A dictionary of Marshall McLuhan’s quotations

…the Negro or the Indian is so much more effective in color TV patterns than the hapless WASP. “Black is beautiful” recognizes iconic power. The West can only present a private countenance that alienates the corporate audience, since it offers no means of empathy.
Take Today with Barrington Nevitt (19172), p 203
Year: 1917
Chapter: Iconic
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