
Is Racism a Mental Illness?
If racism was thought of as a mental disorder, would it help the efforts to make the world a less racist place, or make them harder? By Shayla Love On The Oprah Winfrey Show in 1992, Jane Elliott, the educator known for teaching students about prejudice by biasing them against blue or brown eyes, came to an incisive conclusion about racism. “What we’re dealing with here is mental illness,” she said. Members of the audience started clapping. “Racism is a mental illness. If you judge other people by the color of their skin, by the amount of a chemical in their skin, you have … Continue reading Is Racism a Mental Illness?