Believing in equal opportunity coexists without felt conflict with blaming Blacks’ lack of effort

Evidence

On the other hand, it is possible that the new racisms are not widely perceived as conflicting with equal treatment. That is, there may be little conflict between believing in equal opportunity for all groups and believing that Blacks, because of their own lack of effort, are simply not performing at a level that would allow them to take advantage of it. Therefore, there may be little moral uneasiness in symbolic racism. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2186

Categorization

• XREF: Directly extends the vault’s contact-theory/prejudice-psychology thread; symbolic racism claims bear on how prejudice persists post-contact. — connects to: Believing in equal opportunity lets advantaged groups justify status inequality and avoid collective guilt. — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt: International…, 202