Stealth Racism Abounds, research finds

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Stealth racism abounds, research finds
Karen Franklin, Ph.D.


Research on racism has come a long way since the old days of searching for the "racist personality." In recent years, researchers have focused on the subtle, modern racism that pervades our culture and that perpetrators can plausibly deny.

Individuals who practice this subtle racism may not even know it. They may believe in fair and equal treatment for all, yet unconsciously harbor negative feelings toward other races. Becoming anxious and uncomfortable in interracial interactions, they adhere to formal rules of behavior while expressing their negative feelings in subtle ways that can be denied or rationalized.

The implications extend into the forensic realm. Studies of police and probation officers show that they often use racial cues to assign blame. An African American who commits a crime is likely to be seen as inherently bad or criminal, while a white person who commits a similar crime is more likely to be excused based on external factors, such as peer influence, poor parenting, or mental illness. Recommended punishments differ accordingly, resulting in greater likelihood of arrest, prosecution, and imprisonment for African Americans.

The unconscious nature of these biases helps to explain divergent rates of arrest, prosecution, and imprisonment despite a lack of conscious racist intent on the part of criminal justice professionals. (Other forces, of course, include persisting economic equalities.) Interestingly, the race of the professional is irrelevant. African American police and probation officers engage in just as much negative racial stereotyping of African Americans as do whites.

Research continues to flesh out the specifics of modern racism. Now come two new studies, one about its pervasiveness and the other about its harmful effects.

The current issue of the American Psychologist reports on "racial microaggressions," which are defined as everyday indignities, often unintentional, that communicate hostile or derogatory feelings toward racial minorities. Such microaggressions are divided into microassaults (purposeful discrimination or name-calling), microinsults (rudeness and insensitivity), and microinvalidation (exclusion or negation).

The invisibility and deniability of these subtle forms of racism make them especially problematic. The recipient must try to decide whether the offensive behavior was deliberate or unintentional. If the recipient confronts the aggressor, he or she is typically labeled as oversensitive or even paranoid.

The current issue of the American Journal of Public Health reports that subtle racism is more psychologically damaging than overt discrimination. Whereas recipients can "shrug off" overt discrimination, subtle racism is more likely to be committed by colleagues, neighbors, or friends. As such, it causes recipients to feel that people do not like or accept them, thereby lowering self esteem and leading to depression.

Similar research with African Americans has found that subtle racism is most damaging to their physical health.

[MiChuhSuh]

Individuals who practice this subtle racism may not even know it. They may believe in fair and equal treatment for all, yet unconsciously harbor negative feelings toward other races. Becoming anxious and uncomfortable in interracial interactions

The current issue of the American Psychologist reports on "racial microaggressions," which are defined as everyday indignities, often unintentional, that communicate hostile or derogatory feelings toward racial minorities. Such microaggressions are divided into microassaults (purposeful discrimination or name-calling), microinsults (rudeness and insensitivity), and microinvalidation (exclusion or negation).

This is really common

to be real honest I think I get like that once in a while
I think it comes from negative experience because it's mostly if I get a feeling some sh*t might go down and it's not based entirely on race but I can't lie, if I'm in a gang's hood (and basically all gangs here are race-based) and I get that feeling from them I probably will feel different than if I was for example in a place with no gangs from their race in the area

for example I would feel different around a suspicious bald white guy in Norwalk than in Northridge, I would feel different about a suspicious black guy wearing all black in Compton than in Colton, I would feel different about a suspicious mexican in Boyle Heights than in Upland, I would feel different around a suspicious asian in Long Beach than in Alta Loma

[A Ghost]

Individuals who practice this subtle racism may not even know it. They may believe in fair and equal treatment for all, yet unconsciously harbor negative feelings toward other races. Becoming anxious and uncomfortable in interracial interactions

The current issue of the American Psychologist reports on "racial microaggressions," which are defined as everyday indignities, often unintentional, that communicate hostile or derogatory feelings toward racial minorities. Such microaggressions are divided into microassaults (purposeful discrimination or name-calling), microinsults (rudeness and insensitivity), and microinvalidation (exclusion or negation).

This is really common

to be real honest I think I get like that once in a while
I think it comes from negative experience because it's mostly if I get a feeling some sh*t might go down and it's not based entirely on race but I can't lie, if I'm in a gang's hood (and basically all gangs here are race-based) and I get that feeling from them I probably will feel different than if I was for example in a place with no gangs from their race in the area

for example I would feel different around a suspicious bald white guy in Norwalk than in Northridge, I would feel different about a suspicious black guy wearing all black in Compton than in Colton, I would feel different about a suspicious mexican in Boyle Heights than in Upland, I would feel different around a suspicious asian in Long Beach than in Alta Loma

That sounds more like you just knowing that violence is higher in one area than in another and you know certain warning signs that you could be in danger.

