What’s Your Antiracist Style?
Choose true for those statements that apply or that are mostly true for you. If the statement does not apply to you, or is not aligned with how you think or behave, or if you do not understand what the statement means, then choose N/A for not applicable.
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If a person of color tells me that someone is racist or a certain behavior is racist, I offer them alternative explanations as a way to support them.
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I believe that if a Black American says they have never experienced racism that they are not authentically black.
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I believe that because of the visibility of race, whites, regardless of their personal behaviors, are connected to racism.
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I believe that the breakdown of the black family unit is responsible for racism.
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I believe that being white and being racist is a fixed status attached to skin color.
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I understand and can explain resume whitening.
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I believe that only whites can be racist.
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I believe that today’s housing segregation simply reflects that people desire to live with their own kind.
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I believe that most organizations by law have fair hiring practices.
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I am confused by why black people loot and vandalize their own communities.