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A good example of unconscious bias.
by keepquestioning 4y ago
A good example of unconscious bias.
- ak_111 4y agoSure, we can give the benefit of the doubt that most were unconscious about it. But the scale of difference in the response rate means that we also can't rule out that there were a minority who rejected him because they are basically racist.
- dtx1 4y agoI doubt it's so UNconscious. I know enough people that would straight up filter any muslim out from working with them.
- zen_1 4y agoIt's also fun when you're Arab but not Muslim, and still get to deal with all the associated stereotypes...
- FerociousTimes 4y agoIt's also a hell lot more fun if you're Arab and atheist esp if you carry a religious name, you will be targeted all the time, and try to explain yourself and the associations that you might have with your background culture/religion. A lot of fun, I tell you!
- throw_m239339 4y agoNothing unconscious with that bias, quite the opposite.
- rcoveson 4y agoWestern name: 100 samples, 87 responses, 54 positive. Islamic name: 100 samples, 17 responses, 0 positive. That's not a "good example of unconscious bias". Unless there's something else going on here (one or both of the names used in the experiment had some sort of reputation in the community already, or some other aspects of the CV were changed in the experiment), this is an absolutely stunning result and evidence of very conscious bigotry. This is a Black person applying for a job in 1920s Atlanta kind of result. In 2022 academia!
- ALittleLight 4y agoI think it's much more likely a "This is a person making up a story on twitter" example.