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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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