Which of the Following Is an Example of What a Person

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of what a person might say if they were expressing what Eduardo Bonilla-Silva describes as a "minimization" argument in his book Racism without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality in America?

A) "People prefer to live among others of their own race or ethnicity, so segregation in housing and schools isn't anyone's fault."
B) "Everyone has an equal chance of success in America!"
C) "People of color have different values, and those values, not differences in opportunity or experiences of racism, make them poor."
D) "Since we ended slavery and legal segregation, racism no longer exists-which means that if people of color aren't succeeding, it is their own fault."