Nothing Personal — The Myths We Use to Avoid Ourselves
What happens when protecting a national identity becomes more important than examining the history and fears beneath it?
Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world.
Using Nothing Personal by James Baldwin as our lens, this episode investigates the relationship between American mythology, consumer culture, racial hierarchy, fear, and collective identity.
Baldwin begins with the reassuring images of television and advertising, where products promise beauty, youth, security, and control. Beneath those images, however, he sees loneliness and uncertainty. The…
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