{"id":697,"date":"2017-08-15T05:31:43","date_gmt":"2017-08-15T05:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/elizabethtatelaw\/?p=697"},"modified":"2019-08-06T05:32:54","modified_gmt":"2019-08-06T05:32:54","slug":"identifying-casual-racism-in-the-workplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elizabethtatelaw.com\/identifying-casual-racism-in-the-workplace\/","title":{"rendered":"Identifying casual racism in the workplace"},"content":{"rendered":"
If you’ve never heard the term “casual racism,” you’re not alone. Most people are only on the lookout for more overt forms of racism, such as using particular words or phrases or creating policies that very conspicuously privilege one person or population over another.<\/p>\n
But so-called “casual” racism is much more nuanced, and it can be difficult to see if you are not accustomed to experiencing it yourself. Below, we outline several situations and scenarios that, taken together, make up some ways that people experience subtle and often socially acceptable ways of marginalizing and discriminating against people outside of their own race or color.<\/p>\n
While saying and doing any of the above isn’t necessarily illegal, these behaviors can signal to employees that they should be on alert. These actions could be symbolic of a more systematically racist organization that is prone to establishing policies or procedures that are not only racist but illegal. And over time, employees may come to view these casually racist acts as aggressive, which can create tension and a negative corporate culture overall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
If you’ve never heard the term “casual racism,” you’re not alone. Most people are only on the lookout for more overt forms of racism, such as using particular words or phrases or creating policies that very conspicuously privilege one person or population over another. But so-called “casual” racism is much more nuanced, and it can … Continue reading Identifying casual racism in the workplace<\/span>