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• 48% of Brits believe that someone imitating an accent from
a different racial group is not usually or never racist, while
41% believe that it is always or usually racist.
• 46% of Brits believe that assuming someone is of a particular
race based on their name alone is seen as always/usually
racist, compared to 41% who believe it is not usually/never
racist.
• If someone is telling a joke featuring stereotypes about their
own race, only 41% of people consider it always/usually
racist, compared to 48% who say it would usually not or
never be.
• 64% of people said that someone preferring to live in a
community that is mostly or exclusively a different race to
them would not usually or never be racist – only 16% said it
would usually or always be racist.
• if a person preferred to live in a community that is mostly or
exclusively the same race as them, now 41% say this would
always/usually be racist while 44% said it would usually
not/never be racist.
Statistics like these are grounded in white supremacy and these
perspectives have a direct impact on the development of policies,
behaviours, and attitudes. White individuals reap the benefits of
a racist system, whether they are aware of it or not.
Being anti-racist means that you take the conscious effort to
learn about and act against racism. Going further, anti-racism is
about challenging the policies and systems that encourage
racism.
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