Book TV: Michael Eric Dyson on Books and Authors - In Depth

Professor Dyson shares some of his favorite books and authors from his office at georgetown University.

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[MDubBeezy]

It's just you. He stated that he owns around 7,000 books. After reading that many books your vocabulary grows. I mean, is it just me or is that common sense?

[emptycell]

is it me or does he over do it sometimes. i am talking about the big words

[nu2thgame]

excellent clip

[codylawrence100]

academics have usually high intelligences, are well read and write a great deal. all of these things play into vocabulary and one's competency in the use of language.

[kingofrnb]

@KinglyNumbaOne You resorting to namecalling shows a lack of intelligence and maturity on your part. So thanks for proving my point.

[KinglyNumbaOne]

@kingofrnb I can't present evidence to back up my points? But Dyson can? Have you even read his books, idiot? The reason I think Dyson is a hack is precisely because he has no evidence to back up his points and his works are flimsy and foolish.

I am not really mad at Dyson; if anything I am mad that he is worshiped by intellectually bankrupt, illiterate fools like you.

Now, I am done with you. Take an English class and then learn to read a book.

Dumbass.

[kingofrnb]

@KinglyNumbaOne Again I say, you wouldn't last a few minutes with Dyson. You can't even present any evidence to back up your point...which boils down to you just don't like him. Which is your opinion, not a fact. With sentences like "I love how dumb blacks always claim people are jealous when pout out that someone they worship is a hack", it's clear that you are mad at Dr. Dyson for some reason. Poor kid.

[KinglyNumbaOne]

@kingofrnb I love how dumb blacks always claim people are jealous when they point out that someone they worship is a hack. It's so stupid. There are plenty of black scholars out there that can mop the floor with Dyson. You're just too ignorant to know who they are. I have read several of Dyson's books, and they're all garbage. Why would I call his work garbage if I haven't read his stuff, idiot.

I would destroy Dyson in a debate...that's a fact, but then again, so could many other people...

[kingofrnb]

@KinglyNumbaOne You wouldn't last 5 minutes with Dyson in a debate, sorry. What have you contributed to academic literature? Have you read any of his books? You're obviously upset or jealous of him. He has hundreds of videos on YouTube and is widely recognized as a great cultural critic and a brilliant rhetorician...what do you do?

[KinglyNumbaOne]

@kingofrnb I wouldn't care even if his degree was from Harvard...and by the way, he has a DOCTORATE in religion from Princeton, not just a master's -- yet you tell me I don't know about him. Whether you like it or not, it is a FACT that Dyson has contributed NOTHING of worth to the academic literature in ANY field. He is an intellectual lightweight and a hack.

Call me all the names you want, but I would eat Dyson for breakfast in a debate.

[kingofrnb]

@KinglyNumbaOne His arguments regarding race are honest and true. Those who disagree simply have not opened their eyes to see what's really going on. And by the way, his Master's degree in religion was completed at Princeton. But that whole "Disney degree in Religion" was a nice try at ridiculing him. Which shows that you don't know the man or have the mental capacity to comprehend what he says. Stay in your lane.

[KinglyNumbaOne]

@kingofrnb This is YouTube. I am not going to write an entire essay about why his points are stupid. Also, given that this is not a video where he discusses race, I have nothing to refute in this video.