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| Saturday, July 18, 2009 11:39AM | | | | Going Incognegro, a review | Tags: incognegro, mat johnson, warren pleece, vertigo, lynching, human rights
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Incognegro
Written by Mat Johnson; Art by Warren Pleece
Vertigo, 2008. 136 pages.
Most people would prefer not talk about race. It makes them uncomfortable, and there isn't a lot of positive room to move in the conversation. Someone is frequently accused, someone else victimized. At its worst, people state that talking about racism helps perpetuate it; only by ceasing to talk about race will racism disappear. This is a conservative argument. It allows racism to exist by preventing the reporting of abuses, denying epidemiological differences, and ignoring economic disparities. If we deny race, we deny diversity. And we will allow history to repeat itself. According to the Dalai Lama, only the acceptance of diversity will... | | | | | |
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