,PHILOSOPHY & ,RACE 

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,E?NIC ,T]MS ,POND]$ BY ,L+UI/S1 ,O!RS ,SAN ,JOSE ,M]CURY ,NEWS1 #bg ,JULY #aiii 

0,BE+ AT ONE IS GOD-LIKE & GOOD1 BUT HUMAN1 TOO HUMAN1 ! MANIA ,:I* 9SI/S !RE IS ONLY ! ,ONE1 ONE C\NTRY1 ONE TRU? & ONE WAY40 

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