[Gates has argued that a separatist, Afrocentric education perpetuates racist stereotypes. He maintains that it is “ridiculous” to think that only blacks should be scholars of African and African-American literature. He argues, “It can't be real as a subject if you have to look like the subject to be an expert in the subject,”[5] adding, “It's as ridiculous as if someone said I couldn't appreciate Shakespeare because I'm not Anglo-Saxon. I think it's vulgar and racist whether it comes out of a black mouth or a white mouth.”]
Another good find. Thank you.
Good for Gates.
He made an ass of himself with the cop, but I find him quite admirable in other ways.