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Blackophilia and Blackophobia: White Youth, the Consumption of Rap Music, and White Supremacy
Communication Theory (2006)
  • Bill Yousman, Sacred Heart University
Abstract

This paper uses the phenomenon of White youth identification with rap music to argue that Blackophilia (manifested by White consumption of Black popular culture) is linked with Blackophobia (fear and dread of African Americans). Coexistent with White youth fascination with hip-hop culture and African American athletes and celebrities is the continuing manifestation of White youth resistance to programs that challenge institutional racism and the attraction of small but significant numbers of White youth to far-right White supremacist groups. The author argues that these phenomena may be best understood as interrelated aspects of White supremacy.

Publication Date
January, 2006
Citation Information
Bill Yousman. "Blackophilia and Blackophobia: White Youth, the Consumption of Rap Music, and White Supremacy" Communication Theory Vol. 49 Iss. 1 (2006)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/bill_yousman/8/