<p>Look, this is what I think. If you really have a preference, its probably for your own race. If you have a preference for African Americans, you are no way morally superior than someone who has a preference for Whites. Cut out the politically correct crap out already.</p>
<p>Personally I agree
I prefer people that I perceive to be like me- and my past experiences have slanted that preference.
I am aware of that preference- and on an individual level don’t believe that it harms my relationships more than anyone elses biases do, but no amount of “conditioning” is going to negate my past experiences</p>
<p>Well…back from UIL…</p>
<p>I think I was misinterpreted. I am actually surprised at my test results…I expected opposite…and was hoping for no bias. I honestly think I had an unusual childhood that may explain it though. Where I lived, I was the minority. My family was fortunate and lived in the best part our town which was literally about 5 miles from the border. Some of my neighbors were white, most Hispanic. My sister and I were best friends our next door neighbors, the Martinez sisters…their father owned a chain of drygoods stores across the Valley. One of my closest friend’s father was the mayor…also Hispanic. The adults I respected, my teachers, my principal, were not all Anglo. The people I loved were also not all Anglo. My point is…I didn’t grow up learning you had to look a certain way (white) to be successful, prominent, respected or happy. Which is why I think when I took the test and saw an African American face with smiling eyes…I thought “happy”, not “African American”.</p>
<p>In my rush to make it to the band contest, I may have come off as smug. Nothing could be further from the truth. I consider myself lucky.</p>
<p>And if you want a real anomaly…I voted Republican in the last two presidential elections…HARDLY politically correct…so chew on that one for a while…lol!</p>
<p>I found it pretty lame. I found my self hitting the wrong key just by accident because i forgot they switched sides. It told me I had a slight automatic preference… but the only ones I got wrong were at the end when I was used to hitting the one word and i tricked myself.</p>
<p>Your data suggest a moderate automatic preference for European American compared to African American.</p>
<p>I only made 2 mistakes though… hmm</p>
<p>How do you know if you got one wrong? And how do they determine that you have an automatic bias? I took the test and read the FAQ, but I still don’t know. I thought I answered them all correctly (although I was guessing on some of the people’s faces as to which race they were, of course). I am white, and it said I have a strong automatic preference for African Americans.</p>