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The Culture of Privilege: Color‐blindness, Postfeminism, and Christonormativity
Author(s) -
Ferber Abby L.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.618
H-Index - 122
eISSN - 1540-4560
pISSN - 0022-4537
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2011.01736.x
Subject(s) - ideology , racism , oppression , privilege (computing) , blindness , sociology , white privilege , white (mutation) , gender studies , intersectionality , aesthetics , law , political science , politics , art , medicine , biochemistry , chemistry , optometry , gene
This article argues that the ideology of color‐blind racism is part of a broader, overarching ideology of “oppression blindness.” Using an intersectional framework for understanding white privilege, color‐blind racism is seen not as a distinct ideology, but one which overlaps with and reinforces other systems of inequality. This article specifically examines the interconnections and similarities among color‐blindness, postfeminism, and christonormativity. Examining their similarities, I argue that we should approach each discourse as one strand in a larger tapestry that intertwine and work together to reinforce and defend the culture of privilege.