Hell you wouldnt even need to see a person, maybe seeing large groups of people walking to a similar area, or seeing cars stopping in the distance where otherwise there would be no reason for them to stop etc.. etc..

[MiChuhSuh]

I thought about it though... race is still part of it, so whether direct and conscious or indirect and subconscious I am probably prejudiced in that "micro" way

[MiChuhSuh]

oh yeah, there's something for you here ghost:
http://www.streetgangs.com/billboard/vi ... 3&start=60

enjoy

[Tha_Pioneer]

Stealth racism abounds, research finds

Individuals who practice this subtle racism may not even know it. They may believe in fair and equal treatment for all, yet unconsciously harbor negative feelings toward other races. Becoming anxious and uncomfortable in interracial interactions, they adhere to formal rules of behavior while expressing their negative feelings in subtle ways that can be denied or rationalized.

The implications extend into the forensic realm. Studies of police and probation officers show that they often use racial cues to assign blame. An African American who commits a crime is likely to be seen as inherently bad or criminal, while a white person who commits a similar crime is more likely to be excused based on external factors, such as peer influence, poor parenting, or mental illness. Recommended punishments differ accordingly, resulting in greater likelihood of arrest, prosecution, and imprisonment for African Americans.

this reminds me of what the newscaster said about the kids during the whole katrina thing in the N.O. Two kids of different ethnicity backgrounds both searchin fo food...the black kid is lootin and the white kid is surviving according to the reporter on site....man that shyt is fu--ed up...anotha dude on the air said, "somethin about Martin Luther Coon day" on national television and he was fired...he said it was an accident and it slipped out...so, I can see how this article relates to those individual...thus provin that this genre of racism exist.

[Noog]

This is all true. Important stuff.

[A Ghost]

oh yeah, there's something for you here ghost:
http://www.streetgangs.com/billboard/vi ... 3&start=60

enjoy

LOL looks like Ive been slacking

[NICKELS]

WATCH WHEN YOU FAX RESUMES IF THEY SEE AN ETHNIC BLACK NAME THEY WILL TOSS YOUR RESUME , IF IT HAS ...JOHN WITTINGTON THE 3RD. A WHITE NAME THEY WILL HIRE , NOT ALL COMPANIES BUT ........THERE SLICK , AND YOU CANT SEE THERE FACE TO TELL

[A Ghost]

WATCH WHEN YOU FAX RESUMES IF THEY SEE AN ETHNIC BLACK NAME THEY WILL TOSS YOUR RESUME , IF IT HAS ...JOHN WITTINGTON THE 3RD. A WHITE NAME THEY WILL HIRE , NOT ALL COMPANIES BUT ........THERE SLICK , AND YOU CANT SEE THERE FACE TO TELL

There was a college professor who was black that did an experiment on "voice racism"

He called into a job that was hiring 3 separate times.

once as a black guy, once as a hispanic guy and once as a white guy.

They told him to come in when he talked like the white guy but the other two voices were rejected.

[Lonewolf]

Stealth racism abounds, research finds
Karen Franklin, Ph.D.


Research on racism has come a long way since the old days of searching for the "racist personality." In recent years, researchers have focused on the subtle, modern racism that pervades our culture and that perpetrators can plausibly deny.

Individuals who practice this subtle racism may not even know it. They may believe in fair and equal treatment for all, yet unconsciously harbor negative feelings toward other races. Becoming anxious and uncomfortable in interracial interactions, they adhere to formal rules of behavior while expressing their negative feelings in subtle ways that can be denied or rationalized.

The implications extend into the forensic realm. Studies of police and probation officers show that they often use racial cues to assign blame. An African American who commits a crime is likely to be seen as inherently bad or criminal, while a white person who commits a similar crime is more likely to be excused based on external factors, such as peer influence, poor parenting, or mental illness. Recommended punishments differ accordingly, resulting in greater likelihood of arrest, prosecution, and imprisonment for African Americans.

The unconscious nature of these biases helps to explain divergent rates of arrest, prosecution, and imprisonment despite a lack of conscious racist intent on the part of criminal justice professionals. (Other forces, of course, include persisting economic equalities.) Interestingly, the race of the professional is irrelevant. African American police and probation officers engage in just as much negative racial stereotyping of African Americans as do whites.

Research continues to flesh out the specifics of modern racism. Now come two new studies, one about its pervasiveness and the other about its harmful effects.

The current issue of the American Psychologist reports on "racial microaggressions," which are defined as everyday indignities, often unintentional, that communicate hostile or derogatory feelings toward racial minorities. Such microaggressions are divided into microassaults (purposeful discrimination or name-calling), microinsults (rudeness and insensitivity), and microinvalidation (exclusion or negation).

