Archivessociologist: Ruben’s “intrinsic appeal” shows “no signs of racism.”
In a profile of American Idol 2 hotcake Ruben Studdard and reaction to him from local and national communities, The Birmingham News talks to a sociologist who says support for Ruben is “a good thing because it’s biracial support no signs of racism.” The University of Alabama’s Michele Wilson says, “He’s a nice guy who has a lot of intrinsic appeal.” She also points out that “[t]he average person can’t tell you where Iraq is. Yet they’ve got into this fascination [with Ruben]. That’s part of what America is. This is where Americans are. We are not a sophisticated group of people.”
+ also: 205 Flava produces and sells Ruben’s 205 shirts, which start at $125.
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sociologist: Ruben’s “intrinsic appeal” shows “no signs of racism.”
link to this story + posted Apr. 10, 2003 at 7:00 AM by Andy Dehnart
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