Bystander silence legitimizes racial hostility toward Muslims in workplaces

Evidence

The doctor’s silence speaks volumes. It shows that Abdul’s racialization is not seen as a valid form of prejudice worthy of speaking out against. Muslim Americans feel powerless to speak out against racial hostility they encounter when there is little support for them. — Saher Selod, Forever Suspect_ Racialized…, 329

Categorization

• SEED: The complicity of silence — a bystander witness to racial taunting saying nothing — could anchor an essay on how racialization relies on tacit bystander endorsement.
• XREF: connects to: Group silence about workplace harm coexists with genuine private sympathy — Nina Eliasoph, Avoiding politics: how Americans…, 958; The Patriot Act aggravated workplace discrimination by mandating employer investigations. — Sahar F. Aziz, Sticks and Stones, the Words That Hurt:…, 227; Christians of Arab descent face workplace discrimination because colleagues assume they are Muslim — Sahar F. Aziz, Sticks and Stones, the Words That Hurt:…, 337 (+2 more)