Projected outgroup traits mirror the very weaknesses subjects deny in themselves

Evidence

From the minorities section of the interviews come these assertions. “Jewish people are more obsequious.” “Since the Negro has that feeling that he isn’t up to par, he’s always trying to show off…. Even though he can’t afford it, he will buy an expensive car just to make a show.” “The Jew is always crying.” “They [Jews] suffer from every lust.” “They [Negroes] all carry knives; if you do something they don’t like, they will get even with you, they will slice you up.” “But they [Jews] are so clannish and aggressive and loud that sometimes I can’t stand them.” — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 547

Categorization

• SHARE: The specific quote pair — subject denies own carnality/lust projected onto Jews — is a vivid teaching example of projection worth sharing with anyone teaching psychodynamic prejudice theory.
• CANDY: A one-line exhibit of how accusation maps to the accuser’s own denied trait is a compact, shareable illustration.
• XREF: connects to: Misperceived outgroup extremity drives real polarization through a self-fulfilling spiral.