| > "you are biased even if you don't realise" Yes. For example, I looked at some online "implicit bias" test from some well-respected university. Well, started to take. One of the first questions was whether I associated "black" (in general) with sports. I do. It was obvious that answering truthfully was going to dramatically up my "implicit bias" score. But I don't do this because I am biased, I do this because my lived experience tells me this association is a true reflection of the world. I was on my high school's track team. In a school that was (guessing) >90% white, I was the only white guy on the sprint relay team. When going to the next level (county championships), I was the fastest white guy in the 200m that I competed in. I was also the only white guy (came in 4th of 6) in the 200m finals. Or look at the running competitions in the Olympics. Bias my ass. Aaaand...it doesn't apply to individuals. When I see President Obama, I don't think "sports", I think "President of the United States", and "amazing speaker" and "says things like 'that makes no sense' when people make no sense". And But I guess "reality = bias" these days. See also: "Stereotype Inaccuracy: A Belief Impervious to Data" https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/rabble-rouser/201408/st... |