Bureaucratized race thinking sustains hierarchy without hostile intent

Evidence

Surprisingly little attention is paid to the role of the subordinate racial group, perhaps on the grounds that it is whites who create and maintain racial hierarchy. But as a rich and growing historical literature makes clear, the dominated always participate in that process of creation, and not just as helpless victims and objects. Even when they act from a position of weakness and disadvantage, their actions and decisions play a central role in determining the course of historical change. — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 3583 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Racecraft’s real function is preserving racial hierarchy; People easily generate race-neutral justifications for decisions actually driven by race — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law: A Definitive Look at…, 885; Early race theorists justified domination by a mind-versus-body hierarchy — Ibram X. Kendi, Stamped from the Beginning: The…, 141 (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• Subordinated racial groups actively participate in creating and maintaining hierarchy #complicates (0.76) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 3583