Multiracial Individuals
How many identities do biracial people identify with?
2
Define what color evasive racism is (DO NOT INCLUDE TENETS)
Believe everyone has equal opportunities regardless of race; race is not a hindrance
Our friend Max is both identifies as both White and Asian but is predominantly Asian presenting. He is friends with people of all different backgrounds at school. However, if seen with other Asians, people with color evasive racism might use the _____ tenet to describe why racial groups stick together. That assumption would be incorrect because _______.
(Answers will vary, but here is a sample answer)
naturalization;
the assumption would be incorrect because Max is both White and Asian and/or he is friends with people of all different backgrounds
What is the difference between a biracial and multiracial person?
biracial= 2 identities, multiracial= 3+ identities
What are the four tenets of color-evasive racism?
Abstract liberalism, naturalization, cultural racism, minimization of racism
Naturalization often entails people claiming segregation was natural because people gravitate towards likeness. How do multiracial individuals or families defy the naturalization tenet within color-evasive racism?
Because the parents of different races fall in love and procreate, disproving that differing races stick within their own.
Define monoracism as described in the podcast "The Myth of the Post-Racial Family": What Multicultural Families Reveal about Race in America
Monoracism= refers to the specific oppression and discrimination multiracial people face in a society that still thinks of race in rigid, single-race categories.
Define minimization of racism and cultural racism tenets
Racism is less bad/prevalent than it was in the past; cultural arguments that explain minorities’ standings in society
300: Some multiracial individuals benefit from white privilege by proxy. How might color-evasive racism prevent someone from noticing this?
People may believe that everyone is equal and the system is no longer racist, so they miss the fact that white people have systemic benefits.
What is the difference between hyperdescent and hypodescent?
Hyperdescent= classify a mixed raced person as the “superior” race, hypodescent= classify a mixed raced person as the “subordinated” race
Define abstract liberalism and naturalization tenets
belief that everyone has equal opportunity and freedoms; often used to justify current inequalities or differences in access;
frames disparities as "natural" or due to cultural differences rather than problems with the system
Some people believe multi-racial families are a sign of progression in society, but the podcast argues that this is not necessarily the reality. How does this tie into the tenet of minimization of racism?
Because on the surface, it makes it seem like racism is no longer a factor in society because these couples exist. People may assume that multiracial families are progressive, but in reality members can be racist within them.
What is the mixed race ancestry of Mariah Carey (3)?
Irish, Black American , and Afro-Venezuelan
Who came up with the concept of color blind/evasive racism?
Bonilla-Silva
How was Barack Obama’s presidency used to justify color-evasive racism? Is their logic an example of hypo- or hyperdescendency? Why?
Obama becoming the first Black president could be taken by some as a sign the country is no longer racist, and this could be used to justify the minimization of racism.
Hypodescendency, because Obama is mixed race but he is associated primarily with Blackness.