AFAM 2000H Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Fallacy
23 May 2016
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The greater the discrimination and the more it"s institutionalized, the more likely is a subpopulation to develop. The less discrimination the population experiences, the less identifiable the subpopulation is by the dominant sub pop. Once a subpopulation is forced to maintain its identity as a result of discrimination, ironically it becomes an easier target for further discrimination (32) Assumes racism belongs to the realm of ideas and prejudices. Assumes that abolishing racial laws effectively abolishes racism. If we just get rid of these laws against racism, then racism will just go away . Laws against car theft does not ensure that your car won"t get stolen . Assumes that the presence of people of color in influential positions is evidence that racism no longer exists. Since we have a black president, there is no racism. Assumes history is inconsequential; only what"s recent matters. Us is only 200 yrs old, so all of american history is recent" history .
