Racially inflected banter can coexist with genuine interracial friendship

Evidence

This context is relevant because whilst one might accuse Artur of being racist, it is far more complicated than that. There was no malice in Artur’s tone, he was fondly recalling his times working on the doors. He retains close friendships with many of those doormen and is a very close friend of Chris (mentioned by Artur for also being a poor timekeeper). Chris was a successful Caribbean (though not Jamaican) fighter who came up alongside Artur during the late 90s/early 00s. For years the two of them trained twice daily alongside one another, helping each other get ready for fights, as well as cornering each other when they fought. There are multiple photos of the two of them engaged in these activities adorning the walls of the gym. Today Artur lets Chris take his personal training clients in the gym at no cost (usually personal trainers pay a “rent” fee). Thus, although Artur’s comments may – in some way – draw upon some form of racist logic, they do not contradict the prior assertions of carnal conviviality. Artur lives a convivial life and his comments reflect the messiness that goes hand-in-hand with that. — Amit Singh, “Carnal conviviality” and the end of…, 70

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to debates on conviviality versus racism in Paul Gilroy’s work and post-race theory. — connects to: Racist jokes can persist even inside sincere interracial friendships through charitable attribution — Amit Singh, “Carnal conviviality” and the end of…, 82; Racialized interactions carry histories and stereotypes that shape their meaning; Intense intergroup conflict overrides interpersonal friendships between opponents — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 2677 (+3 more)
• corroborated: 4 independent passages support this claim — Amit Singh, “Carnal conviviality” and the end of…, 70

Related

• Racist jokes can persist even inside sincere interracial friendships through charitable attribution (similarity 0.85)
• Multicultural conviviality requires deep emotional labor rather than terminating relationships over offensive speech (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• Racist jokes can persist even inside sincere interracial friendships through charitable attribution #corroborates (0.95) — Amit Singh, “Carnal conviviality” and the end of…, 82
• Racialized interactions carry histories and stereotypes that shape their meaning #expands (0.78)
• Intense intergroup conflict overrides interpersonal friendships between opponents #contradicts (0.75) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 2677
• Apparent racial inconsistency can reflect adherence to divergent contextual norms #expands (0.72) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1889
• Cross-group friendship shapes positive intergroup attitudes more than casual contact does. #expands (0.72) — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 556