The N Word: Who Can Say It, Who Shouldn't, and Why | 
 enlarge | Author: Jabari Asim
Publisher: Mariner Books
Category: Book
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Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 563468
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
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Pages: 288
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Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 4.9 x 0.7
ISBN: 0547053495
Dewey Decimal Number: 973
EAN: 9780547053493
ASIN: 0547053495
Publication Date: August 4, 2008
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Product Description
The debate over the N word touches almost every aspect of American popular culture. Does it ever have an appropriate place in the media? Are rappers justified in using it? Should Huckleberry Finn, which repeats it 215 times, be taught in high school? As the cultural critic Jabari Asim explains, none of these questions can be addressed effectively without a clear knowledge of the word's bitter legacy. Here he draws on a wide range of examples from science, politics, the arts, and more to reveal how the slur has both reflected and spread the scourge of bigotry in America over the last four hundred years. He examines the contributions of such well-known figures as Thomas Jefferson and Mark Twain, W.E.B. Du Bois and Margaret Mitchell, Dave Chappelle and NWA. Through this history, Asim shows how completely our national psyche is affected by the use of the word, and why it's such a flashpoint today.
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 Another perspective May 14, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
As the author of this book, I'm naturally disappointed with Ms. Craven's assessment of my work. Of course, I strenuously disagree. Fortunately, my domestic and international travels on behalf of the book have led to fruitful discussions with thousands of readers who have indeed appreciated my work, and their responses have left me enormously gratified.
 Don't bother reading this - many misrepresentations and biases May 3, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
The interview with the author on Cspan was interesting, but the book itself was a huge disappointment. I read it from BACK to FRONT, because the information I wanted to learn about (I'm studying politics and civil rights) was in the last chapters. The index was seriously lacking. Having lived through much of the history Asim wrote about, I easily recognized his serious omissions of important people and distortions of historical and well-known facts. Also apparent was his strong bias in favor of people he apparently likes or dislikes. Ultimately, the book was useless to me. In this case, the messenger OBSCURES the message.
 The N Word: Who Can Say It, Who Shouldn't, and Why March 10, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I saw Jabari Asim speak at our Black Heritage Festival in Savannah. He was so wonderful I had to have the book. I attend with several friends and we ordered as a group. The book was just as we expected. I would recommend the book to anyone interested in race relations and social science.
 Powerful...yet somewhat empty March 3, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
It's a good read but it's nothing you haven't heard or read before. It's wasn't really an eye-opener.
 disappointed January 11, 2008
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
I guess my expectations were too high. When I saw the author interviewed on The Colbert Report, I was left with the impression that I would love to read this book. This topic is fascinating and important to me, maybe b/c of the time period that I have grown up.
Unfortunately, I feel that the author is a poor writer and that it just seems like he is throwing out a lot of "catch" topics, rather than really telling the story that you think he is going to tell. The content seems to be all over the place and just doesn't flow. I kept reading, thinking that I would finally get sucked in - but it never happened.
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