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The Artificial White Man: Essays on Authenticity

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I have little to add to the given product description. While his views may not be popular, his observations on how culture, race and stereotypes emerge and influence one another is cogent and worth a read, especially if you think that the issues of race are of little importance to the future of our society.

This book should be required reading in every American High School. It exposes the fraud waged by a greedy, worthless music industry, MTV, BET and the talentless gang members who play no instruments and sign one-sided (in favor of the label) recording contracts. Rap is social poison that is tainting American youth and Stanley Crouch brilliantly exposes it.

These essays are slanted, starting with 'white' in the title. I've known both races, men who lack confidence and are not realistic as to their abilities. Looking at them, you'd never know they have a worry in the world. Looks are deceiving; sometimes, the best-looking are the least efficient. Amanda wondered aloud at the proliferation of certain ads on the internet aimed at men. It did not bother me; I thought of it as junk. After all, I'd never known an artificial man, and he is white until a charming, energetic con man on the city bus, said "I can help." His demeanor was as artificial as he was. The charm was not real. His energy came from alcohol. Conning is what he specializes in to the extent of owing a lot of money to IRS. He seemed the perfect image of a "real" man, but he had three personalities which surface without warning.

He was a white "Dave" and he loved to charm the while women of all ages. Men of all colors can be artificially re-programmed. Beware the man who is "too good to be true."