Giving up on cross-racial dialogue is itself complicity in racism

Evidence

Since the 1960s, segregationist theorists, like their predecessors, were all about convincing Americans that racism did not exist, knowing that antiracists would stop resisting racism, and racism would then be assured, only when Americans were convinced that the age of racism was over. — Ibram X. Kendi, Stamped from the Beginning, 1142 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Dovidio and colleagues suggest that there is a good reason why ‘we can’t just get along’ – it is because there is something about the nature of racism that hinders the promotion and internalization of values such as communication, trust or solidarity. Communication and trust are ‘critical to developing long-term positive intergroup relations’ (Dovidio et al ., 2002b , p. 89), but (aversive) racism, in tandem with subtle, unconscious biases foster miscommunication and distrust. — Cristian Tileagă, The Nature of Prejudice, 715 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: White women who did their own antiracist homework formed equal bonds with blacks — bell hooks, Teaching to Transgress: Education as…, 202; Convincing people racism is over ensures that racism persists — Ibram X. Kendi, Stamped from the Beginning: The…, 1142; Racism actively undermines communication and trust between groups (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Convincing people racism is over ensures that racism persists #corroborates (0.82) — Ibram X. Kendi, Stamped from the Beginning, 1142
• Racism actively undermines communication and trust between groups #expands (0.75)
• Failure to seek disconfirmation sustains racial prejudice. #qualifies (0.72) — Diego Gambetta, Trust - Making and Breaking Cooperative…, 634
• Aversive racism and unconscious bias breed miscommunication and distrust #corroborates (0.72) — Cristian Tileagă, The Nature of Prejudice, 715