Where are teens learning about race and racism today? On reality TV, of course! Teenagers aren't listening to Ivory Tower (how funny that the tower is ivory) academics on CNN or TV-friendly talking heads like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton. The new forum for the unfiltered discussion of race has become reality TV.
It started years ago with "The Real World," where racial tension seemed to be a prerequisite for casting. And in the past year we saw "Survivor" attempt...
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