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> Why not just judge people based on their individual self and content of their character, rather than their skin colour... Indeed. Unfortunately there's a mou
by wizofaus 4y ago
> Why not just judge people based on their individual self and content of their character, rather than their skin colour...
Indeed. Unfortunately there's a mountain of research showing we're pretty hopeless at doing that. And it's not just skin colour (or sex, or other obvious physical markers) - even knowing someone's name causes implicit bias when judging suitability for employment/romantic compatibility etc.
But "anti-racist" shouldn't mean "favouritism towards historically marginalised races", rather "checks and balances to prevent further entrenchment of implicit biases".