Dominant groups are judged individually while minorities are presumed guilty by association

Evidence

Double standards lie at the heart of racialization. Members of the dominant racial-religious group are treated and judged by their individual actions, whereas members of subordinated groups are presumed guilty based on the misdeeds of a few individuals who share their religious identities or national origins. For example, Palestinians and Iranians abroad are labeled terrorists, so too are Palestinian Americans and Iranian Americans, unless each can individually prove otherwise. Doing so requires taxing identity performances that appease coercive assimilationism and pressures to secularize. — Sahar F. Aziz, The Racial Muslim, 105 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: A judicial system can apply one restriction to minorities while exempting the majority — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist…, 256; Criminal justice discrimination is a special case of cross-cultural dominance hierarchy maintenance.; Minorities are defined only within hierarchical structures of power (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Dominant groups are judged individually while subordinated groups face collective guilt. #expands (0.95) — Sahar F. Aziz, The Racial Muslim, 105