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Showing posts with label fear. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fear. Show all posts

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 No comments:
Labels: fear, racism, whitism
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