… Well before the election of the first black president in 2008, the condemnation of direct and open expressions of racism had become a social norm. While the fading acceptability of openly racist attitudes is to be celebrated, it clearly does not mean that race no longer matters or that […] Read more »
Wide Support for Sterling’s Punishment, Though There Are Racial Divides
As the fallout continues from the disclosure of racist remarks made by Donald Sperling, the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, a national New York Times/CBS News poll showed that while there is wide support for the actions taken by the N.B.A., there are deep racial divisions among basketball fans. […] Read more »
Donald Sterling’s punishment: Poll reveals racial divide
A majority of Americans think lifetime ban and fine imposed on Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling was the right punishment, but the public is more divided on whether Sterling should be forced to sell the team. … Black Americans (71 percent) are more likely than whites (52 percent) to […] Read more »
Are White Republicans More Racist Than White Democrats?
The comments made by Cliven Bundy and Donald Sterling this month demonstrate that the U.S. is far from a colorblind society. And the reaction to their comments has drawn further attention to the fraught relationship between racism and partisan politics. When racist statements by high-profile figures are made public, some […] Read more »
Polling on racism is complicated
From a pollster’s perspective, racism is a tough nut to crack. Is there any proven and tested battery of questions that will measure racism? For that matter, is racism a single construct, or is it a multidimensional phenomenon that renders measurement nigh impossible? Reading the comments allegedly said by L.A. […] Read more »
Cliven Bundy: Racism entwined with government antipathy
Conservatives would like us to believe that hatred of government and racism are totally separate phenomena. That one has nothing to do with the other. They’re wrong. Resentment of the federal government and racism have gone hand-in-hand in the United States for 200 years. CONT. Bill Schneider (George Mason U.), […] Read more »