Often we hear about Black women and men being profiled. Profiling is where someone makes a snap judgment about another because of their appearance, including skin tone. Recently, a Black rap artist by the name of Jim Jones was stocking up on supplies at target and was followed through the store by an employee who was also black. Jim felt like he had been profiled by another Black man and you can see his frustration and confusion on his Instagram live video as he asks the manager "Do I look less than others?"
The Black community is no stranger to racial profiling. With stories like Michael Brown, many Black men and women live with a fear of being targeted as a criminal for their skin tone. Recently, three women were harassed by a WinCo store manager over a misunderstanding and then were escorted out of the store by police. The store manager physically pushed the women around and he grabbed items out of their cart. Yet when these women spoke up and attested, they were seen as hysterical, angry black women.
Going along with gendered stereotypes, women are easily labeled the angry black women and black men are seen as over domineering and dangerous. Socioeconomic factors can attribute to these profilings as well. Someone who is not dressed as nicely as others are more easily targeted than someone who is wealthy. Socioeconomic status is not always a direct factor but can be easily seen in some cases.
In a clip from the movie Crash, two Black men discuss being profiled even though they looked like "UCLA" students. Just become someone has a different skin tone doesn't automatically make them a criminal or dangerous. Below is the video to see first hand how someone can be racially profiled.
Course Concept Citation: Durr, Marlese, and Adia M. Harvey Wingfield. 2011. "Keep your 'N' in Check." Critical Sociology 37:557-571. Copyright © 2011.
The Black community is no stranger to racial profiling. With stories like Michael Brown, many Black men and women live with a fear of being targeted as a criminal for their skin tone. Recently, three women were harassed by a WinCo store manager over a misunderstanding and then were escorted out of the store by police. The store manager physically pushed the women around and he grabbed items out of their cart. Yet when these women spoke up and attested, they were seen as hysterical, angry black women.
Going along with gendered stereotypes, women are easily labeled the angry black women and black men are seen as over domineering and dangerous. Socioeconomic factors can attribute to these profilings as well. Someone who is not dressed as nicely as others are more easily targeted than someone who is wealthy. Socioeconomic status is not always a direct factor but can be easily seen in some cases.
In a clip from the movie Crash, two Black men discuss being profiled even though they looked like "UCLA" students. Just become someone has a different skin tone doesn't automatically make them a criminal or dangerous. Below is the video to see first hand how someone can be racially profiled.
Course Concept Citation: Durr, Marlese, and Adia M. Harvey Wingfield. 2011. "Keep your 'N' in Check." Critical Sociology 37:557-571. Copyright © 2011.
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