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Exactly. A black candidate won't trigger any subconscious prejudices in me (half my family is black). Certain African-American names like "Tyrone" or "Latoya" h
by rickmb 15y ago
Exactly. A black candidate won't trigger any subconscious prejudices in me (half my family is black). Certain African-American names like "Tyrone" or "Latoya" however will trigger negative associations with social and cultural stereotypes. The same actually goes for certain "white" names.
- dave84 15y ago'Tyrone' is Irish, not African-American.
- hackinthebochs 15y agoThe problem is, when there are no black names that won't trigger that bias, that is in fact a bias against the race. Whether that bias stems from socioeconomic level or from prejudice is beside the point.