{"id":134,"date":"2015-10-07T13:20:24","date_gmt":"2015-10-07T20:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/law-justice-realtime\/?p=134"},"modified":"2015-10-07T13:21:21","modified_gmt":"2015-10-07T20:21:21","slug":"how-do-we-create-racism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/law-justice-realtime\/2015\/10\/07\/how-do-we-create-racism\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do We Create Racism?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Setting the Scene<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/embed-ssl.ted.com\/talks\/yassmin_abdel_magied_what_does_my_headscarf_mean_to_you.html\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_135\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-135\" style=\"width: 396px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/indepth\/features\/2015\/10\/uk-keyword-warning-software-schools-raises-red-flag-151004081940435.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-135 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-hub\/uploads\/sites\/931\/2015\/10\/UK-Racism-396x300.jpg\" alt=\"Counterterror Policy\" width=\"396\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-hub\/uploads\/sites\/931\/2015\/10\/UK-Racism-396x300.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-hub\/uploads\/sites\/931\/2015\/10\/UK-Racism-792x600.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-hub\/uploads\/sites\/931\/2015\/10\/UK-Racism.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-135\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/indepth\/features\/2015\/10\/uk-keyword-warning-software-schools-raises-red-flag-151004081940435.html<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Mobilizing people to hate<\/p>\n<p>One of the most useful ways to get a society to hate something is by using propaganda. This involves building the solidarity of a group (Group A), and then demonizing a different group of people (Group B) that are dissimilar to their own; the greater the phenotypic disparity, the easier it will be. The leaders of Group A will likely tell the group members that they are better than other groups, pushing this idea of exceptionalism. The norms of Group A will be praised for being righteous, while the norms of Group B will be condemned as being inferior.<\/p>\n<p>Examples:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Capitalism<\/li>\n<li>Organic food<\/li>\n<li>Veganism<\/li>\n<li>Eco cars<\/li>\n<li>Crossfit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_140\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-140\" style=\"width: 396px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-hub\/uploads\/sites\/931\/2015\/10\/bbnsumoqb6aki0k988pk.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-140 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-hub\/uploads\/sites\/931\/2015\/10\/bbnsumoqb6aki0k988pk-396x359.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"396\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-hub\/uploads\/sites\/931\/2015\/10\/bbnsumoqb6aki0k988pk-396x359.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-hub\/uploads\/sites\/931\/2015\/10\/bbnsumoqb6aki0k988pk.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-140\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: http:\/\/www.complex.com\/pop-culture\/2012\/11\/50-most-racist-political-cartoons\/the-american-river-ganges<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Group A will often oversimplify a complex issue, and distill it into bite sized factoids that their members can easily recite against dissenting opinions. What happens is people will receive a snapshot of an issue without any context or additional information. In some cases, groups will fabricate evidence to use against the other so they can give the perception of credibility. Typically, the louder a group claims to sell the \u201ctruth\u201d, the more they are trying to mislead. The side with the most information (regardless of credibility) will have the advantage. Since people like to place things in boxes, they will have to choose whether to put the snapshots of Group B in the \u201cGOOD\u201d box, or the \u201cBAD\u201d box. Since Group A wants to maintain its solidarity, they will use propaganda to convince people that anything dissimilar to their own values, is inherently bad, and should therefore be put into the \u201cBAD\u201c box. The more vivid an image Group A can form about Group B, the easier it will be to mobilize their members against the one another.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_137\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-137\" style=\"width: 396px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-hub\/uploads\/sites\/931\/2015\/10\/trump-racism.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-137 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-hub\/uploads\/sites\/931\/2015\/10\/trump-racism-396x288.jpg\" alt=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2015\/10\/donald-trump-syrian-refugees-151001023852166.html\" width=\"396\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-hub\/uploads\/sites\/931\/2015\/10\/trump-racism-396x288.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-hub\/uploads\/sites\/931\/2015\/10\/trump-racism-792x577.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-hub\/uploads\/sites\/931\/2015\/10\/trump-racism-990x721.jpg 990w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-hub\/uploads\/sites\/931\/2015\/10\/trump-racism.jpg 993w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-137\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2015\/10\/donald-trump-syrian-refugees-151001023852166.html<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>What catalysts have historically been used to incite conflicts between groups?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">What happens when the conflict subsides?<\/p>\n<p>When the conflict eventually comes to an end, both parties involved will dissolve back into the larger society in which they came. Although the conflict has ended, the emotional tension will likely continue. The world will still remember the pictures the propaganda campaigns painted about Group B, not realizing that it was propaganda, but still accept it as their own belief. In today\u2019s society, a groups\u2019 physical appearance is what places them into a stereotype. A recent example of this is what is coined as Islamophobia. Post 9\/11, people who resemble those who are of Middle Eastern or Central Asian descent receive a wide range of attacks, from verbal threats to physical assault. For many, preserving their cultural identity by dressing in traditional garments puts them at greater risk of attack.