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Did you really take such a course voluntarily? Nobody forced you? Just checking... Honestly I think unconscious bias is snake oil in its worst form. The topic
by raxxorrax 6y ago
Did you really take such a course voluntarily? Nobody forced you? Just checking...
Honestly I think unconscious bias is snake oil in its worst form. The topic was popular in my country in the early nineties and it really got towards level I would call child abuse. Like testing the reactions of infants towards people of different skin colors. If such a reaction was perceived, children were shown a "corrective movie" which could induce trauma. There isn't much info on this on the net sadly, I would be quite interested in it because I was subjected to it. In my opinion it is plain child abuse.
But basically I would recommend not to partake in anything mentioning unconscious bias. Everyone has bias and that is completely okay, it is part of your personality. I don't know what the Linux Foundation has on the topic, but I don't want to have anything to do with them anymore or the people selling their "training".
I also don't want to make anything inclusive aside from ensuring physical accessibility for disabled people. Anything else is ideological bullshit in my opinion and doesn't speak too well on the foundation.
What is your favorite color? If you have one you are probably biased.
Women that see themselves as victims from "invisible barriers" shouldn't be a role model. Those that just work in IT might be a good start.
edit:
https://nypost.com/2020/07/16/obscene-federal-diversity-training-scam-prospers-even-under-trump/ https://nypost.com/2020/07/16/obscene-federal-diversity-trai...
If you do it voluntarily, please call me for your next batch of penis enlargement. This is basic corruption btw.