Modood rejected the ‘black’ label as coercive over Asians

Evidence

Modood also suggested that the term ‘black’ overlooked and obscured Asian needs despite them becoming an ever-growing population, adding that ‘black’ was also far too politicised that for Asians was little more than a ‘political colour’ that appealed only to a very limited aspect of their individual or community being. The final two arguments were that ‘black’ was non-conducive to ethnic pride and that there was a coerciveness by anti-racist advocates where the consent of Asians and others who were not culturally black became taken for granted and so negated their status and distinctive identity. resultantly, Modood put forward the argument that new identities were needed that broke the hegemonic grip of ‘political blackness’. — Chris Allen, Islamophobia, 57

Categorization

• DEFINE: Documents the contested meaning of ‘black’ as a political category and Modood’s argument that it coerces and erases Asian identity — a rival-definition episode the reader’s survey needs.
• XREF: connects to: The anti-racist term ‘black’ excluded Asians and prompted new identities — Chris Allen, Islamophobia, 57; Race Relations Act 1976 drove the ‘black’ consensus that marginalized Asians — Chris Allen, Islamophobia, 55

Related

• The anti-racist term ‘black’ excluded Asians and prompted new identities (similarity 0.91)
• Race Relations Act 1976 drove the ‘black’ consensus that marginalized Asians (similarity 0.87)
• Black identity as political category only emerged after the late 1960s (similarity 0.86)
• The category ‘black’ historically privileged Afro-Caribbean experience and lost descriptive force for Asians. (similarity 0.80)
• British anti-racist unity under black identity dissolved as politics of recognition grew (similarity 0.79)
• Imposing an American black-white antiracism model on Britain obscured distinct Asian struggles. (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• Race Relations Act 1976 drove the ‘black’ consensus that marginalized Asians #corroborates (0.85) — Chris Allen, Islamophobia, 55