In
class I took a hidden bias test, however I feel like the test does not accurately
measure or test if you really have any hidden bias. I don’t believe that test
was an accurate way to see if you are racist or not. The test consisted of
pictures of both European Americans and African Americans and words that were
either “good” or “bad” that would go along with a set of pictures. You had to
go through at a fast pace or it wouldn’t have worked. During the test I felt as
if I was more pressured to get the answers right rather than trying to just go
through the test. In the end my results were that I had no bias towards one
group over the other, but I feel as though this is not true. I know that I have
slight preferences in people and saying that I don’t won’t make me not have
those preferences. I believe that there is bias within everyone because people
will always prefer one over the other, but trying to deny these ideas will not
help at all. The first step to making everyone equal is to admit that as of
right now they are not. You can’t determine if someone has a racial bias
towards one group or the other just by mixing pictures and words together.
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