Repeated exposure to accusations of laziness and ignorance breeds ingroup self-hate

Evidence

Allport perceived the dominant western ideology of individual responsibility as contributing to these coping mechanisms. He noted, “They [victims of prejudice] have heard so frequently that they are lazy, ignorant, dirty, and superstitious that they may half believe the accusations, and since the traits are commonly despised in our western culture … some degree of in-group hate seems almost inevitable” (1954/ 1979, p. 152). By self-hate, Allport meant feelings of shame for possessing the despised qualities of one’s group, or repugnance for other members of one’s group because they possess those qualities. — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 959

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines Allport’s ‘self-hate’ with two components: shame for possessing despised qualities and repugnance for ingroup members who possess them.
• XREF: connects to: Hatred of welfare claimants actually expresses hatred of one’s own work. — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk: The Collected and Unpublished…, 1708