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"The battle didn't start with the Jena 6, it won't end with the Jena 6."

Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Be Scared

Also under the category of "I'm not racist, but--" is the Fear of Black Men:
Like many other black men, James says unspoken rules limit how they interact in predominantly white workplaces. In some cases, they must dress more formally than their co-workers, speak softly, or generally comport themselves in unaggressive ways to counteract stereotypes that paint black men as unintelligent, violent, and dangerous. These biases are based on long-held beliefs about black masculinity and sexuality that grew out of this country's history of slavery and segregation.
Posted by leslie at 2:34 PM
Labels: fear, racism, whitism

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