RE: Let's talk about bias!!!
May 9, 2018 at 12:25 pm
(This post was last modified: May 9, 2018 at 12:26 pm by drfuzzy.)
I think most bias is ingrained in childhood, by parents, culture, and environment.
Some of it gets (thankfully) undone by experience and education. For example, my parents were pretty racist.
I have worked, and worked - to erase that from my programming. I have discussed some of it at length with black friends.
(Some preferred the term "black", some "African American" -- I'm always up for correction.) I hope some day the term will just be "American" regardless of race.
I was out walking a few months ago and three young black males were approaching - I had a moment of nervousness.
I kicked myself for it, and said "hi" as we passed -- I hate that this piece is still ingrained, even after so many decades.
We're still a very tribal species. We want to point to those outside of our little group as "other". We need to outgrow this.
Some of it gets (thankfully) undone by experience and education. For example, my parents were pretty racist.
I have worked, and worked - to erase that from my programming. I have discussed some of it at length with black friends.
(Some preferred the term "black", some "African American" -- I'm always up for correction.) I hope some day the term will just be "American" regardless of race.
I was out walking a few months ago and three young black males were approaching - I had a moment of nervousness.
I kicked myself for it, and said "hi" as we passed -- I hate that this piece is still ingrained, even after so many decades.
We're still a very tribal species. We want to point to those outside of our little group as "other". We need to outgrow this.
"The family that prays together...is brainwashing their children."- Albert Einstein