HENWOOD
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.
GULICK
Yes, and Adolph Reed's decidedly more low-key, decidedly more sardonic, decidedly more learned, and decidedly more incisive plenary talk registered a totally flat reception before the exact same audience two years ago...