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_138\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-138\" style=\"width: 576px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-hub\/uploads\/sites\/931\/2015\/10\/t7gligpklcae8mb1elaz.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-138\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-hub\/uploads\/sites\/931\/2015\/10\/t7gligpklcae8mb1elaz.jpg\" alt=\"Source: http:\/\/www.complex.com\/pop-culture\/2012\/11\/50-most-racist-political-cartoons\/the-american-river-ganges\" width=\"576\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-hub\/uploads\/sites\/931\/2015\/10\/t7gligpklcae8mb1elaz.jpg 576w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-hub\/uploads\/sites\/931\/2015\/10\/t7gligpklcae8mb1elaz-396x275.jpg 396w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-138\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: http:\/\/www.complex.com\/pop-culture\/2012\/11\/50-most-racist-political-cartoons\/the-american-river-ganges<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Are we seeing new targets for racism?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Of these wars, what derogatory words or images come to mind?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>WW2 (Germany, Japan)<\/li>\n<li>Vietnam War<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCold War\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Korean War<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Main Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>-With the current wars being waged on terrorism and drugs (foreign and domestic), what political and legal outcomes can we expect to see as it pertains to institutional and societal racism?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Who is involved?<\/li>\n<li>What is the fear?<\/li>\n<li>How does this change in regards to proximity to the conflict?<\/li>\n<li>Whats the other sides perspective?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>-How might this perpetuate or reinforce the cycle of hate between the groups?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>-How can we end this?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Another Lecture for your perusing:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/embed-ssl.ted.com\/talks\/sheikha_al_mayassa_globalizing_the_local_localizing_the_global.html\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>References<\/p>\n<p>Cassino, Daniel and Peter Wooley.\u00a0 \u201cSome News Leaves People Knowing Less.\u201d\u00a0 Fairleigh Dickinson University PublicMind Poll, 21 November 2011.<\/p>\n<p>Garth S. Jowett and Victoria O\u2019Donnell.\u00a0 \u201cWhat is Propaganda, and How Does It Differ From Persuasion?,\u201d pp.1-46<\/p>\n<p>Globalizing the local, localizing the global. (n.d.). Retrieved October 4, 2015, from https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/sheikha_al_mayassa_globalizing_the_local_localizing_the_global<\/p>\n<p>Michael Hirschorn.\u00a0 \u201cThe Truth Lies Here:\u00a0 How Can Americans Talk to One Another \u2013 Let Alone Engage in Political Debate \u2013 When the Web allows Every Side to Invent Its Own Facts.\u201d\u00a0 <em>The Atlantic<\/em>, November 2010<\/p>\n<p>Robert J. Gula.\u00a0 <em>Nonsense:\u00a0 Red Herrings, Straw Men, and Sacred Cows:\u00a0 How We Abuse Logic in Our Everyday Language<\/em>. Mount Jackson, VA:\u00a0 Axios Press, 2007.<\/p>\n<p>What does my headscarf mean to you? (n.d.). Retrieved October 6, 2015, from https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/yassmin_abdel_magied_what_does_my_headscarf_mean_to_you#t-9777<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Setting the Scene<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/embed-ssl.ted.com\/talks\/yassmin_abdel_magied_what_does_my_headscarf_mean_to_you.html\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Mobilizing people to hate<\/p>\n<p>One of the most useful ways to get a society to hate something is by using propaganda. This involves building the solidarity of a group (Group A), and then demonizing a different group of people (Group B) that are dissimilar to their own; the greater the phenotypic disparity, the easier it will be. The leaders of Group A will likely tell the group members that they are better than other groups, pushing this idea of exceptionalism. The norms of Group A will be praised for being &#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/law-justice-realtime\/2015\/10\/07\/how-do-we-create-racism\/\" class=\"more-link\"><span class=\"more-default\">&raquo; More &#8230;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1480,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[409],"tags":[],"wsuwp_university_location":[],"wsuwp_university_org":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/law-justice-realtime\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/law-justice-realtime\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/law-justice-realtime\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/law-justice-realtime\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1480"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/law-justice-realtime\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=134"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/law-justice-realtime\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":145,"href":"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/law-justice-realtime\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134\/revisions\/145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/law-justice-realtime\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/law-justice-realtime\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/law-justice-realtime\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=134"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/law-justice-realtime\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=134"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/law-justice-realtime\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}