hate crime Flashcards
Self-fulfilling prophecy
Is an expectation or belief that can influence your behaviour then causing the belief to come true.
Example is: You have a big presentation coming up or a test and you’re truly convinced it will not go well, your beliefs are influenced by your behaviour and performances.
3 Consequences of Stereotyping and examples
Stereotypes influences how we think about people
Stereotypes influences how we think about people
Stereotypes direct our attention toward some things and away from others, affecting what we notice, and what we remember later on. One of the subtle effects of stereotyping on the way we think about others is that we shift our standards of performance depending on the social group of the person we are evaluating. It’s like describing a Black person as “articulate.” It can be a back-handed compliment, saying, in effect, “You speak well—for someone who’s Black. You string words together coherently in a sentence. I don’t expect that of people like you.” It’s insulting, of course, to hold people of colour to lower standards
3 Consequences of Stereotyping and examples
Stereotypes influence how we behave towards other people
In 2010, the ABC news show What Would You Do? sent out a young Black man and a young White man into an urban park to break the lock off a bike, thus appearing to be stealing it. It took a long time before anyone said anything to the White “thief,” but bystanders began accosting the Black “thief” almost immediately. Some people who walked by the White “thief” wondered what he was doing, but they generated enough other possible explanations for his actions that they decided not to say anything. (Perhaps he lost the key to his bike lock, for example, and was merely trying to take his own bike home.) There was no such consideration extended to the Black “thief.” Immediately after he started in on the bike lock, people confronted him about his actions and called 911. They assumed right away that he must be stealing the bike and acted on their assumptions without hesitation.
3 Consequences of Stereotyping and examples
Stereotypes perpetuate inequality and place a significant burden on those affected
Half had names that “sounded White” and half had names that “sounded Black.” Résumés with White names received 50% more invitations to interview than résumés with Black names—as big a boost as having an extra eight years of work experience. Furthermore, while having a higher-quality résumé boosted the callback rate for White names by 30%, a higher-quality résumé improved the callback rate for Black names by a small, trivial amount.
4 Characteristics of Hate Crimes
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Hatred is intense and impersonal
-Anger is an emotion, hatred is a sentiment directed at someone who is not well known to the perpetrator (an out-group)
-Montreal Massacre: 1989 university shooting killing 14 women motivated by hatred towards feminism (deadliest mass shooting in Canadian history)
-Columbine: 1999 high school shooting where two senior students killed 12 students and 1 teacher
4 Characteristics of Hate Crimes
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Hatred is based on prejudice and power
Discriminatory actions can follow when the perpetrators:
Use some power of authority or physical advantage over victim
Can come from strength in numbers, weapons, or surprise
4 Characteristics of Hate Crimes
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The hatred is directed at scapegoats for other frustrations
“Out-groups” are selected as targets for displaced frustrations and hostility
Eg WW2, KKK, Toronto van attack
4 Characteristics of Hate Crimes
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Genocide is expression of national hatred
The greatest excuses of hatred directed against minority scapegoats are those that have been carried out as national policy (eg Genocide)
Genocide=the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation
Armenian genocide, Holocaust, Indigenous peoples
Hate crime legislation in Canada
The Criminal Code creates criminal offences with respect to different aspects of hate propaganda. Those offences are decided in the criminal courts and carry penal sanctions, such as fines, probation orders and imprisonment. The federal government also has standards with respect to hate publications in federal laws relating to broadcasting.
Hate speech prohibited except in private conversations
10 ways that we can be anti-racist from the article in class
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Hold your friends and family accountable. Challenge yourself to engage in respectful conversation with people close to you when they make problematic comments by actively listening and utilizing the E.A.R.S strategies (credit: Dr. Kathy Obear).
Explore, inquire and ask questions(s)
Acknowledge their feelings
Restate what they said to check for accuracy
Exploring Solutions together
10 ways that we can be anti-racist from the article in class
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Attend workshops, events, conferences, and protests that focus on race-related issues. Actively seek race-related events on campus through Happening. Conduct research on local non-profit organizations to locate resources and opportunities to engage. Many of these events are free and open to the public!
10 ways that we can be anti-racist from the article in class
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Diversify your knowledge and check your information bias. Subscribe to newsletters from nonprofits focused on racial equality and diversify your news outlets to include different viewpoints, ideologies, etc. Utilize different resources (i.e. educational videos, news articles) with more nuanced analysis through a lens of race/ethnicity, including updates and action steps.
10 ways that we can be anti-racist from the article in class
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Engage in race and ethnicity courses through different departments. Take race and ethnicity focused courses outside what is required for your major or area of study. Engaging in classes you wouldn’t otherwise take allows you to gain more-in-depth perspectives and knowledge of current racial disparities through history exploration, contemporary issues, and theory. Some departments that offer classes related to race may include Asian Studies, The Program on Intergroup Relations (IGR), African American Studies, Islamic Studies, Latino/a Studies, CASC, American Culture, and Arab American Studies.
10 ways that we can be anti-racist from the article in class
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Have intentional conversations with peers, friends, co-workers, etc. with respect to each other’s boundaries. Step out of your comfort zone to engage in conversations that challenge the way you see the world by exchanging stories and sharing different perspectives. Learning about other people’s lived experiences can broaden your preconceived notion of racial issues.
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Learn with humility. Try to practice active listening by listening to understand rather than listening to respond. When you choose to engage, do not assume you know or understand the experiences of marginalized communities, especially those you do not identify with. If people share their experiences with you, be sure to affirm and validate their experiences while being cautious of the space you are occupying.
