Believing groups differ is harmless unless such beliefs justify prejudice

Evidence

In summary, Allport and other prominent theorists argued early on that the fundamental problem in intergroup relations was the intense feeling of antipathy and prejudice that can be associated with outgroups. They argued that beliefs about the existence of group differences were not in and of themselves problematic. Rather, those beliefs became problematic only in the service of prejudice, when they served to justify prejudicial attitudes. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 843

Categorization

• XREF: Directly relevant to the vault’s prejudice-psychology claims — establishes the historical Allport position on accurate group-difference perception that the chapter will reassess against stereotype accuracy research.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 843