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Prof claims Hispanic students perpetuate 'colorblind racism'
Toni_Airaksinen on Jul 03, 2018 at 1:23 PM EDT

Posted on 07/06/2018 3:19:03 PM PDT by ATOMIC_PUNK

A Michigan State University sociology professor claims that the "abstract liberalism" of many Latino and Latina college students serves to reinforce "colorblind racism."

Maria Isabel Ayala interviewed 50 Latino(a) students at Midwestern University, and was "dismayed" to find that they attribute their success to hard work and self-reliance while shunning affirmative action.

A professor at Michigan State University is alleging that Latino students perpetuate “colorblind racism” due to their commitment to meritocracy and free market values.

Sociology professor Maria Isabel Ayala made the argument in a recent study published by the Journal of Latinos and Education, having received $25,000 from the school to conduct the research.

Ayala interviewed 50 Latino(a) students at Midwestern University—27 women and 23 men—to probe how they explained their academic success, discovering to her dismay that many students expressed credence in both “colorblind racism” and “abstract liberalism” while shunning affirmative action policies in support of the “free market, meritocracy, and laissez-faire ideology.”

For example, when asked to describe her success in college, a dark-skinned Latina named Carla responded that “everyone is equal and we all have the same experiences...I have [worked hard] and I deserve it.”

Sebastian, a student who is described as a “medium-skinned” Latino, also reflected on his academic achievements and failures, telling Ayala that “I guess all the mistakes have been just me...I am self-reliant.”

A student named Eduardo, meanwhile, reportedly said “I am disadvantaged, and I am very aware of that but that is not a bad thing, I just have to work harder.”

When introducing her findings, Ayala claims that students’ belief in meritocracy is symptomatic of a larger societal issue: a tendency among minorities to dismiss the notion that racism may have impacted their own educational success.

“Color-blindness within higher education negatively shapes the experiences of students of color,” Ayala writes, stressing that students are “preventing the rebuttal of an ideology that not only invalidates their unique and cumulative racial experiences, but those of other people of color.”

“Color-blind racism is hegemonic,” the academic asserts. “It comes as no surprise that Latina(o) college students rely on it to rationalize their college attainment.”

Similarly, Ayala argues that “some of the tenets of color-blind racism are the refusal of the existence of White privilege, a lack of awareness of institutional racism and its implications, as will as the rejection of social policies (e.g., affirmative action).”

According to the study, the research was funded by a “Creating Inclusive Excellence” grant from the Michigan State University Office for Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives.

The Office’s website indicates that professors can apply for taxpayer-funded grants for initiatives that “create inclusive excellence” and “enhance diversity,” and according to Ayala’s CV, MSU awarded her $25,000 to conduct the research for the study.

The Director of the Office told Campus Reform that she could not confirm whether Ayala had ever received a grant from the school, and spokespersons for MSU did not respond to an inquiry about the purpose of Ayala’s research.

Ayala did not respond to multiple inquiries from Campus Reform.


TOPICS: Education; History; Reference
KEYWORDS: affirmativeaction; mariaisabelayala; michigan; michiganstate
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To: ATOMIC_PUNK

So much gibberish.....


21 posted on 07/06/2018 4:08:40 PM PDT by Intolerant in NJ
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To: ATOMIC_PUNK

UH OH Looks like some Hispanics are trying to get off the liberal plantation. they’re talking about hard work and merit, instead of making themselves into perpetual excuse-making victims, can’t have that.


22 posted on 07/06/2018 4:10:48 PM PDT by Cubs Fan (Good intentions? Most leftists would throw every one of us in Gulag if they could get away with it)
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To: ATOMIC_PUNK

They are successful.

What’s the problem?


23 posted on 07/06/2018 4:19:07 PM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith......)
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To: Wuli

I guess success because you are motivated and work hard doesn’t count.

Success only counts when you claim victim status and are given things you don’t deserve.


24 posted on 07/06/2018 4:21:00 PM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith......)
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To: ATOMIC_PUNK

My granddaughter is half Costa Rican. She worked hard in college and got great grades. She has no truck with lazy people, no matter their skin color. She works in a hospital and sees the feckless every day. She has a lot of feck. I like her.


25 posted on 07/06/2018 4:24:45 PM PDT by hanamizu
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To: ATOMIC_PUNK

Bookmark


26 posted on 07/06/2018 4:26:20 PM PDT by aquila48
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To: ATOMIC_PUNK
This is really good news.

The post-racism attitude; I don't care about race or racism, I'll just work harder and push through it.
And the college professors just lost their primary weapon: Endless phony grievances.
#Winning

27 posted on 07/06/2018 4:34:31 PM PDT by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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To: unlearner
It is puzzling that Hispanics have a strong Catholic tradition (nearly 50% are Catholic) and generally have a good work ethic (they rightly assume that personal responsibility can greatly effect their ability to achieve their goals and dreams), yet they vote overwhelmingly for pro-abortion, Socialist candidates. Makes no sense.

