SOC 209 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Jim Gaffigan, Black-Ish, African-American Studies
13 May 2018
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• Review of Whiteness:
➢ Whiteness is held up as the status quo.
➢ Whiteness surrounds us, but it often goes unnamed.
➢ Fades into the background by highlighting differences of nonwhites.
o Churches
▪ Black churches
❖ Even though their congregations are primarily white, they’re
simply called churches.
o TV shows
▪ Shows Empire or Black-ish have an all-black cast & are considered
African-American television
❖ Shows such as Girls or Game of Thrones are made up of majority or
all-white casts, but aren’t called white television.
o Art
▪ African American artists produce black music.
❖ But pop, rock, or country songs sung by white artists are not
described as white music.
▪ African American comedians write black jokes.
❖ Jokes written by Jim Gaffigan, Jon Stewart, or Larry the Cable Guy
aren’t called white jokes.
o Housing & Neighborhoods
▪ Black ghettos
▪ Mexican barrios
▪ Chinatown
▪ Native American reservations
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Document Summary
Whiteness is held up as the status quo. Whiteness surrounds us, but it often goes unnamed. Fades into the background by highlighting differences of nonwhites: churches, tv shows, art. Shows such as girls or game of thrones are made up of majority or: shows empire or black-ish have an all-black cast & are considered (cid:498)black churches(cid:499) But pop, rock, or country songs sung by white artists are not. Jokes written by jim gaffigan, jon stewart, or larry the cable guy: housing & neighborhoods, culture: Majority-black campuses are called (cid:498)historically black colleges(cid:499) music, art, or architecture are not called (cid:498)white studies(cid:499). But many courses are listed under (cid:498)african american studies,(cid:499) (cid:498)chicano studies,(cid:499) or (cid:498)asian american studies. (cid:499) College courses focusing on anglo-european history, literature: many colleges & universities across the u. s. are majority-white uttered phrases, education, white privilege: If whiteness is normal, then non-whiteness is abnormal.
