Falsely tolerant attitudes mask enduring racial prejudice.

Evidence

To avoid social censure, racially prejudiced Whites may express falsely tolerant attitudes. Some claim that even the lower levels of prejudice expressed by highly educated Whites merely reflect sophisticated dissembling, not greater tolerance (Jackman & Muha, 1984). — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 2171

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the moral conformity arguments in Milgram’s work on institutions and reputational signaling. — connects to: Unintentional racial microaggressions flow from well-meaning whites who deny their own bias. — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education: Toward Diverse,…, 1254