“But I’m oppressed too”: white male college students framing racial emotions as facts and recreating racism

Beyond Black and White: How White, Male, College Students See Their Asian American Peers

“…For example, participants tended to assign blame for campus segregation on minorities, in general, and Asian Americans, in particular. White students almost never held responsibility for this campus phenomenon, which is consistent with CWS literature, whereby the practices of white people are framed as normal (Cabrera, 2011(Cabrera, , 2014aFeagin & O'Brien, 2003). Additionally, the myth of the model minority was frequently used to castigate black and Latina/o communities for not being as prosperous as Asian Americans in a process that Kim (1999) refers to as "racial triangulation."…”

“…Among this sample of three males, I found no distinct trends that explained why these participants held their views regarding Asian Americans. This was troubling because in previous research using these data there were strong differences in experiences and views between students normalizing whiteness (Cabrera, 2014a) and those working through whiteness (Cabrera, 2012b). Those working through whiteness were the more racially progressive group, but even these white men tended to racially stereotype Asian Americans.…”

“…In previous research on this sample of students, I divided them into those working through whiteness (Cabrera, 2012b) and those normalizing whiteness (Cabrera, 2014a) based upon their racial ideologies (working through whiteness being more racially progressive). By racially progressive, I mean participants who viewed race as systemic reality instead of an individual defect.…”

Whiteness in Higher Education: The Invisible Missing Link in Diversity and Racial Analyses

“…Part of this invisibility and accompanying privilege means being able to ignore issues of race. When there are challenges lodged against Whiteness in higher education institutions, it can provoke a defensive reaction, even leading some to cry “reverse racism” (Cabrera, , ). Instead of challenging the normativity of Whiteness in higher education, institutional practices frequently reify Whiteness as property.…”

Having it both ways: White denial of racial salience while claiming oppression

“…show higher levels of racial resentment than white women (Smith, Senter, & Strachan, 2013). More specifically, white college students identified as men often respond to multiculturalism with either apathy or anger (Cabrera, 2014).…”