Hello, and welcome to Karnick on Culture. My writings on popular culture and other related topics have appeared in numerous publications, including The Weekly Standard, National Review, Tech Central Station, The National Interest, The American Spectator, The American Enterprise, FrontPage Magazine, Books and Culture, Christianity Today, Insight, The Washington Times, The Indianapolis Star, The Washington Examiner, Chronicles, American Outlook, and numerous others. Please visit this site regularly for an imformed perspective on movies, books, music, TV, and other cultural topics.
Thanks for the research lead, David. I have yet to read Steele’s book, although I have heard much about his argument and consider it quite plausible. Your observations on the Washington Mutual commercial are dead-on accurate. Also along those lines, note how commercials almost never make a female the butt of the central joke; a woman always has to get the last word. I’ll include observations about commercials on the site as interesting thoughts arise.
Hi Mike:
Just read your article in NRO about Charlie Chan. I am sure you have probably read White Guilt already by Shelby Steele. If not, please get a copy. I would be interested in getting your take on the hypersensitivity that is out there today. And also your analysis of commercials would be interesting I am sure. Have you seen the Washington Mutual commercial with the black guy pitted against the white bankers? It caught my eye that there is not a single banker in the commercial that is “of color”. Isn’t that kind or racist? Do we not have any black bankers out there? In paying special attention to racial sensitivity, WAMU has managed to insult the very group they are concerned about. It is prejudiced against blacks to say they cannot be bankers.
Anyway, thanks for a thought provoking article.
Bravo launch, baby! This is my new cultural HQ from now on.
Thanks, Mike! I’m delighted that you could stop in. I hope to hear from you often.
Hi Sam,
This site is a great idea. You have such wise insights into popular culture, it will be wonderful to have them in one place, at stkarnick.com no less. It’s already bookmarked and I’ll be back often.