Individual Racism
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can be defined as manifesting behavioral aspects of prejudice with the belief of superiority over someone else based on race and/or ethnicity consciously or unconsciously
Tiffany and Emily are two friends in high school. Tiffany is African American and Emily is Caucasian. Both girls are straight A students who do not get in trouble but happened to get caught skipping class. A Caucasian teacher, Mrs. Kelly, whispers to the secretary she thinks Emily should get excused because she's a better student. Mrs. Kelly is exuding individual racism
Institutional racism
happens when an institution or individual inflicts conditions to negatively impact a group of people based on their race
happens when an institution or individual inflicts conditions to negatively impact a group of people based on their race
Blacks make up a large majority of Americans who occupy housing supported by the government (i.e. Projects) &/ or areas that suffer from financial means (ghettos.) In these ghetto areas there a large amount of liquor stores and means to get drugs but little to no access of clinics, job opportunities, and companies/ corporations that could benefit the economy.
Cultural racism
described as the assertion of the cultural superiority of one group over another based on race
Example: Hollywood takes a lot of famous books, stories, legends, & people and will make the film more parallel to their culture.
Examples:1. Ghost in a shell was a famous anime story with it’s origin being Asian but it has an all white cast.
2. Numerous Egyptian movies depicted famous figures as white actors/ actress’.
3. Nina Simone, a famous activist and magician, known for her black pride was played by a woman who does not identify as being black
Structural Racism
said to have 3 aspects in our society by Keith Lawrence & Terry Kelcher. The first of which is history which “lies underneath the surface,” providing the foundation for white supremacy in this country. The second is the culture, which exists everywhere in our everyday lives, providing foundation of white culture as normalization. Lastly, the third is body image. The key relationships and rules across society providing the legitimacy and reinforcements to maintain and perpetuate racism.
said to have 3 aspects in our society by Keith Lawrence & Terry Kelcher. The first of which is history which “lies underneath the surface,” providing the foundation for white supremacy in this country. The second is the culture, which exists everywhere in our everyday lives, providing foundation of white culture as normalization. Lastly, the third is body image. The key relationships and rules across society providing the legitimacy and reinforcements to maintain and perpetuate racism.
Black people only make up 13% of the population but 52% of prisons in the U.S.
