“Before the civil rights era, racial triangulation occurred openly, in cultural-racial terms; during the post-civl rights era, racial triangulation has occurred in a coded fashion, in cultural terms decoupled from overly racial claims.”
This quote is saying that even after the civil rights era, racial triangulation still exists. It is not as open as it once was, but it is rather done through discrete methods. One example, like we discussed in class, is Asian-Americans are just expected to excel academically. Yes, Asian culture places high values on education, but society has turned this into a stereotype that now depicts Asian-Americans as all having to be doctors or lawyers.
I totally agree with you on how as society has progressed racial triangulation has become more cleverly worded and discrete which creates “overly racial claims” as the quote says. I also like how you brought up the in class discussion and focused on how certain members of society still portray races in a stereotypical manner. I agree with the point you brought up and it really proves how cultural values can be misinterpreted through misinformation and twisted into becoming a stereotype.
I like the example that you brought up from class. It really shows how racism has evolved and his hiding behind cultural stereotypes. Stereotypes are unfair and the example you brought up shows how they divide different groups of people.