The invisibility and deniability of these subtle forms of racism make them especially problematic. The recipient must try to decide whether the offensive behavior was deliberate or unintentional. If the recipient confronts the aggressor, he or she is typically labeled as oversensitive or even paranoid.

The current issue of the American Journal of Public Health reports that subtle racism is more psychologically damaging than overt discrimination. Whereas recipients can "shrug off" overt discrimination, subtle racism is more likely to be committed by colleagues, neighbors, or friends. As such, it causes recipients to feel that people do not like or accept them, thereby lowering self esteem and leading to depression.

Similar research with African Americans has found that subtle racism is most damaging to their physical health.

Ey "X" normally I can't read most of the long a*s articles you post up, but I do try to stay with you and feel where you're coming from. On this one here, that's real, no lie, that's how it really plays out, that's how the system continues to operate without calling overt racism. I'm with you this one "113%"

[Shox112]

dis is a hot topic i checcc it out myself, they do that when it comes to the school admissions process for univ.

[clipse]

Stealth racism abounds, research finds
Karen Franklin, Ph.D.


Research on racism has come a long way since the old days of searching for the "racist personality." In recent years, researchers have focused on the subtle, modern racism that pervades our culture and that perpetrators can plausibly deny.

Individuals who practice this subtle racism may not even know it. They may believe in fair and equal treatment for all, yet unconsciously harbor negative feelings toward other races. Becoming anxious and uncomfortable in interracial interactions, they adhere to formal rules of behavior while expressing their negative feelings in subtle ways that can be denied or rationalized.

The implications extend into the forensic realm. Studies of police and probation officers show that they often use racial cues to assign blame. An African American who commits a crime is likely to be seen as inherently bad or criminal, while a white person who commits a similar crime is more likely to be excused based on external factors, such as peer influence, poor parenting, or mental illness. Recommended punishments differ accordingly, resulting in greater likelihood of arrest, prosecution, and imprisonment for African Americans.

The unconscious nature of these biases helps to explain divergent rates of arrest, prosecution, and imprisonment despite a lack of conscious racist intent on the part of criminal justice professionals. (Other forces, of course, include persisting economic equalities.) Interestingly, the race of the professional is irrelevant. African American police and probation officers engage in just as much negative racial stereotyping of African Americans as do whites.

Research continues to flesh out the specifics of modern racism. Now come two new studies, one about its pervasiveness and the other about its harmful effects.

The current issue of the American Psychologist reports on "racial microaggressions," which are defined as everyday indignities, often unintentional, that communicate hostile or derogatory feelings toward racial minorities. Such microaggressions are divided into microassaults (purposeful discrimination or name-calling), microinsults (rudeness and insensitivity), and microinvalidation (exclusion or negation).

The invisibility and deniability of these subtle forms of racism make them especially problematic. The recipient must try to decide whether the offensive behavior was deliberate or unintentional. If the recipient confronts the aggressor, he or she is typically labeled as oversensitive or even paranoid.

The current issue of the American Journal of Public Health reports that subtle racism is more psychologically damaging than overt discrimination. Whereas recipients can "shrug off" overt discrimination, subtle racism is more likely to be committed by colleagues, neighbors, or friends. As such, it causes recipients to feel that people do not like or accept them, thereby lowering self esteem and leading to depression.

Similar research with African Americans has found that subtle racism is most damaging to their physical health.

Very interesting.

[A Ghost]

Where the hell did X go anyways?

[EmperorPenguin]

Where the hell did X go anyways?

Wouldn't you like to know?!

[MiChuhSuh]

Where the hell did X go anyways?

He's been flaky on the other site too. Maybe the old folks home decided it was too much stress on his decrepit @ss heart. Or they gave him time out for calling management the devil, who knows.

[EmperorPenguin]

Where the hell did X go anyways?

He's been flaky on the other site too. Maybe the old folks home decided it was too much stress on his decrepit @ss heart. Or they gave him time out for calling management the devil, who knows.

Other site?! There's some where else that you all get together and argue and I'm not aware of it?? Oh, I've been missing out!

[perongregory]

Where the hell did X go anyways?

He's been flaky on the other site too. Maybe the old folks home decided it was too much stress on his decrepit @ss heart. Or they gave him time out for calling management the devil, who knows.

do I sense some animosity?

[A Ghost]

Where the hell did X go anyways?

He's been flaky on the other site too. Maybe the old folks home decided it was too much stress on his decrepit @ss heart. Or they gave him time out for calling management the devil, who knows.

do I sense some animosity?

sounds like it....