Hi! My Name is Loco and I am a Racist

Hi! My Name is Loco and I am a Racist

Born to Love â‚¬" Taught to Loathe

In this powerful and controversial debut book, author Baye McNeil (a.k.a. Loco of the influential blog "Loco in Yokohama) vividly illustrates with unflinching introspection and candor, the birth and evolution of a racist, and in doing so makes the persuasive argument that the only way to cure this social virus is by first acknowledging and engaging oneâ‚¬s own racism.

Loco takes us on a scintillating journey from the streets of Brooklyn, where a childâ‚¬s first playground was the frontlines of the Black Nationalist Movement of the seventies, to a period of black militancy, military service, interracial romance and corporate bigotry in the eighties and nineties. Following the traumatic events of 9/11/2001, Loco relocates to Japan where he learns that old adage -â‚¬" you canâ‚¬t hide from yourself -â‚¬" the hard way. He finds the woman he was made to love; only sheâ‚¬s a member of a race he has come to loathe. In the name of this love, Loco confronts this dark stowaway with deep roots even as the world is literally falling apart around him, in the form of the Tohoku disaster of 3/11/2011.

A book that is both a memoir and an impassioned call to arms, Hi! My Name is Loco and I am a Racist tells us in no uncertain terms that while racism continues to be demonized as a dark aberration that only â‚¬Å“evil people,â‚¬Â ignorant fools, or people lacking compassion and common decency are subject to, then it will remain at large â‚¬â€œ hiding in plain sight, in our schools, offices, carpools, living rooms...and sometimes even in the mirror.
Country USA
Manufacturer Hunterfly Road Publishing
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2012-01-15
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Hunterfly Road Publishing
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2012-01-15
Format	Kindle eBook

Hi! My Name is Loco and I am a Racist

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