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Race: Color-Blind Racism

This board explores the emergence of what sociologist Eduardo Bonilla-Silva calls color-blind racism, which can be understood as the ideologies, practices, and policies that support a white surpremacist racial hierarchy, but do so under the guise of racial color-blindness.
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Color Blind
White People
White
Color
Comparison of "White Supremacist," "Colorblind," and "Color Conscious" frameworks
Source: Center for the Study of White American Culture (https://www.euroamerican.org/Library/Resources/RacialIdeologies.pdf)
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Social Construct, Dont Understand, The Social, Talk About
Social Construct
Dont Understand
The Social
Talk About
Race Is the Social Construct We Must Continue to Talk About
"Color-blindness" & "Meritocracy" Color-blindness and meritocratic rhetoric serve two primary functions: 1. They allow white people to feel consciously irresponsible for the hardships people of color face and encounter daily 2. They also maintain white people's power & strongholds within society. "Color-blindness: legitimizes racism's need for an 'other' in order to flourish and maintain its influence within the fabric of society... Feelings, Critical Race Theory, People Of Color, Power To The People
Feelings
Critical Race Theory
People Of Color
Power To The People
(5 of 10) So You Want to Talk about Critical Race Theory
"Color-blindness" & "Meritocracy" Color-blindness and meritocratic rhetoric serve two primary functions: 1. They allow white people to feel consciously irresponsible for the hardships people of color face and encounter daily 2. They also maintain white people's power & strongholds within society. "Color-blindness: legitimizes racism's need for an 'other' in order to flourish and maintain its influence within the fabric of society...
First, if it had been up to white people he WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN. Most whites were more comfortable w/ Palin possibly becoming president than Obama... ...which frankly tells you all you need to know about white Americans: we have an easier time seeing excellence and ability in a thoroughly mediocre, barely-educated white person, then a high achieving, highly-educated Black person. There's a word for that... ~ @timjacobwise The One, White Person, Black Person, Twitter Web, Who Said, A Word, Tweet Quotes, How Can
The One
White Person
Black Person
Twitter Web
Who Said
A Word
Tweet Quotes
How Can
My favorite racism denier is the one who says "How can America be racist? Obama was elected!"
First, if it had been up to white people he WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN. Most whites were more comfortable w/ Palin possibly becoming president than Obama... ...which frankly tells you all you need to know about white Americans: we have an easier time seeing excellence and ability in a thoroughly mediocre, barely-educated white person, then a high achieving, highly-educated Black person. There's a word for that... ~ @timjacobwise
a line graph shows the number of people in each race, from top to bottom
Subscription Box Business
Different Races
Bachelor's Degree
Bachelors Degree
Education Level
Research Center
People Talk
Democratic Party
Family And Friends
Across race & ethnicities, those w/ BA more likely than less educated counterparts to discuss race
Across race and ethnicities, those with bachelor's degree more likely than less educated counterparts to discuss race Source: Pew Research Center
Most black and Asian adults talk about race at least sometimes with family and friends Source: Pew Research Center Family Diversity, Social Science Research, Content Analysis, Interracial Relationships, Public Opinion, Marriage And Family, Media Content
Family Diversity
Social Science Research
Content Analysis
Interracial Relationships
Public Opinion
Marriage And Family
Media Content
Most black and Asian adults talk about race at least sometimes with family and friends
Most black and Asian adults talk about race at least sometimes with family and friends Source: Pew Research Center
the tweet is being used to describe what it's like to be on twitter
Justin Timberlake
Close To My Heart
Social Justice
Your Skin
Growing Up
Skin
"The more you realize we are the same" ~ Justin Timberlake So you get judged by the color of your skin too?
two tweets are on twitter with one saying, forgeting the past doesn't end racism, it maintains it
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Social Topics
Black Literature
Learn History
Forgetting The Past
Right Wing
Black Culture
Fashion Black
Art Black
"Forgetting the past doesn't end racism, it maintains it." ~ @ZellieImani Follow this link to find a short clip and analysis on color-blind race logics: http://www.thesociologicalcinema.com/1/post/2012/01/code-speak-and-the-new-racism.html
a quote from the supreme court justice system on racism and race disarrays
Civil Rights Movement
Taken Quotes
Think Before You Speak
Try To Remember
Supreme Court
50th Anniversary
Need To Know
The First
How To Apply
"In my colleagues view, examining the racial impact of legislation only perpetuates racial discrimination. This refusal to accept the stark reality that race matters is regrettable. The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to speak openly and candidly on the subject of race, and to apply the Constitution with eyes open to the unfortunate effects of centuries of racial discrimination." ~ Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor
a drawing of a woman sitting on top of a chair holding a glass of wine
Diversity Poster
Activism Art
Activist Art
Cultura Punk
Black Lives Matter Art
Teach Peace
Black Experience
Protest Art
Social Injustice
"I don't see race" Follow this link to find a short clip and analysis on color-blind race logics: http://www.thesociologicalcinema.com/1/post/2012/01/code-speak-and-the-new-racism.html Artist: Rachel Shi, "Keep The Water Coloured"