BONILLA-SILVA

Question 1

is an ideology that downplays or ignores racial
inequality and reinforces existing racial hierarchies under the guise of
neutrality.

Answer 1

Colorblind Racism
The Central Frames of Color-Blind
Racism

Question 2

oAbstract liberalism
oNaturalization
oCultural racism
oMinimization of racism

Answer 2

The Four Frames of Color-Blind Racism:
The Central Frames of Color-Blind
Racism

Question 3

o Uses norms about equal opportunity, individualism, and choice to frame policies
for racial equity as unfair.
o In other words, uses the rhetoric of fairness to oppose measures addressing
systemic racial inequities.
o Relies upon the idea of choice, while neglecting the reality that our choices are
all constrained and affected by various structural elements.
o For instance:
o “People should be hired based on merit, not race.”
o “Everyone should have the freedom to live wherever they want.”
o “It’s about hard work, not handouts.”

Answer 3

Abstract Liberalism
The Central Frames of Color-Blind
Racism

Question 4

oSuggests that racism is no longer a
significant issue or that its impact is
exaggerated.
oFor instance:
 “Racism isn’t holding anyone back.”
 “If people would just follow the law, they
wouldn’t have issues with the police.”
 “People bring up racism to make
excuses or get special treatment.”

Answer 4

Minimization of racism
The Central Frames of Color-Blind Racism

Question 5

oMany white Americans claim racial separation is a natural
phenomenon driven by people’s preferences to be around
“similar” individuals.
oFor instance:
 “People are naturally weary of those who don’t look like them.”
 “Birds of a feather flock together.”

Answer 5

Naturalization
The Central Frames of Color-Blind
Racism

Question 6

oAttributes racial disparities to alleged cultural deficiencies of
minority groups.
oShifts the blame to individuals, while ignoring historical and
structural causes of inequality.
 For instance:
* “Certain groups just don’t value education as much.”
* “Some groups are just more prone to crime; it’s part of their
culture.”

Answer 6

Cultural Racism:
The Central Frames of Color-Blind
Racism

Question 7

are the socially shared tales that are fable-like and
incorporate a common scheme and wording.
They are the ideological “of course” racial narratives

Answer 7

Story lines
Storylines and Testimonies as Social
Representations

Question 8

are accounts in which the narrator is a central
participant in the story or is close to the characters in the story.

Answer 8

Testimonies
Storylines and Testimonies as Social
Representations

Question 9

The Major Story Lines of Color-Blind Racism
* “The Past Is the Past”
* “I Didn’t Own Any Slaves”
* “If Jews, Italians, and Irish Have Made It, How Come
Blacks Have Not?”
* “I Did Not Get a Job (or a Promotion), or Was Not
Admitted to a College, Because of a Minority”

Answer 9

I Didn’t Get That Job Because of a
Black Man

Question 10

• Testimonies and Color Blindness
• Negative Interactions with Blacks
• Positive Interactions with Blacks
• Stories of Disclosure of Knowledge of Someone Close
  Who Is Racist
• Other Personal Stories
• Someone Close to Me Married or Dated a Minority
• I Used to Have Very Good Black Friends

Answer 10

I Didn’t Get That Job Because of a
Black Man