Majoritarian narratives are presupposition-bundles that normalize white superiority.

Evidence

Delgado and Stefancic (1993) define majoritarian stories as a “bundle of presuppositions, perceived wisdoms, and shared cultural understandings persons in the dominant race bring to the discussion of race” (462). These majoritarian narratives “are rooted in a dominant Eurocentric perspective[s] that justify social inequities and normalize white superiority (and thus, white supremacy)” (Huber, 2008, p. 167). — James D. Kirylo (ed.), Reinventing Pedagogy of the Oppressed, 471

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines the concept of majoritarian narratives that counterstories oppose.
• XREF: connects to: Racism persists as unconscious normalized privileging of whiteness — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1466; Whiteness defines the standards of merit and judgment others must aspire to — David Theo Goldberg, The Threat of Race: Reflections on…, 448; Racial progress coexists with persistent white supremacist structuring — Eddie S. Glaude Jr., Democracy in Black: How Race Still…, 76

Broader Connections

• Racism persists as unconscious normalized privileging of whiteness #expands (0.85) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1466
• Whiteness defines the standards of merit and judgment others must aspire to #expands (0.80) — David Theo Goldberg, The Threat of Race, 448
• Racial progress coexists with persistent white supremacist structuring #complicates (0.75) — Eddie S. Glaude Jr., Democracy in Black, 76