Comments on: Is Obama Bad for Racial Equality?

By: Teach for America, Then Forget It - Ryan Sager - Neuroworld - True/Slant

Teach for America, Then Forget It - Ryan Sager - Neuroworld - True/Slant — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:59:26 +0000

[...] completed a rigorous two-year program of public service. In fact, it sounds an awful lot like: moral self-regulation. I’ve spent two years dedicating my life to making the world a better place, the TFA grad may [...]

By: Go Green, Hoard Green, Steal Green - Ryan Sager - Neuroworld - True/Slant

Go Green, Hoard Green, Steal Green - Ryan Sager - Neuroworld - True/Slant — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:57:39 +0000

[...] where this idea of moral self-regulation pops up. Another recent study found that white people who voted for Obama later appeared to feel they had more license to be racist in other aspects of their [...]

By: Whites engage in more racist acts after declaring support for Obama, study finds. « Restructure!

Thu, 14 May 2009 02:46:51 +0000

[...] Sager frames the study with respect to the idea of moral self-regulation: This is a concept where people who are satisfied that they are “good,” will act bad. People [...]

By: Over The Counter Culture» Blog Archive » The paradox of being good

Over The Counter Culture» Blog Archive » The paradox of being good — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:53:21 +0000

[...] TrueSlant/Neuroworld: You may remember from the other day, the Al Gore’s Giant Fraggin’ Mansion Effect. Or, as [...]

By: jamesohearn

jamesohearn — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 07:25:55 +0000

A couple new studies suggests that white people who voted for Barack Obama may be so satisfied with their anti-racist credentials that they… act more racist.

Makes total sense.

White people only really try to establish their anti-racist credentials so they can have permission to give a shout out to all their “n-words.”

By: Brian In NYC

Brian In NYC — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:31:51 +0000

I share your concern Ryan, Obama’s election could very easily lead to a sense of complacency in regard to the race issue. Just because one black man managed to climb to the top of the heap doesn’t mean there still aren’t a lot struggling to get out from under.