Question

Why might less obvious or less alarming forms of racism be just as dangerous as old fashioned or symbolic racism?

Answer 1

The less obvious or less alarming forms of racism can be just as dangerous as old-fashioned or symbolic racism such as Tokenism; a form of racism occurs when individuals do not perceive themselves as prejudiced because they make small concessions to while holding basically negative attitudes toward, members of the other group. Aversive racism which occurs when individuals who highly value fairness and equality among all racial and cultural groups nevertheless have negative beliefs and feelings about members of a particular race, often as a result of childhood socialization experiences. This may lead to the development of unrest in a society leading to violent retaliation by the society that may be very serious such as the attack on Police in Dallas in 2016.