tim wise
Chloe Biron
Expos 1 Practicum
Paper II
Summery Strong Response
Racism and White Denial In Tim Wise’s article he talks about “typical white denial”. He addresses the differences between facts and stereotypes according to race. He does this in a straight forward kind of way by using very blunt and to the point sentences. He then goes on to back up his claim that white denial does exists. He does this by stating reliable experiment results that illustrated Whites negative outlook on Blacks whether they are facts or just simply stereotypes. Even though these negative thoughts about Blacks could have been subconscious or acknowledged, the media soaks it up and portrays Blacks as being poor and drug dealers. However Wise goes on to prove that that is only a stereotype, not a fact. The false portrayal of Blacks is important to be recognized because it buts Blacks down and wipes them from a lot of opportunities they could have, solely based on their skin color. After reading this article by Tim Wise, it made me remember a specific time in my life when I witnessed someone being racist. It was in my own home, right across the living room from me as I sat on my couch and said nothing. In this moment that I realized two things. I was guilty of white denial, and my mom was racist. My older sister Satchel is 22 years old and attends KU. She had come home one weekend because she had something important she wanted to tell my mom. Satchel had led my mom into the living room where I was already seated. Once they sat down Satchel said, “Mom, I’m dating a black man.” The look on my moms face was a mixture of confusion, anger, and disappointment. She immediately started yelling at my sister and asking what she was thinking, how could she do this to her, she threatened to cut off all money sources they sent to my sister. Satchel broke down in tears. My mom knew nothing about this man that my sister had feelings for. She judged him based on his skin color. She even stated,
Expos 1 Practicum
Paper II
Summery Strong Response
Racism and White Denial In Tim Wise’s article he talks about “typical white denial”. He addresses the differences between facts and stereotypes according to race. He does this in a straight forward kind of way by using very blunt and to the point sentences. He then goes on to back up his claim that white denial does exists. He does this by stating reliable experiment results that illustrated Whites negative outlook on Blacks whether they are facts or just simply stereotypes. Even though these negative thoughts about Blacks could have been subconscious or acknowledged, the media soaks it up and portrays Blacks as being poor and drug dealers. However Wise goes on to prove that that is only a stereotype, not a fact. The false portrayal of Blacks is important to be recognized because it buts Blacks down and wipes them from a lot of opportunities they could have, solely based on their skin color. After reading this article by Tim Wise, it made me remember a specific time in my life when I witnessed someone being racist. It was in my own home, right across the living room from me as I sat on my couch and said nothing. In this moment that I realized two things. I was guilty of white denial, and my mom was racist. My older sister Satchel is 22 years old and attends KU. She had come home one weekend because she had something important she wanted to tell my mom. Satchel had led my mom into the living room where I was already seated. Once they sat down Satchel said, “Mom, I’m dating a black man.” The look on my moms face was a mixture of confusion, anger, and disappointment. She immediately started yelling at my sister and asking what she was thinking, how could she do this to her, she threatened to cut off all money sources they sent to my sister. Satchel broke down in tears. My mom knew nothing about this man that my sister had feelings for. She judged him based on his skin color. She even stated,