Critical thinking about Race Flashcards
Is aware of their privilege in comparison to that of the marginalized group and supports, respects and advocates for the rights of the marginalized group. They play an active role in dismantling the system that affords them that privilege through educating members of their own privileged group, consciously seeking to take up less space and engaging in restitutive acts.
Allyship
Refers to a range of negative attitudes and feelings towards black people or people of African descent around the world, which include an irrational fear, antagonism, contempt and aversion.
Afrophobia
A certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews.
Anti-Semitism
The belief that ‘human nature’, an individual’s personality, or some specific quality (such as race, intelligence, creativity, homosexuality, masculinity, femininity, or a male propensity to aggression) is an innate and natural ‘essence’ (rather than a product of circumstances, upbringing, and culture).
Biological essentialism
Refers to long-standing patterns of power that emerged as a result of colonialism, but that define culture, labour, relationships and knowledge production well beyond the strict limits of colonial administrations.
Coloniality
The extension of a nation’s power over territory beyond its borders by the establishment of settler colonies in which indigenous populations are directly ruled or displaced.
Colonisation
A form of prejudice or discrimination based on skin tone among members of the same race in which people are treated differently based on their lighter skin tone or shade, because of the social status, privilege, and opportunity that is associated with a lighter skin colour.
Colourism
Considers many of the same issues that conventional civil rights and ethnic studies take up, but places them in a broader perspective that includes economics, history, and even feelings and the unconscious.
Critical race theory
The adoption or use of elements of one culture by members of another culture. It could involve taking or borrowing elements from a marginalized culture, religion or people. These traditions or symbols are usually taken as accessories and hardly provide traditional and historical context to them, thus trivialising religious or cultural symbolism and practices.
Cultural appropriation
Refers to representations, messages and stories conveying the idea that behaviours and values associated with white people or “whiteness” are automatically “better” or more “normal” than those associated with other racially defined groups.
Cultural racism
The meaningful and active resistance to the forces of colonialism and colonial institutions that maintain the oppression and exploitation of minds, bodies, and lands of people of colour.
Decolonisation
The philosophy and social movement that argues it is possible to improve the human race and society by encouraging reproduction by people or populations with “desirable” traits and discouraging reproduction by people with “undesirable” qualities.
Eugenics
Negative associations that people unknowingly hold. They are expressed automatically, without conscious awareness.
Implicit bias
Feelings of inadequacy that persist despite clear signs of success.
Imposter (impostor) syndrome
The beliefs, attitudes, and actions of individuals that support or perpetuate racism.
Individual racism