Why I Hate Abercrombie and Fitch: Essays on Race and Sexuality (ISBN 0814756867) is a book regarding ethno-relational mores in contemporary gay African America with a nod to black, feminist and queer cultural contexts "dedicated to integrating sexuality and race into black and queer studies."[1] It is written by Dwight A. McBride, the new dean of the University of Illinois at Chicago’s College of Arts and Sciences. The book is published by New York University Press and used in Queer Studies[2][3][4] as well as related college courses in universities[5][6][7] and included in the comprehensive Covenant with Black America.[8] McBride was a guest speaker at several universities speaking about the essay's subjects of race and sexuality in America.[9][10][11] The collection of essays "offering contemporary cultural criticism" was a 2006 Lambda Literary Award and 2006 Hurston-Wright Legacy Award nominee[12] as well as the Passing The Torch winner from the New York University Press.[13]
The book is divided into three main sections: "Queer Black Thought," "Race and Sexuality on Occasion" and "Straight Black Talk" all exploring facets of the intersections of race, sexuality, class and gender issues. The often personal essays speak to the "ghettoization of black men in gay male porn"[14] to broader subjects including the book's namesake Abercrombie And Fitch and how the clothing retailer influences the gay African-American male. McBride has been recognized as a specialist in bridging LGBT and racial issues illuminating both.Sunday, September 9, 2007
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