On Mar 22, 2011, at 7:58 AM, Wojtek S wrote:
> Same here - the minstrel show comment nails it down rather
> well. Which makes me wonder - he is a smart guy, the analogy
> certainly has not escaped him. Could it be that he is playing a
> double edged game with predominantly white academic establishment? I
> mean, acting like a dandy character in a minstrel show while holding
> professorship at Princeton hints that Ivy League is a high brow
> minstrel show, no?
Would a white evangelical preacher with similar politics ever achieve West's fame and wealth? Of course not. It's a performance for a largely white audience that *expects* black people to act all dramatic.