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instinct and sexism/racism are often conflated. What's perceived as instinct is often the outcome of social conditioning, which gives outcomes such as "People
by manarth 10y ago
instinct and sexism/racism are often conflated.
What's perceived as instinct is often the outcome of social conditioning, which gives outcomes such as "People See Black Men as Larger, More Threatening Than Same-Sized White Men" [1]
[1] http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2017/03/black-men-threatening.aspx http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2017/03/black-men-thr...
- chmln 10y agoCould also be due to the disproportionally high rates of crime among black men. That should never be an excuse for prejudice, however. https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2012/crime-in-the-u.s.-2012/tables/43tabledatadecoverviewpdf https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2012/crime-in-the-u.s.-... https://infogr.am/Black-34991937313 https://infogr.am/Black-34991937313
- corporateslave 10y agoAre you sure are it shouldn't? Based on what principle? Should I never use proofs in my decision making? Your comment is dangerous
- projektir 10y agoI think instead of instinct "intuition" would be a better word. It is gut feeling, but developed from environment rather than innate.