Respectability politics is the paradigm where Black people, particularly those in positions of political and economic power, weaponize white supremacist ideals of Black inferiority and criminality to separate themselves from the pack.
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Respectability politics is the paradigm where Black people, particularly those in positions of political and economic power, weaponize white supremacist ideals of Black inferiority and criminality to separate themselves from the pack.