Implicit bias, while it may be measured as a latent psychological construct –whose overall goal is to document the intersubjective experience of non or subconscious racism, we must be extremely careful when we continue to say “implicit bias” . From my view, the use of the term implicit bias, a post racial and post modern…
Tag: prejudice
Enter Screaming: Little Black Sambo Game Boards and Nice White Racists
When I saw the “Black Sambo” game board in a square black frame. I wanted to scream. We were so excited to find a new Antique store, and the day was bright and sunny. The white store manager was what I describe as a nice white racist. He talked about how his best customers were…
Was It Racial Playing or Profiling by 3 TSA Officers?
Being a person of color means, unfortunately, that we will have to contend with some people who will engage in forms of “racist playing” –as if they were cats and we, their mice. It is my experience that some Whites engage in forms of racial playing because it has social utility. By this I mean by playing with…