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“New Racism”

“New Racism”. Basic Premises. Race may be real, but it is also a social construction White is the dominant racial group Whiteness is the symbol of racial power – it is the “visible uniform” of the dominant group

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“New Racism”

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  1. “New Racism”

  2. Basic Premises • Race may be real, but it is also a social construction • White is the dominant racial group • Whiteness is the symbol of racial power – it is the “visible uniform” of the dominant group • Whether white people are aware of their race or not, they receive systemic privilege (subtly or obviously) because they wear the uniform of privilege

  3. From Post Secret Louis CK

  4. White Privilege

  5. Louis CK on Being White • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG4f9zR5yzY • PROFANITY WARNING

  6. Structure of the Article PART 1A: Explanation of the social structure that is “New Racism” PART 1B: Description of the ideology that supports “new racism” PART 2: Prediction that the meaning of “whiteness” will undergo a transformation PART 3: Political implications of “new racism” and how to combat it

  7. Racism changes just like any social system changes over time. Why the shift from Jim Crow?

  8. “New Racism”The kinder, gentler white supremacy Characteristics: • Increasingly covert nature of racial discourse and practices • Avoidance of racial terminology & stories of “reverse racism” • Invisibility of the mechanisms that reproduce racial inequality • Incorporation of “safe minorities” to show nonracialism • Rearticulation of some racial practices from Jim Crow

  9. Examples from the article? • Poor service • Special requirements applied only to them • Surveillance in stores • Being ignored in retail stores selling expensive merchandise • Receiving the worst accommodations in hotels & restaurants • Constantly being confused for menial workers • Less commonly, overtly racist behavior, racial epithets • What Would You Do? • Reaction of bystanders based on degree of “whiteness”

  10. Shopping While Black ABC’s What Would You Do • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH60U_rb6M4

  11. The ideology of “new racism” • Abstract liberalism • “I am all for equal opportunity, that’s why I oppose affirmative action.” • Ignores the effects of past and current racism (decontextualizes) • Protects white privilege

  12. Color-Blind Racism: the ideology of “new racism” • Abstract liberalism • “I am all for equal opportunity, that’s why I oppose affirmative action.” • Ignores the effects of past and current racism (decontextualizes) • Protects white privilege • Naturalization • Whites go to school, live with, befriend, and date other whites • Whites can say “It’s a natural thing” and that all groups do it • Hence it’s just “the way it is” and “beyond race” • Cultural racism • Minimization of racism

  13. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iYeW3FLzKMhttp://www.chicagobooth.edu/capideas/spring03/racialbias.htmlhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iYeW3FLzKMhttp://www.chicagobooth.edu/capideas/spring03/racialbias.html

  14. Transformation of “whiteness”

  15. Triracial System of U.S.

  16. How to Fight Whiteness and White Supremacy

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