The first thing to understand is that Mestizos, Indians, whatever, who identify as Latino, will vote for their racial interests first no matter how "conservative" they are in anything else. I see it constantly. Truly conservative Latinos, who identify as Americans, are not the majority and never will be.

28 posted on 07/06/2018 5:26:27 PM PDT by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
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To: ATOMIC_PUNK

Racism is alive and well every time you are asked to check a certain block on a government form. That “White, Non-Hispanic” block always throws me.


29 posted on 07/06/2018 5:41:14 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Don't pass up the opportunity to use the Second Amendment today! IT'S FREE!)
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To: metmom
They are successful. What’s the problem?

First they work hard. Then they make money. Then they want to keep their money. Next thing you know, they might commit the greatest sin of all (guiltily looking over shoulder to make sure we aren't being watched) ... they might vote (shudder) Republican.

30 posted on 07/06/2018 6:28:51 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (I can't tell if we live in an Erostocracy (rule by sex) or an Eristocracy (rule by strife and chaos))
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To: ATOMIC_PUNK
$25,000 grant to interview 50 students?

Nice work if you can get it.

31 posted on 07/06/2018 6:29:11 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: ATOMIC_PUNK

Thanks


32 posted on 07/06/2018 6:33:36 PM PDT by unlearner (A war is coming.)
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To: ATOMIC_PUNK

Can they make up their minds?


33 posted on 07/06/2018 6:36:51 PM PDT by EdnaMode
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To: ATOMIC_PUNK
A professor at Michigan State University is alleging that Latino students perpetuate “colorblind racism” due to their commitment to meritocracy and free market values.

As an Anomalous-Trichromat-American I must protest this perjorative use of "colorblind". I and my ATA brothers (and a few sisters) must unite with out Dichromat and Monochromat brothers (and again a few sisters) and raise the red banner of outrage. I said the red banner! Red! You've raised the green banner of outrage.. I think. Raise both banners just to make sure.

“Color-blind racism is hegemonic,” the academic asserts. “It comes as no surprise that Latina(o) college students rely on it to rationalize their college attainment.”

Speaking of hegemonic - I see someone asserting her cultural imperialism by forcing her gender neutral language on the Spanish language. Take a thousand Mexican women and you can refer to the group as Latinas. Add one Mexican man and the group becomes the masculine Latinos.

34 posted on 07/06/2018 6:38:09 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (I can't tell if we live in an Erostocracy (rule by sex) or an Eristocracy (rule by strife and chaos))
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To: ATOMIC_PUNK
“Color-blind racism is hegemonic,”

What utterly meaningless pap! No wonder she is a sociologist.

35 posted on 07/06/2018 6:52:23 PM PDT by 17th Miss Regt
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To: ATOMIC_PUNK
“Color-blindness within higher education negatively shapes the experiences of students of color,” Ayala writes, stressing that students are “preventing the rebuttal of an ideology that not only invalidates their unique and cumulative racial experiences, but those of other people of color.”

Rephrasing it slightly:

"Your skin color is your uniform."

36 posted on 07/06/2018 6:55:24 PM PDT by 17th Miss Regt
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To: ATOMIC_PUNK

Leftist moron.


37 posted on 07/06/2018 8:19:56 PM PDT by TBP (Progressives lack compassion and tolerance. Their self-aggrandizement is all that matters.)
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To: ATOMIC_PUNK; dfwgator; Wuli; unlearner; 17th Miss Regt; TBP

Check out her bio if you really want to puke...

‘Maria Isabel Ayala, (Ph.D., Texas A&M) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and the Chicano/Latino Studies Program at Michigan State University. Her research agenda examines the social impact that the unique and complex racialization of Latinxs in the U.S. has on their experiences and social behavior. Challenging essentialist understandings of Latinx cultures, her research argues that normative ideologies and Latinxs’ complex social location within the existing racial structure play a critical role in their life course. Throughout her work, she challenges the deficit perspective by which Latinxs have been examined and instead suggests one of capital. In addition, she discusses the agentive and resilient behaviors of Latinxs in navigating physical, symbolic, and social White spaces. Dr. Ayala’s most recent publications and work under review addresses the experiences of Latinx students in higher education spaces.”


38 posted on 07/07/2018 1:18:32 AM PDT by aquila48
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To: ATOMIC_PUNK

American Academia needs to be cleaned up.

Its sad when ideology trumps reason/logic/common sense, and brings endless lies and slanders and hate


39 posted on 07/07/2018 4:04:03 AM PDT by elbook
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To: aquila48

You have to laugh. You read the bio-description of what it says she is about, and even that description identifies pre-conceived ideas, pre-conceived conclusions about her research, yet in her “study” that our thread began with, her research latino/latina subjects presented very different motivations and conclusions than she was expecting and she resorts to slandering them. LOL

And we repeat, she is no true “academic” and does not belong in academia. She has an agenda, that’s all.


40 posted on 07/07/2018 5:42:14 AM PDT by Wuli
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