Calling the Achievements of Individuals from So-Called Minority Groups as 'Firsts

question 51

Multiple Choice

Calling the achievements of individuals from so-called minority groups as 'firsts' reflects institutionalized (or structural) racism because it:

• A) Implies that people of color are generally inferior to white people
• B) Diverts attention from rules (such as sporting league rules) that kept them from such achievements to begin with
• C) This is a trick question: it really doesn't have anything to do with institutionalized racism.
• D) All of the answers (except the trick question answer) are correct
• E) Individualizes our view of what people can accomplish, distracting us from systemic barriers related to unequal access

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