White Supremacy
Gloria A. Loftin
Sociology 201 (01)
Dr. James Blake
April 21, 2012
White Supremacists, Oppositional Culture and the World Wide Web
Adams, Josh; Roscigno, Vincent J. Social Forces; Dec 2005; 84, 2; ProQuest Sociology.
Definition of WHITE SUPREMACIST a person who believes that the white race is inherently superior to other races and that white people should have control over people of other races.
In the aftermath of the election victory of Barack Obama, white supremacists rushed to online discussion forums to vent anger and disbelief that voters had chosen an African-American candidate as the next president of the United States. The Anti-Defamation League, which monitors and exposes extremist activity and rhetoric, said anger among white supremacists and other right-wing extremists in response to Obama's victory, resulted in an avalanche of vitriolic ranting postings on racist Web sites. At one point, the chatter so overloaded the server of the most popular white supremacist internet forum, Stormfront, which was temporarily shutdown.
The notion that racism is a violation of human rights is not a new one, as those who have experienced it effects would testify. The ground-breaking progress gained by the civil rights movement of the 1960s in the United States has steadily eroded over the past decade, and the issues and incidents of racism as well as anti-Semitism, homophobia, and violence against women are ones that need to be addressed with increasing urgency. While the courts are more and more frequently relying on civil rights laws to prosecute racially motivated violence, the common abuses of basic human rights are often overlooked. In fact, the encroachment of white supremacist ideologies into the social fabric of our politics, our institutions, and our laws means that intolerance
1.
is becoming the rule of the day, and the overt violation of the persons and property of individuals and groups is not only easily accepted, but part of the status
Sociology 201 (01)
Dr. James Blake
April 21, 2012
White Supremacists, Oppositional Culture and the World Wide Web
Adams, Josh; Roscigno, Vincent J. Social Forces; Dec 2005; 84, 2; ProQuest Sociology.
Definition of WHITE SUPREMACIST a person who believes that the white race is inherently superior to other races and that white people should have control over people of other races.
In the aftermath of the election victory of Barack Obama, white supremacists rushed to online discussion forums to vent anger and disbelief that voters had chosen an African-American candidate as the next president of the United States. The Anti-Defamation League, which monitors and exposes extremist activity and rhetoric, said anger among white supremacists and other right-wing extremists in response to Obama's victory, resulted in an avalanche of vitriolic ranting postings on racist Web sites. At one point, the chatter so overloaded the server of the most popular white supremacist internet forum, Stormfront, which was temporarily shutdown.
The notion that racism is a violation of human rights is not a new one, as those who have experienced it effects would testify. The ground-breaking progress gained by the civil rights movement of the 1960s in the United States has steadily eroded over the past decade, and the issues and incidents of racism as well as anti-Semitism, homophobia, and violence against women are ones that need to be addressed with increasing urgency. While the courts are more and more frequently relying on civil rights laws to prosecute racially motivated violence, the common abuses of basic human rights are often overlooked. In fact, the encroachment of white supremacist ideologies into the social fabric of our politics, our institutions, and our laws means that intolerance
1.
is becoming the rule of the day, and the overt violation of the persons and property of individuals and groups is not only easily accepted, but part of the status