I really hope no one read this sarcastically. Looking for reading material recommendations
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Carize #DetroitStrong 👊🏾#DetroitLove 💕 Retweeted Foz Meadows
I'll just put this fabulous tweet from
@fozmeadows here, then you folks can Google more info on the subject of "model minority".https://twitter.com/fozmeadows/status/1210477283661627392?s=19 …Carize #DetroitStrong 👊🏾#DetroitLove 💕 added,
Foz Meadows @fozmeadowsFor example: "But why is it racist to tell a Chinese person she must be good at maths? That's a compliment!" It's racist because you're making assumptions based entirely race, which is exactly as offensive as if a random man assumed you loved shoe shopping because you're female.Show this thread2 replies 0 retweets 8 likes -
Replying to @Carize5 @Totally53670596 and
Great tweet and thank you, never thought of the model minority as it applies to the Jewish community before now
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Replying to @wildwildcabbage @Carize5 and
One harmful stereotypes of Jews is that they have "too much" power. Say in banking or media, for instance. I saw a Nazi on Twitter today equating Jewish intelligence with being sneaky, conniving, calculating -- that kind of thing.
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Replying to @Totally53670596 @wildwildcabbage and
Well, first off IQ is a nonsense measurement. It predicts how well certain folks from certain backgrounds will do on certain kinds of standardized tests. Louis Armstrong was a massive genius and would likely have done poorly on an IQ test.
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Replying to @HamptonStevens @Totally53670596 and
Secondly, a "positive" stereotype is still a form of prejudice -- literally prejudging people. Imagine someone who said all African-Americans are good at basketball.
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Replying to @HamptonStevens @Totally53670596 and
Great way to frame. I’ve seen firsthand how the “good basketball player” stereotype has negatively impacted, stigmatized and in many ways pigeonholed young black men
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Replying to @wildwildcabbage @HamptonStevens and
It also argued against individual merit and effort, which is where the “positive” aspect becomes more pernicious. If you think a marginalised person didn’t have to work to get what they have because race made them born to it, it’s an easy step to resentment and dismissal.
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And from there, it’s even easier to argue, wrongly, that more privileged but less successful people are being discriminated against, because a talented POC is there simply because of race and therefore doesn’t deserve whatever they have.
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Replying to @fozmeadows @wildwildcabbage and
Foz! Thank you for popping into this thread. I saw what you posted recently and it was ~such a clearly stated explanation~ that I put it here. So glad you're willing and able to be a teacher in the public square, as it were. I appreciate Tweeple like you for what y'all do.
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