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In American politics, people often compare their enemies to Hitler or to the Nazis. Many Democrats compared Trump to a "fascist," and Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez famously compared child detention facilities to "concentration camps." (Republicans claimed this was an unfair comparison and disrespectful to the real victims of the Holocaust.) On the other hand, Republicans often claim that their Democratic enemies are like Hitler, and often whine that "the Left" is persecuting them similar to how the Nazis persecuted the Jews ("cancel culture" is like the Holocaust, wearing a mask is like wearing a yellow star, etc.). Obviously these are exaggerated, bad comparisons, and are more about scoring political points than teaching history accurately. But is it always wrong and disrespectful to draw comparisons or lessons from the Holocaust? Isn't it possible--while being respectful and acknowledging all the differences that make the Holocaust uniquely horrible--to try to draw lessons from it and prevent anything like it in the future? What comparisons or lessons for the present, if any, can we learn from the Holocaust? Using specific evidence/examples/comparisons from the primary source you analyzed, please make a specific argument about a lesson or comparison you might draw from the Holocaust. I'm not interested in your general/vague opinions about politics or Holocaust comparisons. I want you to carefully and respectfully (not politically) draw a lesson from something you learned in your document/film. .

In American politics, people often compare their enemies to Hitler o.docx

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S chapter1 theidiot’sguidetocriticalracetheo

mayank272369

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Chapter 3 The Central Frames of Color-Blind Racism The mas.docx

christinemaritza

Chapter 3 The Central Frames of Color-Blind Racism The master defense against accurate social perception and change is always and in every society the tremendous conviction of Tightness about any behavior form which exists. — John Dollard, Class and Caste in a Southern Town If Jim Crow's racial structure has been replaced by a "new racism," what happened to Jim Crow racism? What happened to beliefs about blacks' mental, moral, and intellectual inferiority, to the idea that "it is the [black man's] own fault that he is a lower-caste ... a lower-class man" or the assertion that blacks "lack initiative, are shiftless, have no sense of time, or do not wish to better themselves" 1 ; in short, what happened to the basic claim that blacks are subhuman? 2 Social analysts of all stripes agree that most whites no longer subscribe to these tenets. However, this does not mean the "end of racism," 3 as a few conservative commentators have suggested. Instead, a new powerful ideology has emerged to defend the contemporary racial order: the ideology of color-blind racism. Yet, color-blind racism is a curious racial ideology. Although it engages, as all ideologies do, in "blaming the victim," it does so in a very indirect, "now you see it, now you don't" style that matches the character of the new racism. Because of the slipperiness of color-blind racism, in this chapter, I examine its central frames and explain how whites use them in ways that justify racial inequality. 73 74 Chapter 3 THE FRAMES OF COLOR-BLIND RACISM Ideologies are about "meaning in the service of power." 4 They are expres- sions at the symbolic level of the fact of dominance. As such, the ideologies of the powerful are central in the production and reinforcement of the status quo. They comfort rulers and charm the ruled much like an Indian snake handler. Whereas rulers receive solace by believing they are not involved in the terrible ordeal of creating and maintaining inequality, the ruled are charmed by the almost magic qualities of a hegemonic ideology. 5 The central component of any dominant racial ideology is its frames or set paths for interpreting information. These set paths operate as cul-de-sacs because after people filter issues through them, they explain racial phe- nomena following a predictable route. Although by definition dominant frames must misrepresent the world (hide the fact of dominance), this does not mean that they are totally without foundation. (For instance, it is true that people of color in the United States are much better off today than at any other time in history. However, it is also true — facts hidden by color-blind racism — that because people of color still experience sys- tematic discrimination and remain appreciably behind whites in many important areas of life, their chances of catching up with whites are very slim.) Dominant racial frames, therefore, provide the intellectual road ma ...

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César Augusto Díaz Talavera

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RBG Communiversity

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2The Central Frames ofColor-Blind RacismThe mas.docx

