Racism?

[CuckingFunt]

In each of the tests I took, I had exactly one mistake. Each of those mistakes were made in the last round, after muscle memory had taken over, and led to the conclusion that I slightly favored whichever group didn't get the mistake.

Do I think it's possible for this type of test to show one's hidden inclinations? Yes.

Do I think it's accurate to suggest that I, a identified bisexual, associate sexuality with "bad" words because I hit the "e" key when I should have hit the "i" key? Absolutely not.

[Winehole23]

I did not see a concensus against self-reflection, but rather intelligent judgments and discussion as to the validity of the testing measure presented.

Eh, fair enough. The underlying hypothesis seems commonsensical to me -- one that would hardly need a study to back it up -- but from a purely scientific POV what you're saying makes sense.

People seem to think that disavowing and denouncing racism makes one not racist. The psychological dimension of racism may be a little more complicated than that.

It's my unconsidered, unscientific opinion that SOME of the resistance to the test might be based on something other than strict consideration of the methodology. People don't like being told they're racist if they think they're not.

[AlamoSpursFan]

I went to a McDonalds once in Chicago and I was the only white person in there... and it was busy. The cooks, the cashiers, the customers; every single person in there besides me was black. And being from white bred SLC it was a major moment of awakening in my life. It was when I realized that racism isn't just bigotry, it's implicit denial of another race's experience. And by that I mean I had never previously or really given consideration to the experiential lives of black Americans, who like me in that McD's situation, are usually in the vast minority (at least where I live). At least I hadn't thought about it in any way that was beyond shallow and cliche. And it changed the way I think about people and race... and my own race. And I'm a better person for it. And I have no doubt that this study, which is more or less about sub-conscious racism, holds a lot of water. Especially pertaining to people who are similar to the person that I previously was.

I went to a McDonald's in Tennessee once and I was the only white guy there. They ignored the out of me as long as they could and then I got ty service. I wondered to myself if they were doing it because of my race, but then a black lady walked in and they treated her the same and I realized it was just a ty McDonald's.

[whottt]

I went to a McDonald's in Tennessee once and I was the only white guy there. They ignored the out of me as long as they could and then I got ty service. I wondered to myself if they were doing it because of my race, but then a black lady walked in and they treated her the same and I realized it was just a ty McDonald's.

I knew Jack Handey was from SA...but I did not know he drove a Frito Truck.

[MiamiHeat]

the problem is local to the USA

you see, if you go to another country and there are blacks, you won't feel weird

if you go to an all-black McDonalds in USA, you are self-concious. you KNOW they are all looking at you and that you know that they know about slavery, segregation, and how they had to ride the back of the bus.

both blacks and whites knowing about slavery and racism in the USA makes us both feel self-concious.

go to a country in africa and you won't feel the same way. you feel much more normal around all black people.

[v2freak]

I took some of those quizzes for a psychology class once. Personally, it's not race that causes me to make assumptions and judgements; it's about the way they present themselves. I will be equally apprehensive around a person of any race who is fully dressed in "gangster attire."

Anyone see Crash? Sometimes stereotypes lead to actions that just reinforce stereotypes. Like Ludacris at the beginning who is disgruntled by black people being discriminated against, so he mugs Brandon Frasier's character and reinforces every thought or belief Frasier's character ever had.

I went to a McDonalds once in Chicago and I was the only white person in there... and it was busy. The cooks, the cashiers, the customers; every single person in there besides me was black. And being from white bred SLC it was a major moment of awakening in my life. It was when I realized that racism isn't just bigotry, it's implicit denial of another race's experience. And by that I mean I had never previously or really given consideration to the experiential lives of black Americans, who like me in that McD's situation, are usually in the vast minority (at least where I live). At least I hadn't thought about it in any way that was beyond shallow and cliche. And it changed the way I think about people and race... and my own race. And I'm a better person for it. And I have no doubt that this study, which is more or less about sub-conscious racism, holds a lot of water. Especially pertaining to people who are similar to the person that I previously was.

Your life changed at McDonalds?

[2Blonde]

I took the old /young test. It said I had absolutely no preference either way.

[baseline bum]

I took some of those quizzes for a psychology class once. Personally, it's not race that causes me to make assumptions and judgements; it's about the way they present themselves. I will be equally apprehensive around a person of any race who is fully dressed in "gangster attire."

Am I alone in considering gangsta,er the politically correct form of the word ######? It just seems like it's always used in the same way.

[Dark Gable]

Am I alone in considering gangsta,er the politically correct form of the word ######? It just seems like it's always used in the same way.

That word shouldn't be used in any way. You don't need any test to know that racism and stereotypes abound in all people.