Radio won white Protestant attention through stereotypes of blacks and Jews

Evidence

And so the epic battle for the attention of America’s white Protestant majority would be waged and won thanks to the chance discovery of its fascination with the perceived hilariousness of blacks and Jews. — Tim Wu, The Attention Merchants, 325

Categorization

• CANDY: The ironic framing — the battle for white Protestant attention won via stereotypes of ethnic minorities — is a striking one-liner.
• XREF: connects to: Early radio’s biggest hit rested on minstrel-show racial caricature — Tim Wu, The Attention Merchants, 319; Radio’s racial stereotypes reinforced blacks’ second-class status — Tim Wu, The Attention Merchants, 320; Racial stereotypes have been continuously reinforced through popular culture — Eddie S. Glaude Jr., Democracy in Black: How Race Still…, 108

Broader Connections

• Racial stereotypes have been continuously reinforced through popular culture #expands (0.78) — Eddie S. Glaude Jr., Democracy in Black, 108