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2 Racism without Racist The argument posed by Bonilla-Silva in his book, “Racism without Racists”, makes quite some sense; it explains how “colour-blind racism” is legitimized (Bonilla-Silva, 2006) . From a historical lens, different methods have been used to normalize racial inequalities. One of these many ways is storytelling. How we tell stories communicates much about our social statuses and how we perceive racial inequalities. Different stories speak much about our perceptions of racial disparities. Sadly, the stories we tell influence other people’s perceptions of racial inequalities, so people are convinced that this is how life should be. Stories communicate much of our social statuses as they present our thoughts on such a vital topic as racial inequalities in line with our experiences and knowledge. There are two types of stories that are used to normalize racial inequalities. Storylines and testimonies communicate more of our perceptions and experiences with lives (Bonilla-Silva, 2006) . Racial storylines present generic narratives based on impersonal ideologies that offer a particular race as inferior. In such storylines, characters are often presented as underdeveloped, unqualified and inferior to normalize racial inequalities. For instance, statements like “just imagine he lost the seat to a Blackman”. Testimonies are personal accounts meant to seek sympathy and offer some credibility to the listeners. Through testimonies, the narrator comes out as an authentic and credible source of information. Statements like “I can confirm that the Blacks are uncivilized as I have worked with them for years” normalize racial inequalities.

3 Reference Bonilla-Silva, E. (2006). Racism without racists: Color-blind racism and the persistence of racial inequality in the United States . Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. =

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