Exception-framing of U.S. racism minimizes minority plights even while representing them

Evidence

Some post-9/11 dramas offer a revealing narrative about racism in U.S. history in order to assess anti-Arab racism. This narrative situates the United States as a nation of equality and freedom, a nation whose moments of racism are the exception rather than the norm. This framing tends to minimize the Arab and Muslim American plight even while representing it. — Evelyn Alsultany, Arabs and Muslims in the Media, 436 (#exemplifies, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Sympathetic media portrayals can help justify racism during crises.; Positive media representations of a minority do not signal the end of racism; Historical racism narratives frame US racism as exceptional and thereby minimize current anti-Arab racism — Evelyn Alsultany, Arabs and Muslims in the Media: Race…, 436 (+6 more)

Broader Connections

• Historical racism narratives frame US racism as exceptional and thereby minimize current anti-Arab racism #exemplifies (0.95) — Evelyn Alsultany, Arabs and Muslims in the Media, 436