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NY_20th

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7. It's ingrained. Unless it's recognized, it won't stop.

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Wed Jul 11, 2018, 07:46 PM

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Many white people still harbor bias and prejudice against black people, [View all] NY_20th Jul 2018 OP

Yes, and if your immediate reaction is "not me" then perhaps you actually are so self involved that bettyellen Jul 2018 #1

Well said. NY_20th Jul 2018 #8

You're very welcome. bettyellen Jul 2018 #23

40% of the populous still support and approve of Trump. In 2016 there was no secret that Trump was still_one Jul 2018 #2

Yes, it does. potone Jul 2018 #10

I agree with your assessment except I wouldn't count on Mueller. The only hope we have now is still_one Jul 2018 #13

As a white person, I have come to realize that I have this problem... Wounded Bear Jul 2018 #3

Many of us were raised in that same environment. NY_20th Jul 2018 #6

I have racist thoughts and reactions all the time. Anyone who was raised in the white hegemony of WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2018 #4

It's ingrained. Unless it's recognized, it won't stop. NY_20th Jul 2018 #7

You're right. Anyone who says they don't is either lying or has no self-awareness. EffieBlack Jul 2018 #21

Many more people have a bias and prejudice saidsimplesimon Jul 2018 #5

Ingrained sexism is also an issue. NY_20th Jul 2018 #9

How can white people harbor bias, but a white person doesn't? aikoaiko Jul 2018 #11

I'm sorry, I'm not following what you are asking. NY_20th Jul 2018 #12

Let me put these sentences from the OP together. aikoaiko Jul 2018 #15

Right. Which is why I didn't say all white people do. NY_20th Jul 2018 #16

All squares are rectangles, but not all rectangles are squares mythology Jul 2018 #14

Yes, much of it is unconscious, NY_20th Jul 2018 #17

Thank you. EffieBlack Jul 2018 #18

We have to be able to accept this with humility and not shame. nolabear Jul 2018 #19

I wish white people had a vocabulary and a framework to talk about their own instilled racist WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2018 #26

That's something worth working on. nolabear Jul 2018 #29

That's very good advice. NY_20th Jul 2018 #27

Oh, probably do a lot of the first and think hard about the second. nolabear Jul 2018 #30

Sound logic, of course. NY_20th Jul 2018 #32

Wondering if this is you? take the Implicit Bias Test. Lisa0825 Jul 2018 #20

Took that test twice over several years. cachukis Jul 2018 #37

There actually is a way to know - the Harvard Implicit Bias Test. TomSlick Jul 2018 #22

Yes! mcar Jul 2018 #24

And in Rwanda Hutu hates Tutsi and vice versa. We are all products of our environment. McCamy Taylor Jul 2018 #25

Exactly-----and Koreans don't exactly love the Japanese. virgogal Jul 2018 #28

It's true annabanana Jul 2018 #31

I'm glad to see people linking the implicit bias tests caraher Jul 2018 #33

Plenty of DUers have gotten woke through discussion on this forum IronLionZion Jul 2018 #34

Nice post comrade! whistler162 Jul 2018 #35

Pointing out that racism remains a huge problem, and is the driving force behind Trump support... Garrett78 Jul 2018 #36

If you do not wish to participate in the discussion, fine. NY_20th Jul 2018 #38

+1, nt R B Garr Jul 2018 #39

Do you know who hates to be called out on their racism? NY_20th Jul 2018 #40