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# Brainwashed: Challenging the Myth of Black Inferiority

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## Customer Reviews

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    Provides mental liberation once and for all
  

*by J***. on Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2022*

The information in this book is well detailed to provide anyone a way out of this black inferiority complex.His way is not to see anyone higher or lower than you. Everyone is unique and has a role to play effectively no matter what their skin color looks like. It is mental slavery thinking that another is better or can do better than you because of skin color. As Bob Marley sang "Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery none but ourselves can free our minds....". Many have asked how this book has the answers. You will feel empowered, you will do better for yourself, your family, and your community after reading this book. You will never again be convinced that another is better than you because of your skin color. You will find your path and stick to it without allowing propaganda to distract you in any way.You will also want to work with others because an 'individualistic life' is truly a myth. All communities that make it in life work together.

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    A Challenge!
  

*by K***T on Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2014*

This book is a real challenge, precisely because it is very hard to peg as a 'conservative' or 'liberal' take. I have to imagine that for that reason, it will not only challenge, but probably anger, a good many people.On the one hand, Burrell's book is centered around the idea that much lack of progress within the black community has been because American society has swallowed whole a persistent message of black inferiority. Started during the early days of American slavery as a way to rationalize the institution in a country built on liberty, and perpetuated during reconstruction and even the New Deal, blacks are often portrayed (even subtly) as not as smart as others, over-sexualized, aggressive, and a whole host of other negative stereotypes. This, so much that, in Burrell's words, even blacks themselves have become 'brainwashed' by these stereotypes. (For a more thorough discussion of the idea of 'stereotype threat' - the idea that a social stereotype can become internalized by the stereotyped, affecting her view of herself - see 
  
Whistling Vivaldi: How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do (Issues of Our Time)







  
  
    ).On the other hand, Burrell is not about waiting for society to undo this stereotype. Burrell seems to suggest (I don't think he ever really says it) that blacks themselves must be largely responsible for combating these stereotypes and overcoming by dint of their own efforts. This, perhaps, is the more 'conservative' side of Burrell, the side that is most like writers such as John McWhorter. Yes, racism and injustice exist. Yes, blacks have persistently gotten a raw deal in American society. But, black men and women cannot and should not wait for others to do something about it; as unfair as it may seem, the only way things will improve is if black men and women lead the charge by refusing to have truck with these stereotypes.Burrell takes this argument into such areas as the entertainment media (where he argues that blacks need to watch how they are being portrayed in genres like hip-hop), education (where Burrell seems to suggest that blacks might achieve best in Afrocentric or self-segregated schools), beauty (where Burrell wants to reclaim "black is beautiful"), and even black churches (where Burrell believes too many churches preach victimology or contentment with one's lot, rather than fostering ambition and self-sufficiency).  Overall, Burrell's message is that once the stereotypes that have been perpetuated to the detriment of black men and women are uncovered, they can be challenged, but only if blacks are willing to bear the burden of tackling them head on.I am sure this book will be controversial, again, largely because everyone can likely find something to both cheer and take issue with. Conservatives (or libertarians) will probably agree (much to liberal chagrin) that self-sufficiency is the key, rather than engaging in victimology or waiting for injustice to be absent before believing that one can act effectively. Liberals and progressives will admire (and conservatives will dislike) Burrell's 'deconstruction' of how negative black stereotypes are used socially to reinforce themselves. Both sides will take issue with certain points. For my part, I am not at all sure whether Burrell is advocating for a sort of integration among 'races' or a separatism, and suspect there is some tension in his writing. For instance, Burrell sees no reason (I agree) why blacks can't achieve academically the same way other groups do, and is adamant that blacks shoot for being "the best x" rather than "The best black x." But he also advocates (in the chapters on education and beauty) a type of separatism that calls for self-segregated schools for black students and a rejection of 'white' images of beauty. But is it, as Brown v Board taught, ultimately futile to try and gain equality through separateness?Anyhow, a very thought-provoking book here, and one that will hopefully cause a good deal of discussion and action.

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    Okay
  

*by B***  on Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2023*

Book arrived in good condition.  I haven't read it yet but print is good.

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