Comments on: Intrinsic racism and the strength of our subconscious associations http://stuporcollider.com/2009/02/03/intrinsicracismandthestrengthofoursubconsciousassociations/ Because we can’t make it in the real world Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:46:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Owen http://stuporcollider.com/2009/02/03/intrinsicracismandthestrengthofoursubconsciousassociations/comment-page-1/#comment-176 Owen Thu, 05 Feb 2009 12:44:40 +0000 http://stuporcollider.com/?p=468#comment-176 Your data suggest no difference in your automatic preferences for White people vs. Black people Your data suggests a moderate automatic preference for John McCain over Barack Obama<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('176','Owen'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('176','Owen','Your data suggest no difference in your automatic preferences for White people vs. Black people\r\n\r\nYour data suggests a moderate automatic preference for John McCain over Barack Obama'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Your data suggest no difference in your automatic preferences for White people vs. Black people

Your data suggests a moderate automatic preference for John McCain over Barack Obama

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]]> By: Ado http://stuporcollider.com/2009/02/03/intrinsicracismandthestrengthofoursubconsciousassociations/comment-page-1/#comment-175 Ado Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:28:26 +0000 http://stuporcollider.com/?p=468#comment-175 Weird, apparently I have "a moderate automatic preference for African American compared to European American". Ok, so this is obviously not that scientific but is completely not what I expected, especially after my earlier comment. Thinking back though, seeing the eyes of white Americans did make me think of serial killers. Hmmmm.....<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('175','Ado'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('175','Ado','Weird, apparently I have \"a moderate automatic preference for African American compared to European American\".\r\n\r\nOk, so this is obviously not that scientific but is completely not what I expected, especially after my earlier comment.\r\n\r\nThinking back though, seeing the eyes of white Americans did make me think of serial killers. Hmmmm.....'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Weird, apparently I have “a moderate automatic preference for African American compared to European American”.

Ok, so this is obviously not that scientific but is completely not what I expected, especially after my earlier comment.

Thinking back though, seeing the eyes of white Americans did make me think of serial killers. Hmmmm…..

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]]> By: Ado http://stuporcollider.com/2009/02/03/intrinsicracismandthestrengthofoursubconsciousassociations/comment-page-1/#comment-174 Ado Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:09:58 +0000 http://stuporcollider.com/?p=468#comment-174 Hey, I'm about to take some of the tests and will report back on my results. Further to your article however, I think the fact that you "felt shame" as you were giving some answers speaks volumes on this topic, for you and us all. I'm afraid (to me) prejudice seems to be an inbuilt feature of the human brain, in the past it helped us make snap decisions or recognise threatening situations as (or even before) they arose. However, in today's world it can have a very negative impact as we subconsciously use our "experiences" to draw immediate conclusions. The problem being that these "experiences" are usually things we have been told in the news or (and perhaps more often) in popular culture. I think that the fact you felt shame for some of your answers shows that you are aware that your natural instinct is something that can not and should not always be relied upon and that your concious mind (i.e. you) don't agree with the messages you're being sent. The key is whether you take the easy route and give in to your subconscious (letting your prejudice rule over you) or your decide to make an open minded concious decision about people. The former are the bigots, the latter are most certainly not. Making the effort to break free from this programming, succeed or fail, is the difference.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('174','Ado'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('174','Ado','Hey, I\'m about to take some of the tests and will report back on my results.\r\n\r\nFurther to your article however, I think the fact that you \"felt shame\" as you were giving some answers speaks volumes on this topic, for you and us all.\r\n\r\nI\'m afraid (to me) prejudice seems to be an inbuilt feature of the human brain, in the past it helped us make snap decisions or recognise threatening situations as (or even before) they arose. However, in today\'s world it can have a very negative impact as we subconsciously use our \"experiences\" to draw immediate conclusions. The problem being that these \"experiences\" are usually things we have been told in the news or (and perhaps more often) in popular culture.\r\n\r\nI think that the fact you felt shame for some of your answers shows that you are aware that your natural instinct is something that can not and should not always be relied upon and that your concious mind (i.e. you) don\'t agree with the messages you\'re being sent.\r\n\r\nThe key is whether you take the easy route and give in to your subconscious (letting your prejudice rule over you) or your decide to make an open minded concious decision about people. The former are the bigots, the latter are most certainly not. Making the effort to break free from this programming, succeed or fail, is the difference.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Hey, I’m about to take some of the tests and will report back on my results.

Further to your article however, I think the fact that you “felt shame” as you were giving some answers speaks volumes on this topic, for you and us all.

I’m afraid (to me) prejudice seems to be an inbuilt feature of the human brain, in the past it helped us make snap decisions or recognise threatening situations as (or even before) they arose. However, in today’s world it can have a very negative impact as we subconsciously use our “experiences” to draw immediate conclusions. The problem being that these “experiences” are usually things we have been told in the news or (and perhaps more often) in popular culture.

I think that the fact you felt shame for some of your answers shows that you are aware that your natural instinct is something that can not and should not always be relied upon and that your concious mind (i.e. you) don’t agree with the messages you’re being sent.

The key is whether you take the easy route and give in to your subconscious (letting your prejudice rule over you) or your decide to make an open minded concious decision about people. The former are the bigots, the latter are most certainly not. Making the effort to break free from this programming, succeed or fail, is the difference.

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