Perceiving racialized identities as relational enables alliance but guarantees no action.

Evidence

Indeed, demands to forsake these group identities or to adopt a “colorblind” ideology would likely arouse strong reactance and result in especially poor intergroup relations (see Judd & Park, ch. 8 this volume). — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 577 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Finding ways to see the human in racialized others underpins cross-racial solidarity. — Amit Singh, “Carnal conviviality” and the end of…, 16; Unavailable cultural styles for activism can block otherwise obvious alliances — Nina Eliasoph, Avoiding politics: how Americans…, 1495; Deconstructing blackness as fiction does nothing to shift racial power relations — Robert P. Jones, White Too Long: The Legacy of White…, 64 (+8 more)

Broader Connections

• Forcing colorblindness or identity forsaking backfires and worsens intergroup relations #complicates (0.72) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 577