https://contemporaryracism.org/2665/crash/ An academic blog about whiteness, implicit bias, and systemic racism Sat, 24 May 2014 00:48:47 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://contemporaryracism.org/2665/crash/comment-page-1/#comment-427 Mon, 05 May 2014 18:00:48 +0000 http://contemporaryracism.org/?p=2665#comment-427 This is another really interesting example of a microinvalidation, seen between Anthony and Peter. In this case, it is another black person playing off the impact of race and downplaying its role several different times in this scene. Peter said that they were not offered more coffee because they did not ask, not because they were black. Next he tried to convince Anthony that the woman clutched her husband because she was cold, not because she was scared of them since they were black. I find it really interesting that one black person is continually trying to play down racial claims of another black person. It makes me wonder why Anthony would be so convinced that these actions were racist and Peter saw them completely differently. Maybe Anthony grew up in a environment where racism was common and Anthony was raised in community that was more accepting of racial differences.

]]> https://contemporaryracism.org/2665/crash/comment-page-1/#comment-337 Mon, 10 Mar 2014 21:08:49 +0000 http://contemporaryracism.org/?p=2665#comment-337 I think the idea of the self-fulfilling prophecy is so interesting in this example. I also watched this movie and this scene was the most thought-provoking for me, too. Anthony (played by Ludacris) thought the waitress at the restaurant was discriminating against him because he is Black so he, in turn, did not tip the waitress because he thought the service was bad. The waitress will probably start to think that Anthony did not tip her well because he is Black, regardless of if she was actually treating him differently than the White customers because of his race. (The dynamics of internalization in this example are really interesting, too.) Although Anthony may technically have been perpetuating the very stereotype he despises, is it his job to change his behavior or make an effort to get rid of the stereotype? Or is it the “accuser’s” job to be conscious of the attributions they make against others based on race? I think Anthony has a right to be angry and his opinions are valid, but like the saying goes, it takes two to tango. I think, whether it’s fair or not, everyone will need to make an effort to stereotype less and create less self-fulfilling prophecies for progress to occur.

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