Condense toward the

middle!

Expanding on Social Justice: Views about Race

Lecture 8
February 23, 2015

What do you call a window that

raps?

Roadmap for
Today

Announcements and Midterm

Debrief
Learning Goals
Structural Racism
Colorblindness
Different Perspectives of Race in
Society

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What counts in a household

for FAFSA?
Student

Midterm:
Common
Misconceptions

Students parent(s)
o If parents are separated,
list the parent the
student lived with the
most

How should Bens

mother sign the FAFSA?
No SSN Ineligible to
apply for a PIN Print out
a hard copy of the signature
page and mail it in

Other children who receive

more than half their support
from the parents
Other people who live with
the parents and receive more
than half of their support from
the parents
In prompt scenario:
Household = 5, not 10

Develop our view of racism and move from an

individualistic point of view to a systemic point
of view

Learning Goals

Discuss how colorblind mentalities can

compromise our work as social justice allies
to expand our understandings of racism

Become more comfortable discussing race

within the Dream Project

"Oppression", in Politics Of Reality Essays In

Feminist Theory, Marilyn Frye (1983)

[Readers, now is your time to shine!]

Structural
Racism: What
are the bars
of the
birdcage?

Prison Industrial Complex

Education Equity & Access
Housing and Loans
Healthcare and Environmental
Racism
Portrayal in media

Who took the test?

Implicit
Association
Test (IAT)

Were you surprised by your

results?
Does anyone want to share their
results?

 Created by UW psychology professor

Anthony Greenwald and was further
developed by Harvard psychology
professors.

IAT Facts

70% of test takers of the Race IAT

demonstrate an unconscious, or implicit,
preference for white people compared to
blacks
Contrasts with figures generally <20% on
self-report or survey measures of racial bias
When do you think these biases start?
T

Whos Prettier?
Clark Doll Experiment in
1939 and 1950

Repeated in 2005
A Girl Like Me

Structural
Racism

When we talk about racism, it is

important to see it in a macroscopic
(big picture) view
Racism is not isolated individual acts
but systemic by nature
Our implicit biases start at an early
age

Continuum of Becoming Antiracist

Blatant Racist

Color Blind

Multicultural

Antiracist

Adapted from Continuum on Becoming Antiracist Multicultural Institutions, by Crossroad Ministry

Ignoring race is like ignoring a disease.

Ignoring it wont make it go away.
Diagnosing racism requires discussion
~EDUC 360 Mentor

At its core, racial color-blindness refers to the

belief that racism is a thing of the past and that

race no longer plays a role in understanding

Colorblindness

peoples lived experience.

~Helen Neville Colorblindness Racial Ideology.
Encyclopedia of Counseling.

Perspectives from Week 1

Statement 1:
"The way to stop discrimination on the
basis of race is to stop paying
attention to it. If we dont notice race,
then we cant act in a racist manner.

Statement 2:
The way to stop discrimination on the
basis of race is to speak openly and
candidly on the subject of race...to
open (eyes) to the unfortunate effects
of centuries of racial discrimination.
In between or both
Total surveyed in Week 1 lecture: 77 mentors

Colorblind
Perspectives

If we stopped paying attention [to race]

everyone would be treated the same and
racism would go away. Making a big deal over
skin color is how we become racist in the first
place.
~EDUC 360 Mentor
I am blinded/biased by the stereotypes I place
on them because of their race people are a
lot more than their race.
~EDUC 360 Mentor

The APA further provided a critique of the colorblind perspective, arguing that

a colorblind approach ignores research showing that, even among wellintentioned people, skin color . . . figures prominently in everyday
attitudes and behavior

1. Naturalization
I think its natural for people to feel more comfortable
around people that look like them, which is why Im okay is
why I am okay with my neighborhood being almost all
white.

Frameworks of
Colorblind
Racism

2.Abstract Liberalism
I am all for equal opportunity, that is why I am against
affirmative action.

3.Cultural Racism
People in our (white) community really value education,
which I think accounts for why our schools do so well.
4.Minimization of Racism
I have no doubt that there is discrimination, but there are
plenty of jobs out there for people who are willing to work.
Source: Social Work Policy Institute Racial Equity Report, 2014: Eduardo Silva Racism
without Racists

I think if you can have open discussion &

opportunities to hear from individuals who have
experienced racial discrimination, it can open your
eyes to your own privilege.
~EDUC 360 Mentor

When have you noticed colorblind racism in your life?

Positives

Multiculturalism

Makes intentional
efforts to recognize race
Tolerant towards all
races, genders,
religions, sexual
orientations, etc
Strives to create diverse
environments

Negatives
Doesnt recognize
privilege, power
differences, or
oppression
Fails to recognize and
invite critique of racism
on an interpersonal and
systemic nature
Does not explicitly
reflect on racism and
often presumes that
communities are equally
positioned within
society

Source: Berman & Paradies in Racism, Disadvantage and Multiculturalism:

Towards Effective Anti-racist Praxis

Anti-racism

Recognizes systemic oppression, privilege, and

power differences
Growing understanding of racism as barrier to
effective diversity
New consciousness of institutionalized white
power and privilege
Develops intentional identity as an antiracist
individual
Begins to develop accountability to racially
oppressed communities
Increasing commitment to actively dismantle
racism and eliminate institutionalized white
advantage

Anti-racism
Racial equity is the condition
that would be achieved if ones
racial identity no longer
predicted, in a statistical sense,
how one fares. When we use
the term, we are thinking about
racial equity as one part of
racial justice, and thus we
also include work to address
root causes of inequities not
just their manifestation. This
includes elimination of
policies, practices, attitudes
and cultural messages that
reinforce differential
outcomes by race or fail to
eliminate them.
~Center for Assessment and Policy
Development

What can we
do?

Framework

Blatant
Racist

Colorblind

Multicultur
al

Antiracist

Strives for an equitable

(not equal) society
Recognizes systemic
oppression

Lecture
Overview

Recognizes privilege

Creates inclusive and

diverse environments
Racially tolerant

Recognizes an
individuals race

What are your thoughts and

feelings about what we covered in
lecture today?

Reflection Slip