is a two-edged sword and generated great criticism against the republicans for using this kind of appeal even as the image itself did its work.
Image was involved in the Simpson case in a different way, for Simpson had long been perceived as essentially colorless, his star status making him an exception to the white far of blackness. In this, he shared the characteristic with Cosby. Yet, when Newsweek printed his arrest photo, the picture was darkened to make it look more like the traditional black criminal. Rodney King is hardly a role model for others, but he would be made into one as victim in a way he never would have achieved on his own. Again, the image would become manipulated by the media to add to the story and to shape the story in a certain way. Clarence Thomas seems not to want to be a black role model in any traditional sense but only to be accepted in the profession he has chosen, and he bri
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