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Article Evaluation

The article I reviewed which I saw as relevant to our course study was Institutional Racism. I do believe that the article's viewpoints are properly represented. The article is able to fully back up it's claim with factual information. I've looked through the sources and they all link to the relevant topics that the article covers. The article's citations do not appear biased in any way and instead they seem neutral in tone and accurately how the United States over the years have demonstrated institutional racism. The sources all look to be reputable secondary sources and from academic journals. The discussions behind this article mostly include talking about the difference between institutional racism and structural racism. Institutional racism being the different public policies that are embedded in various kinds of institutions, while structural racism are the racist attitudes that exist within society as a whole. Also the talk page mentions and explains some of the edits that were made along the way in creating the final version of the page. This article is featured as part of the Wikiproject Discrimination as the article relates how people have been discriminated against by various kinds of institutions. The article differs from how we have talked about the issue in class as it is a lot more knowledgeable and well-referenced. The article is able to support it's claim with a broader range of background to show how this issue has progressed over the years, therefore it is able to present a more informed and reputable perspective.

Possible Editing Sources

Hipster Racism

Racial Profiling - include media and society's role in perpetuating profiles

Reverse Racism - in need of implications of reverse racism on minorities as well as on the white population -Additionally needs insight and statistics into other examples of "reverse racism" then just citing affirmative action

Wikipedia Article Contributions:

Hipster Racism

Matt Pearce of the Los Angeles Times characterized the appropriation of cultural artifacts as fashion without recognizing the significance of the article as hipster racism. Examples include wearing Native American headdresses, or more specifically, Urban Outfitters selling clothes with Navajo and other Aboriginal and African tribal prints without giving tribute, acknowledgement, or compensation. Television producer Lena Dunham was described as a hipster racist when Dunham issued a statement defending a male colleague who was accused of rape by a woman of mixed race.

Article Contribution: Racist Humor

Given the definition of hipster racism, racist humor falls into this category because it exhibits a behavior to denigrate non-white racial groups under the guise of satire and irony. Although some may argue that we are a "color-blind" society" therefore such humor can not be taken at face value as truly being racist.However the prevalence of racist humor is seen at every level of society and thought to be a part of sustaining "white racial framing" which refers to promoting white superiority over other races. The use of racist slurs,stereoptypes, and satirizing culture all exist within racist humor. As put by Sigmund Freud on the nature of joking as a way of the mind to "work around nasty, repressed emotions." Therefore these repressed racist emotions are able to be concealed by the fact racist commentary is supposed to only be taken in jest. Racist joking encourages jokers to be "taboo" while under the surface this signals real views they may possess. Additionally, in situations where audience members may take offense there tends to be a deemphasis of the severity of such a joke because of the joker's belief that it is meaningless since it is only a joke. This notion is part of supporting the ideology that "race and racism no longer matter" despite racist humor covertly presenting racist feelings.

The inaction and silence to such racist jokes are supposed to be seen as a reflection of a color blind society. However, the frequency of such behavior as well as denying that such humor is racist helps to make racism a more embedded feature of society. This is because it emphasizes the racial categories of people and using this as a source of satire. In doing so racist jokes questions the sense of belonging and ability to be a “suitable” member of society based on the color of their skin. Therefore, racist humor has an underlying motivation of needing to demonstrate and assert superiority subliminally. This is the reasoning behind in why some people and even certain actors or celebrities using racist humor can come at the cost of being a social pariah or even losing job opportunities such as Roseanne Barr and Paula Deen.

Those who write racist humor or even attempt to make jokes about race tend to defend themselves by believing they are neutral. They market their material as being equally offensive to each racial group so that they can’t be seen as racist towards specific racial groups. That is why the joker who is equally offensive believes that their racist humor expresses “liberalism” in the sense of exercising free speech. This approach has facilitated the acceptability of humor being politically incorrect . The success of such “equal opportunity offender” was to deflect accusations of racism or that the person themselves is racist. At the same time it allows people, especially whites, to continue the circulation of racist jokes under the belief of free expression of overt and serious racist behavior is increasingly regarded as intolerable in society.

Peer Review

To begin, I would say go back and look through for grammar issues, I noticed misplaced commas, spacing and misspelling mainly.

I also dont really understand the sentence: "With that said, racist joking augurs jokers to be "taboo" whil under the surface this signals real views they may possess" Perhaps it is from grammatical issues but I would suggest stating the facts and cutting out the necessaries like "with that said"/ "under the surface" as Wikipedia boasts being a neutral/factual source.

The last 2 sentences of the first paragraph are very good in summing up the issue with Racist Humor! Very clear and you have a solid source.

For the second paragraph, I think it might solely be based on your personal conclusions and opinions, because there is no source or support for statements like: "The inaction and silence to such racist jokes are supposed to be seen as a reflection of a color blind society. However, the frequency of such behavior as well as denying that such humor is racist helps to make racism a more embedded feature of society".

"They market their material as being equally offensive to each racial group so that they can’t be seen as racist towards specific racial groups." - this is a really good and interesting point! Perhaps consider expanding on this topic.

Overall, you make a lot of interesting and very strong claims, and while they may be accurate, I would consider finding multiple solid sources to back them up. (hard core Wikipedia people will definitely not accept them if there aren't multiple reliable sources) - also theres an issue where your first source isn't visible. I think you discuss the subject very well and would mainly suggest sticking to the facts of what research has found to make your addition strong!

Gi4444 (talk) 23:56, 21 October 2018 (UTC)