sourcedumal:salon:Progressives like to believe they’re more evolved, but they’re no less
sourcedumal:salon:Progressives like to believe they’re more evolved, but they’re no less vulnerable to their implicit biasesIf there’s anything our fraught national dialogue on race has taught us, it’s that there are no racists in this country. (In fact, not only do multiple studies confirm that most white Americans generally believe racism is over — just 16 percent say there’s a lot of racial discrimination — it turns out that many actually believe white people experience more discrimination than black people.) It’s a silly idea, of course, but it’s easy to delude ourselves into thinking that inequality is a result of cultural failures, racial pathology and a convoluted narrative involving black-on-black crime, hoodies, rap music and people wearing their pants too low. To admit that racism is fundamental to who we are, that it imbues our thinking in ways we wouldn’t and couldn’t believe without the application of the scientific method, is infinitely harder. And yet, there’s endless evidence to prove it.“Stop imagining that being racist is something that only other people do, and start looking closely at your own beliefs. Especially the ones you’ve never admitted to yourselves that you hold.”*takes a long sip of tea* -- source link
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