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The Will Smith Slap and Sowell's "Black Rednecks and White Liberals"

The Genius of Thomas Sowell

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The Role of Social Approval in Southern Violence

So will: Violence growing out of pride had social approval. He says it is telling to note who in the general public signaled approval for Will Smith's violent outburst and who condemned it. The pattern is one said by Professor McWiney to go back to descriptions of ancient Celts as boasters, he adds.

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