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Do Most Of Us Hold An“Unconscious Bias” On Racism And Other Matters Such As Misogyny.
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I added Misogyny because on a radio phone-in, a woman said "that if there was a male and a female assistant in a book shop, a male customer was more likely to approach the male assistant for certain advice, thinking that the male assistant would be more knowledgeable".
I ask you????????? I gamble that a female customer would approach the female assistant for advice, it's got nothing to do with discrimination against the other sex.
I added Misogyny because on a radio phone-in, a woman said "that if there was a male and a female assistant in a book shop, a male customer was more likely to approach the male assistant for certain advice, thinking that the male assistant would be more knowledgeable".
I ask you????????? I gamble that a female customer would approach the female assistant for advice, it's got nothing to do with discrimination against the other sex.
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//NJ, if no-one is interested in the prince's views, they'll not be acted upon will they?//
It's not whether they are acted upon or not that concerns me. Nothing that is "acted upon" ever seems to produce the desired results anyway. It's the fact that his musings are always blocking up valuable space in the newspapers.
As for the ludicrous "Google Camp" or whatever it was he attended, I not too sure of the collective intelligence of the organisers and participants:
"Climate Change is getting a bit dodgy. I know, why don't we all have a get together in Sicily. No worries about getting there. I've got my Lear Jet. Most of you have a private jet or yacht you can schlep over there in. There's plenty of Maseratis, Ferraris and Lamborghinis for us to use to tootle about in when we're there (I'm having two of mine shipped over). Then we can get a message out to tell the plebs about all the damage they're causing when they fly off to Benidorm for a week, the selfish inconsiderate ***."
It's not whether they are acted upon or not that concerns me. Nothing that is "acted upon" ever seems to produce the desired results anyway. It's the fact that his musings are always blocking up valuable space in the newspapers.
As for the ludicrous "Google Camp" or whatever it was he attended, I not too sure of the collective intelligence of the organisers and participants:
"Climate Change is getting a bit dodgy. I know, why don't we all have a get together in Sicily. No worries about getting there. I've got my Lear Jet. Most of you have a private jet or yacht you can schlep over there in. There's plenty of Maseratis, Ferraris and Lamborghinis for us to use to tootle about in when we're there (I'm having two of mine shipped over). Then we can get a message out to tell the plebs about all the damage they're causing when they fly off to Benidorm for a week, the selfish inconsiderate ***."
For a change I'm in full agreement with Pixie. I am sure we would all love to believe that we're free of subconscious bias but, by definition, we can hardly be aware of it. On the other hand, multiple studies show quite clearly that the effect exists if you consider hundreds and thousands of such interactions -- eg, CVs with a generic name such as John tend to be viewed more favourably than those under the name Mohammed somebody-or-other, even if their content is literally exactly the same.
We're becoming more aware of this, so hopefully the effect is gradually being reduced, but it will never vanish entirely. Perhaps the other point is that this isn't a criticism exactly. We're all human, we all reach quick judgements on other people, all the time. It's just human nature.
We're becoming more aware of this, so hopefully the effect is gradually being reduced, but it will never vanish entirely. Perhaps the other point is that this isn't a criticism exactly. We're all human, we all reach quick judgements on other people, all the time. It's just human nature.
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