[Mpls] 2004 Green Party Questionnaire

[David Wilson]

Instead of torturing the language, the phrase "pattern and practice" has
been used to describe the phenomenon that you are discussing.

David Wilson
Loring Park




On Tue, 11 May 2004 Socialist2001 at cs.com wrote:

> In a message dated 5/8/2004 5:10:24 PM Central Daylight Time, nkras at visi.com
> writes:
>
> << What is "colorblind racism" and "colorblind methods of discrimination"?
>
>  Neal Krasnoff
>  Loring Park >>
>
> I am referring to discrimination that is not based on race but generally has
> a greater negative effect on people of color than whites, and may allow those
> who are doing the discriminating to consciously engage in covert, race-based
> discrimination. Examples: ability-grouping practices in the schools, requiring
> a spotless driving record as a condition of employment (e.g. letter carriers
> in the US Postal Service).
>
> I have seen and heard about landlords sign lease agreements with the first
> qualified white applicant, then do a background check to verify that the
> application was truthfully answered. The same landlords would tell African-Americans
> that the background check had to be completed before signing a lease
> agreement, and would charge them a nonrefundable fee for the background check, then
> rent to a white. That's an example of the covert racial discrimination that goes
> on in the housing and job markets that should be addressed, but is not being
> addressed.
>
> -Doug Mann
>
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