rhetttrevannion

2 � The Central Frames of Color-Blind Racism The master defense against accurate social perception and change is always and in every society the tremendous conviction of rightness about any behavior form which exists. —John Dollard, Class and Caste in a Southern Town I f Jim Crow’s racial structure has been replaced by a ‘‘new racism,’’what happened to Jim Crow racism? What happened to beliefs about blacks’ mental, moral, and intellectual inferiority, to the idea that ‘‘it is the [black man’s] own fault that he is a lower-caste . . . a lower-class man’’ or the assertion that blacks ‘‘lack initiative, are shiftless, have no sense of time, or do not wish to better themselves’’;1 in short, what happened to the basic claim that blacks are subhuman?2 Social analysts of all stripes agree that most whites no longer subscribe to these tenets. However, this does not mean the ‘‘end of racism,’’3 as a few conservative commentators have suggested. Instead, a new powerful ideology has emerged to defend the contemporary racial order: the ideology of color-blind racism. Yet, color-blind racism is a curious racial ideology. Although it engages, as all ideologies do, in ‘‘blaming the victim,’’ it does so in a very indirect, ‘‘now you see it, now you don’t’’ style that matches the character of the new racism. Because of the slipperiness of color-blind racism, in this chapter I examine its central frames and explain how whites use them in ways that justify racial inequality. THE FRAMES OF COLOR-BLIND RACISM Ideologies are about ‘‘meaning in the service of power.’’4 They are expres- sions at the symbolic level of the fact of dominance. As such, the ideolo- 25 26 Chapter 2 gies of the powerful are central in the production and reinforcement of the status quo. They comfort rulers and charm the ruled much like an Indian snake handler. Whereas rulers receive solace by believing they are not involved in the terrible ordeal of creating and maintaining inequality, the ruled are charmed by the almost magic qualities of a hegemonic ideology.5 The central component of any dominant racial ideology is its frames or set paths for interpreting information. These set paths operate as cul-de-sacs because after people filter issues through them, they explain racial phe- nomena following a predictable route. Although by definition dominant frames must misrepresent the world (hide the fact of dominance), this does not mean that they are totally without foundation. (For instance, it is true that people of color in the United States are much better off today than at any other time in history. However, it is also true—facts hidden by color-blind racism—that because people of color still experience sys- tematic discrimination and remain appreciably behind whites in many important areas of life, their chances of catching up with whites are very slim.) Dominant racial frames, therefore, provide the intellectual road map used by rulers to navigate the always rocky road of .

Taylor Block’s Discussion Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga’s rec.docx

rhetttrevannion

Taylor Block’s Discussion Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga’s recollection of Japanese internment camps was an eye-opening interview that detailed her experience as a second-generation Japanese immigrant in America during World War II. Internment camps, at the time, were intended to protect national security and were born from a place of fear and xenophobia. Internment camps were a place of incarceration for anyone living in America of Japanese descent, following the bombing of Pearl Harbor. This interview is significant because it expresses American government flaws that we still have not completely corrected today. As recently as 2020, and Trump’s presidential campaign, America and it’s people in power have xenophobic tendencies, referring to COVID-19 as the “Chinese Virus.” Granted, nobody put anyone in internment camps, but these comments and the fearful and ignorant sentiments behind them influenced a lot of hate towards the Chinese-American community. This document is important because there needs to be acknowledgement for the moral wrongs that the government has made, accountability, and change. Herzig-Yoshinaga states, “And I think that that’s one of the most painful experiences, the feelings about the entire wartime experience. That we were judged, not on our own character as people and persons, but simply because of our ethnicity, something that I think goes against the grain of democracy, of the Constitution and every right and privilege that we’re supposed to enjoy as American citizens. It was very difficult to accept being non-Caucasian at the, at the time” (Herzig-Yoshinaga, Japanese Internment). James Thompson’s “Letter to the Pittsburgh Courier,” a black-owned organization, is a document that outlines Thompson’s sentiments regarding World War II. He, an African American, of course supports the efforts towards victory for America. But, he asks, what for? Thompson writes, “Being an American of dark complexion and some 26 years, these questions flash through my mind: ‘Should I sacrifice my life to live half American?’ ‘Will things be better for the next generation in the peace to follow?’ ‘Would it be demanding too much to demand full citizenship rights in exchange for the sacrificing of my life? Is the kind of America I know worth defending? Will America be a true and pure democracy after this war? Will Colored Americans suffer still the indignities that have been heaped upon them in the past? These and other questions need answering; I want to know, and I believe every colored American, who is thinking, wants to know” (Thompson, Pittsburgh Courier). This document is one that will, like Herzig-Yoshinaga’s, hold significance for as long as we have racial inequality and discrimination in America. This document is important for the same sad reasons that the first one is: There still exists systemic racism in our government. Thompson uses the external issue of war, to remind America that there are still very pressing internal problem.

Juanma racism ppt

alminarcomenius11

Racism is the belief that characteristics and abilities can be attributed to people simply on the basis of their race and that some racial groups are superior to others. Racism has been used to encourage fear or hatred of others during times of conflict. While some argue that racist speech should be allowed as free speech, others point out it can lead to serious consequences. Racial discrimination refers to separating people through social division for differential treatment, and can be official policy or exerted without being legalized.

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