Powerlessness does not explain why a specific group is blamed

Evidence

One response to such psychological vulnerability would be to argue that we should find ways of enhancing individuals’ resilience in the light of such negative events and circumstances. However, this response is based on a narrow perspective on resilience that sees it predominantly in terms of psychological resources. This type of response would shift the problem away from the racialized nature of society that directly or indirectly supports racism and discrimination, and away from community action, towards the individual at risk of experiencing racism, placing ever greater burdens on members of marginalized and racialized communities while leaving unchanged, and unchallenged, the underlying causes of racism and health inequalities. Instead, we should focus on community, societal and political responses. — Runnymede Trust (ed. Farah Elahi & Omar Khan), Islamophobia, 337 (#contradicts, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The scapegoat theory collapses when it explains a specific choice; Resilience-based responses wrongly shift blame from society onto individual victims — Runnymede Trust (ed. Farah Elahi & Omar Khan), Islamophobia: Still a Challenge for Us…, 337; Moral blame for failing to will freedom depends on access that oppression can foreclose — Christine Daigle, Jacob Golomb (eds.), Beauvoir and Sartre: The Riddle of…, 654 (+1 more)

Related

• Resilience-based responses wrongly shift blame from society onto individual victims (similarity 0.86)
• Individual resilience framing shifts blame onto victims and leaves racist structures untouched. (similarity 0.81)

Broader Connections

• Resilience-based responses wrongly shift blame from society onto individual victims #contradicts (0.75) — Runnymede Trust (ed. Farah Elahi & Omar Khan), Islamophobia, 337