5 Quotes by Eduardo Bonilla-Silva

If race disappears as a category of official division, as it has in most of the world, this will facilitate the emergence of a plural racial order where the groups exist in practice but are not official recognized - and anyone trying to address racial division is likely to be chided for racializing the population.

Colorblind racism is the new racial music most people dance to, the ‘new racism’ is subtle, institutionalized and seemingly nonracial.

Whereas for most whites racism is prejudice, for most people of color racism is systemic or institutionalized.

If race disappears as a category of official division, as it has in most of the world, this will facilitate the emergence of a plural racial order where the groups exist in practice but are not official recognized – and anyone trying to address racial division is likely to be chided for racializing the population.

Whether actors express “resentment” or “hostility” toward minorities is largely irrelevant for the maintenance of white privilege.