First published 2012
Greg Gutfeld argues that American culture has become oversensitive and weak. The Fox News personality targets what he calls artificial tolerance and liberal hypocrisy. Gutfeld believes most liberals hide their own intolerance behind a false mask of open-mindedness. He advocates for what he terms smart intolerance, which he claims is simply common sense. The book examines political double standards, media bias, and cultural irritants through numerous current examples. Gutfeld criticizes how Christians can be mocked while Muslims cannot, how Republican women face different treatment than Democratic women, and how Tea Party supporters receive harsher judgment than Occupy Wall Street protesters. He also addresses how critics of healthcare reform and immigration policy get labeled as racists. The author includes his own provocative responses, such as his plan to open a Muslim gay bar near the Ground Zero Mosque site. Beyond politics, Gutfeld complains about pretentious music critics, slow ceiling fans, and rude restaurant staff. The book promises sarcastic humor while identifying what the author sees as society's real problems.
Genres: american-fiction, american, politics, social-issues, 21st-century
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: contrarian-perspective, social-commentary
Setting: Ground Zero Mosque, United States
Period: 21st Century
226 pages · Hardcover · Crown Forum