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stereotypes Gaiter argues are not only perpetuated by the media and white liberals, but more shamefully by many African Americans themselves. Gaiter, who is an African American, shrewdly enlightens
his readers through example by beginning his article with his own personal experience. He detailed an incident that occurred when he applied for a position for which he was
more than sufficiently qualified that was offered as part of a television networks Minority Advancement Program. However, the department head was not impressed with Gaiters credentials since he had
someone else quite different in mind to fill the position, "some semiliterate, hoop-shooting former prison inmate" (Gaiter 427). The author couldnt possibly be a "real" black person because he
was far too articulate and educated. The article goes on to say that such an inaccurate perception is nothing new and, detailing another experience, Gaiter recalls how a white
female Harvard classmate observed of him, "Youre not really a black person" (427), an observation for which she could offer no explanation. According to the article, these misconceptions based on
racial stereotypes are made by everyone, including African Americans themselves. Gaiter writes, "Worse than the white majority harboring a one-dimensional vision of blackness are the many blacks who embrace
this stereotype as our true nature" (428). When a female African-American junior high classmate asked the author how he could talk so proper, what she was really was if
he didnt appear to be impoverished and experiencing any kind of social alienation, he couldnt possibly be a black male as the term has become defined within the limited parameters
of American society. The article is a diatribe against the notion that blacks in America cant be anything more than socially inferior drug dealers who listen to hip-hop and prefer
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