Nominalizations erase the agents of discrimination and racism

Evidence

Thus, we may find references to “resentment” or “discrimination” in the country, but it is not always spelled out who resents or discriminates against whom, as if discrimination or racism were phenomena of nature instead of practices of dominant group members. — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1096 (#exemplifies, via linked claim)

Categorization

  • XREF: connects to: Erasing racial categories from public accounting also erases the discrimination they record — David Theo Goldberg, The Threat of Race: Reflections on…, 1772; Colorblind mestizaje narratives re-suppress already marginalized racial subjects — David Theo Goldberg, The Threat of Race: Reflections on…, 1840; News discourse erases the agents of racism by omitting who discriminates — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1096 (+4 more)

Broader Connections