ABSTRACT
Chapter 6 focuses more centrally on illustrating collective myths—or sincere white fictions—wherein white Britons, like other white Westerners, see themselves as not racist and as good people even while they think and act in anti-black and other racist ways. The ways in which such powerful collective myths are displayed and endure is illustrated. Members of the British commentariat and polity, most especially white men, commonly view allegations of British racism as exaggerated or false, and allege that reverse racism is the real problem of which they as whites are the victims. They ignore much evidence to the contrary, including that presented in Chapter 6. The chapter also assesses the significant role of black Britons from Roman times onward and the oppression they have long endured, as well as senior royals’ links to decades of racism and fascism. And while it is argued that whites generally do not seek a mere pardon for racism but, rather, they furiously refute the existence or impact of past and contemporary racism, the example of Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, proves there are exceptions to this pattern.
