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'''Angry white male''' ('''AWM''') is a [[pejorative]] term which typifies a [[white male]] who holds traditional [[conservative]] views, especially in the context of [[politics of the United States|U.S. politics]] and total opposition to [[racial quotas]], [[political correctness]], [[affirmative action]], [[anti-discrimination]] policies, and other [[liberalism|liberal]] policies.<ref>{{citation|title=Oxford English Dictionary|quote= angry white male n. (also with capital initials) Polit. (orig. and chiefly U.S.) a (usually working-class) white man with-right wing views (typically including opposition to liberal anti-discriminatory policies), esp. viewed as representing an influential class of voter|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|url=http://www.oed.com|year=2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |first1=Grant |last1=Reeher |first2=Joseph |last2=Cammarano |chapter=In Search of the Angry White Male |editor1-first=Richard G. |editor1- |
'''Angry white male''' ('''AWM''') is a [[pejorative]] term which typifies a [[white male]] who holds traditional [[conservative]] views, especially in the context of [[politics of the United States|U.S. politics]] and total opposition to [[racial quotas]], [[political correctness]], [[affirmative action]], [[anti-discrimination]] policies, and other [[liberalism|liberal]] policies.<ref>{{citation|title=Oxford English Dictionary|quote= angry white male n. (also with capital initials) Polit. (orig. and chiefly U.S.) a (usually working-class) white man with-right wing views (typically including opposition to liberal anti-discriminatory policies), esp. viewed as representing an influential class of voter|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|url=http://www.oed.com|year=2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |first1=Grant |last1=Reeher |first2=Joseph |last2=Cammarano |chapter=In Search of the Angry White Male |editor1-first=Richard G. |editor1-last=Niemi |title=Midterm: The Elections of 1994 in Context |location=Boulder, CO |publisher=Westview Press |year=1996 |pages=125–36 |isbn=978-0-8133-2818-8}}</ref> The expression can be synonymous with the term "grumpy old man." The predominant characteristic is a longing for the "way things used to be," and a belief that the world was better "back then."{{citation needed|date=April 2012}} |
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The movies ''[[Joe (1970 film)|Joe]]'', ''[[Falling Down]]'', and ''[[Gran Torino (film)|Gran Torino]]'' have been described as a definitive exploration of the angry white male concept. The protagonist of ''[[Falling Down]]'', a former defense worker who descends into a spiral of increasing rage and violence, was widely reported upon as a representative of the stereotype.<ref>{{cite book |url=http://books.google.com/?id=_Zc0e8caLkEC |pages=61–5 |title=Critical race narratives |first1=Carl Scott |last1=Gutiérrez-Jones |year=2001 |isbn=978-0-8147-3145-1}}</ref> |
The movies ''[[Joe (1970 film)|Joe]]'', ''[[Falling Down]]'', and ''[[Gran Torino (film)|Gran Torino]]'' have been described as a definitive exploration of the angry white male concept. The protagonist of ''[[Falling Down]]'', a former defense worker who descends into a spiral of increasing rage and violence, was widely reported upon as a representative of the stereotype.<ref>{{cite book |url=http://books.google.com/?id=_Zc0e8caLkEC |pages=61–5 |title=Critical race narratives |first1=Carl Scott |last1=Gutiérrez-Jones |year=2001 |isbn=978-0-8147-3145-1}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 19:09, 6 December 2012
Angry white male (AWM) is a pejorative term which typifies a white male who holds traditional conservative views, especially in the context of U.S. politics and total opposition to racial quotas, political correctness, affirmative action, anti-discrimination policies, and other liberal policies.[1][2] The expression can be synonymous with the term "grumpy old man." The predominant characteristic is a longing for the "way things used to be," and a belief that the world was better "back then."[citation needed]
The movies Joe, Falling Down, and Gran Torino have been described as a definitive exploration of the angry white male concept. The protagonist of Falling Down, a former defense worker who descends into a spiral of increasing rage and violence, was widely reported upon as a representative of the stereotype.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford University Press, 2006,
angry white male n. (also with capital initials) Polit. (orig. and chiefly U.S.) a (usually working-class) white man with-right wing views (typically including opposition to liberal anti-discriminatory policies), esp. viewed as representing an influential class of voter
- ^ Reeher, Grant; Cammarano, Joseph (1996). "In Search of the Angry White Male". In Niemi, Richard G. (ed.). Midterm: The Elections of 1994 in Context. Boulder, CO: Westview Press. pp. 125–36. ISBN 978-0-8133-2818-8.
- ^ Gutiérrez-Jones, Carl Scott (2001). Critical race narratives. pp. 61–5. ISBN 978-0-8147-3145-1.
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