How the hell is this possible, you ask? First, part of how we assess racism involves drawing from how racism is defined in an intersubjective sense. Neither the media, family, education system, or social movements take online racism very seriously.
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So it's easy to dismiss what hasn't been constructed as a meaningful experience. This is despite the significant negative implications they report, like burnout, loss of sleep, hopelessness, and loss of trust in institutions like their university.
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The other part is that overt racism can't be explained away by colorblind frames. Instead, they use 'entitlement racism' (Essed), a focus on free speech & the language of rights to justify racism. (yes, even young adults of color who've been victimized online since childhood)
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If CBR justifies covert racism, ER as a sibling ideology justifies overt racism. CBR hides how racism is structural, enduring, and damaging. When this reality is made clear by the viciousness of racism online, ER swoops in to tidy up and frame interventions as immoral + illegal.
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What can sociologists do? Teach about racism in ways that do not dismiss what occurs online. As Essed argues, a focus on structure disconnected from the everyday social practices which reproduce the racial order misses how racism becomes mundane and "just the way it is."
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And thank you to these badasses for their intellectual impact on this project:
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This sounds amazing, looking forward to reading it!
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Thank you so much!
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racism & sexism, especially online. Ethnic Studies transplant.
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