Racism is reproduced even in the celebration of racial difference

Evidence

In one of her most provocative papers, in fact, Cole (1996) argues that there is a prevailing cultural logic that links, albeit by inversion, racial images in sport and racial images about crime. Sport’s racial imagery thus constitutes and contributes to a rather insidious form of “enlightened racism” (McKay 1995) in which racial stereotypes and hierarchies are reproduced even as mainstream audiences believe they are being subverted. In any case, the point is clear: that racism is a complicated, multifaceted cultural system which often ironically finds expression in the celebration and consumption of racial difference itself. — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 2772 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Explicit racism, denial of racism, and post-race celebration operate simultaneously; Celebrating racial mixture obscures the material harms of racism; Atlanta won the 1996 Olympics as a showcase of racial harmony (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• Celebrating racial difference can itself reproduce racial hierarchies #corroborates (1.00) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 2772