Colour-blind racism
Colour-blind racism (1970- ), also known as aversive racism , is racism that acts as if skin colour does not matter – even when it does. It is the most common form of racism among white Americans who grew up after the fall of Jim Crow in the 1960s. It takes the place of Jim Crow racism, the meaner, more naked white racism common in the 1950s and before. Political correctness and the idea of hate speech grew out of colour-blind racism. So did the welfare queen and model minority stereotypes. It helped to spread the word “African American ”. Colour-blind racists say things like this: It’s not race, it’s economics … It’s not race, it’s culture … It’s not race, it depends on a person’s background … I’m not prejudiced, but … I’m not black, but … One of my best friends is black. My cousin married a black man. I voted for Barack Obama. I don’t see you as black. And believe things like this: I am not racist. Blacks are not willing to work hard. Blacks wan