This for me articulates very well what I perceive when I watch Fox News panels try and dismiss the reasons why so many Americans go on and on about the role racism/entrenched discriminatory practices continue to play in our society: "Sears & Henry [4](2005) created five characterizing themes that justify the opposition to social policies designed to promote equality, while still supporting the abstract idea of equality: 1. Racial prejudice and discrimination no longer exists. 2. Any Black-White differences in economic outcomes is a result of Black people’s lack of motivation to work hard. 3. Black people’s anger over inequality is unjustified since they are unwilling to work to get what they want. 4. Black people seek special favors rather than working to get ahead. 5. Relative to White people, Black people have been getting more economically than they deserve. Symbolic racism is a form of modern racism, as it is more subtle, indirect, and rationalizable than old-fashioned, more overt forms of racism,[5] such as those characterized in Jim Crow Laws. As symbolic racism develops through socialization and its processes occur without conscious awareness,[6] an individual with symbolic racist beliefs may genuinely oppose racism and believe he is not racist.[7] Symbolic racism is perhaps the most prevalent racial attitude today. [8]" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbolic_racism
Posted on: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 07:57:20 +0000