Talk:Romantic racism

Article needs improvement

I just did quick Google search and it seems that romantic racism existed at least as far back as the 1800s. I'm sure more sources could be found for the article. Jaque Hammer (talk) 15:21, 8 October 2010 (UTC)

Agree. Also, there are no page references here. I am not sure this topic merits its own article, as it now stands it seems a sub category of feminist criticism.24.105.128.45 (talk) 22:14, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

Suggestion for new section There has historically been romantic racism in British/American media and perceptions dealing with East Asia. Stories such as 'the King and I' and modern terms like 'yellow fever' (referring to the condition of being specifically enamored with Asian women), as well as the fetishization in some circles of all things Japanese, are part of a long tradition dating back to the age of European colonialism in Asia. Perhaps a mention of this should be included as well, as the article seems to focus exclusively on caucasian Americans' perception of black Americans. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.160.125.149 (talk) 20:51, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

Topic Identical to Romantic Primitivism?

I don't see how this differs from romantic primitivism. I realize that it is true that these critics have made the charge of so-called romantic "racism" against Mailer and the beatniks and even written books on the topic, but to call them "racist" seems excessively harsh, even if they did gloss over the realities of ghetto life. Their admiration of jazz and so on was sincere --and merited, too, it seems to me. Is it not reductive and insulting to jazz and to black musicians and to imply that admiration for jazz is motivated solely by racism? What has been the reception of these books? Did they meet with universal agreement. Mballen (talk) 05:38, 26 January 2011 (UTC)