Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: Revised Edition [Paperback]

First, I do not know how a White person can read this book without being offended: Dr. Tatum attacks and stereotypes White people unjustifiably, and she imposes asinine perspectives of Whites to her readers. Therefore, for a book this is supposedly attempting to bridge the "color gap", slandering Whites surely does not help this cause.

Second, there is no evidence to back up any of Dr. Tatum's many claims. Even her fundamental argument, which states that there is some kind of conspiracy against Blacks in America and that Whites are assured better housing, schooling, and financial success than Blacks, is entirely unfounded.

Finally, the vast majority of her arguments are illogical. For instance, she makes the nonsensical claim that the "undesirable" hyenas in the "Lion King" were purposely portrayed by minorities, and that actions such as this are part of some type of anti-Black ploy orchestrated by Whites, who supposedly control the system. Give me a break!
This is one of the many shameless assertions that the author makes against an imaginary White-favoring power. Firstly, the only truly undesirable character was Scar, who was played by Jeremy Irons (Yes, a White actor). In addition, James Earl Jones (A Black actor) played the majestic voice of the noble King Mufasa. Lastly, the "undesirable" hyenas Tatem speaks of were not so much "undesirables" as they were objects of comedy: They were just bumbling goons, albeit on the side of evil, whose purposes were to add humor to the film. Therefore, they were suitably portrayed by comedic actors, Whoopi Goldberg and Cheech Marin, whose levity made these characters so fun to watch. The fact that the hyenas were portrayed by minority actors is insignificant. To add a final point, Whoopi Goldberg and Cheech Marin auditioned for these roles. They were not coerced into the parts by a dominant White power because they were members of a minority group. Dr. Tatum obviously knew this when writing such an outrageous statement along with many other ridiculous claims, and her attempt to subject such stupid and baseless complaints to the public is deplorable.

This example with the "Lion King is only a small portion of this book, but the rest of it is packed with similar instances of irrational arguments. For a book that was apparently written to educate the public, I only found myself dumber after completing it.