https://contemporaryracism.org/156103/how-do-we-confront-cognitive-dissonance-when-engaging-in-racial-dialogues/ An academic blog about whiteness, implicit bias, and systemic racism Tue, 03 Dec 2024 03:30:39 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://contemporaryracism.org/156103/how-do-we-confront-cognitive-dissonance-when-engaging-in-racial-dialogues/comment-page-1/#comment-1301 Tue, 03 Dec 2024 03:30:39 +0000 https://contemporaryracism.org/?p=156103#comment-1301 Great blog post! I think you raise a number of interesting points, especially about the constant effort that must go into combating the tendency to shy away from cognitive dissonance. I also like how you pointed out that opposition to antiracist efforts is not always overt racism; race talk can be uncomfortable, and that alone is enough for many to give up on it entirely. I believe that you rightly point out that it is both effortful and imperative that we have these race talks anyway.

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