Over the Threshold 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Gordon C. Nagayama Hall notes that white persons in the United States have higher thresholds for–that is, are less able to identify–racism and racist behavior than are others. He offers several reasons that could account for that. Here’s one:
- An example of an historical fact is, “The F.B.I. has employed illegal techniques (e.g., hidden microphones in motels) in an attempt to discredit African American political leaders during the civil rights movement”.
- An example of a false statement is, “African American Paul Ferguson was shot outside of his Alabama home for trying to integrate professional football”.
- An example of racism from the test is, “Several people walk into a restaurant at the same time. The server attends to all the White customers first. The last customer served happens to be the only person of color”.
Follow the link for the remainder of the reasons.
