American Skin, 8 Mile, and the death of racial misconceptions

If Ely Wynton was wrapping up his cultural thesis American Skin during the first Oscar rush of the 2002-2003 season, he might've appended a chapter on the next big step by a major industry that brings a heel down on slices of whte-bread american life. The industry is Hollywood. The milestone is the film"8 mile". The occasion is the first true showcase of the white-american sub-minority. That is, Caucasian-Americans youth feeling burdened of their whiteness where hip-hop and it's preeminent blackness actually are the status quo. The"streets" of Detroit are one such place. The modern media's concept of"cool" is another, if only figuratively.

Chavisa WoodsOctober 31, 20068 mile, American Skin, Okore Okirike, review, Tribes