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President Trump’s dissemination of a video last week depicting former Pres. Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama as apes has earned widespread condemnation. But it’s not the first time Republican Party leaders have used racist imagery for political advantage, often with the intent of stoking fear and loathing.
That’s the argument of White with Fear, a documentary written, directed and produced by Andrew Goldberg that will premiere on PBS on Tuesday, March 24. The film, which premiered at New York’s Chelsea Film Festival, recently earned a Writers Guild Award nomination.
A synopsis describes White with Fear as “an eye-opening documentary film examining how some American conservatives and political operatives have successfully weaponized racism and fear for decades… [T]he film uncovers the real-world consequences of deploying tactics that seek to demonize immigrants, spread Islamophobia, and devise a strategic media campaign of racist rhetoric with real-world effects.”
Those old enough to remember the 1988 presidential campaign may recall how Republican strategist Lee Atwater used the specter of a furloughed Black convict, Willie Horton, to impugn the reputation of Gov. Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts, the Democratic presidential nominee. Much more recently, Donald Trump, kicking off his first presidential campaign in 2015, slammed Mexico for sending despicable people to the U.S. “They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists,” he said, “and some, I assume, are good.
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That’s the argument of White with Fear, a documentary written, directed and produced by Andrew Goldberg that will premiere on PBS on Tuesday, March 24. The film, which premiered at New York’s Chelsea Film Festival, recently earned a Writers Guild Award nomination.
A synopsis describes White with Fear as “an eye-opening documentary film examining how some American conservatives and political operatives have successfully weaponized racism and fear for decades… [T]he film uncovers the real-world consequences of deploying tactics that seek to demonize immigrants, spread Islamophobia, and devise a strategic media campaign of racist rhetoric with real-world effects.”
Those old enough to remember the 1988 presidential campaign may recall how Republican strategist Lee Atwater used the specter of a furloughed Black convict, Willie Horton, to impugn the reputation of Gov. Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts, the Democratic presidential nominee. Much more recently, Donald Trump, kicking off his first presidential campaign in 2015, slammed Mexico for sending despicable people to the U.S. “They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists,” he said, “and some, I assume, are good.
‘White With Fear,’ Coming To PBS Next Month, Argues Conservative Politicians “Successfully Weaponized Racism And Fear For Decades”
EXCLUSIVE: President Trump’s dissemination of a video last week depicting former Pres. Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama as apes has earned widespread condemnation. But it’s not the first time Repub...
