“What do you call a Black guy who flies a plane?”: The effects and understanding of disparagement and confrontational racial humor

Volume: 31, Issue: 1, Pages: 105 - 128
Published: Jan 26, 2018
Abstract
We conducted three studies to test our overarching hypothesis that racial humor may increase or decrease subsequent expressions of prejudice by setting social norms that indicate prejudice is either more or less acceptable, respectively. We selected riddles that were disparaging, confrontational, or neutral, and examined their effects on subsequent prejudiced expressions. We predicted humor that disparaged Blacks would convey that prejudiced...
Paper Details
Title
“What do you call a Black guy who flies a plane?”: The effects and understanding of disparagement and confrontational racial humor
Published Date
Jan 26, 2018
Volume
31
Issue
1
Pages
105 - 128
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