Bloomberg Businessweek Goes Racist-Chic For Housing Bubble Cover
"Bloomberg Businessweek has apparently decided to fill it with a cover story on the return of the housing bubble, which they've chosen to doll up in the style of "How Rastus Got His Turkey" by filling their cover image with a collection of vile depictions of blacks and Hispanics:" [Read more]
NAACP Official Blasts Businessweek Cover
“It’s
racist and a mischaracterization,” says Dedrick Muhammad, senior
director of economics at the NAACP. “They are clearly racializing the
issue by having mostly Blacks and Latinos, possibly only Blacks and
Latinos, benefiting.” The cover art, which runs alongside the headline
"The Great American Housing Rebound," has come under heavy fire for what
critics see as both blatantly racist caricature and also subtle dog
whistle on race in the housing market. - See more at:
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“It’s racist and a mischaracterization,” says Dedrick Muhammad, senior director of economics at the NAACP. “They are clearly racializing the issue by having mostly Blacks and Latinos, possibly only Blacks and Latinos, benefiting.” The cover art, which runs alongside the headline "The Great American Housing Rebound," has come under heavy fire for what critics see as both blatantly racist caricature and also subtle dog whistle on race in the housing market.[Read more]
NAACP Official Blasts Controversial Businessweek
Cover - See more at:
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NAACP Official Blasts Controversial Businessweek
Cover - See more at:
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/02/businessweek-cover-naacp-racist.html#sthash.uNBTyJOp.zwU8h7Mz.dpuf
