Racism is 'worse for white Americans than black Americans'

25 May 2011 17:56 #1 by daisypusher

"Whites believe the pendulum has now swung way beyond equality in the direction of discrimination," it added.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/8535150/Racism-is-worse-for-white-Americans-than-black-Americans.html

"It is a pretty surprising finding when you think of the wide range of disparities that still exist in society, most of which show black Americans with worse outcomes than whites in areas such as income, home ownership, health and employment," said Samuel Somers, an associate professor of psychology at Tufts who co-authored the study.


It seems the authors measure racism by "outcome".

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25 May 2011 18:13 #2 by Wily Fox aka Angela
my only reaction is that I don't appreciate the authors of the survey speaking for me, a white person based upon 200 people surveyed.

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