This article and quiz is from the US context, but most of the questions could be applied to our society in the UK. It's point is to show that "anti-Blackness is deeply rooted in American culture, extending far beyond the most egregious examples of racist aggression. Racism manifests in laws, in advertisements, in economic policy, in media portrayals, in criminal justice, and in general society. We have all been steeped in it, and that you as a person have been unaffected by it is highly unlikely."
The legacy of slavery is an issue that needs to be recognised and tackled by our whole society – the descendants of those who benefitted, and continue to do so, as well as those who suffered, and continue to do so. Are we prepared to admit that racism is not sustained by hate groups? It is sustained by "everyday, good-hearted people who do not realize how deep anti-Black biases can be planted in our minds and our culture." These questions may help us to reflect more deeply.
The legacy of slavery is an issue that needs to be recognised and tackled by our whole society – the descendants of those who benefitted, and continue to do so, as well as those who suffered, and continue to do so. Are we prepared to admit that racism is not sustained by hate groups? It is sustained by "everyday, good-hearted people who do not realize how deep anti-Black biases can be planted in our minds and our culture." These questions may help us to reflect more deeply.
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