Originally Posted by Swoop187

I dont like black people who think that main stream America should accept there "rap music, welfare, having 10 kids by 10 diffrent men/woman,living a lavish lifestyle while tax payers pay for your dorm in the projects and you have more then enough money from drug sales" culture

I dont like black people who treat the good black americans that make something of there lifes as "uncle toms" and "sell outs" to the black race/culture.

I dont like any person of any race or religion that sticks up for another person because they share the same race or religion or sexuality.

I dont like anyone who hates someone based on there skin color or religion.

Being different is one thing but going out of your way to be different and demand acceptance is another.

I judge people by character rather then religion, race or seuxality.

Im not going to accept a guy who acts like he is fresh out of the projects using racial slurs twords whites....i have seen it before and i use racial slurs back to the black. i will accept a normal black guy that that doesnt try to push the fact that hes black over the education he might have.

Im not going to accept a "girly gay dude" as a man or a guy or as one of the guys. I will accept a regular guy that happens to be gay as one of the guys, he keeps it to him self its cool.

I dont see my self bias or racist....all i ask is that people just be people and not live up to the stereotypes and use racist or bias as and excuse to get by in life.

Originally Posted by Crystal

........Did you take a test? What were your results? I'm encouraging everyone to take a test and post the results in order to participate in this thread.

Originally Posted by Conine

This leads me to believe that this test is mostly luck based and as i was taking it i found my fingers confused with each other.

Originally Posted by Luap

I think you're right. I don't have very good coordination, and found myself hitting the wrong keys when I was thinking of the right category. Also, if a pattern developed, like e, i, e, i, I messed up then too. It's an interesting test, but I'm not sure if I trust its accuracy. Then again, it did say I have a 'strong' preference for thin people compared to fat people.

Originally Posted by Crystal

In another thread we've began discussing the differences between racism and prejudices with some saying the terms are used interchangeably, some saying prejudices cause racism, and some saying the two can be completely independant of one another.

I believe that racism and prejudices can be independant of one another and that we all possess hidden biases and prejudices, however, to what extent we carry these beliefs will vary. Hopefully, when one is made aware of their hidden biases and prejudices they will work to not hold those biases and prejudice against others.

As part of my mother's womens studies course for her social work degree she was led to a website that will test your hidden biases and she and I both took a test for ageism, although the website offers tests for a variety of different topics. Harvard is leading this study. Please, visit the website, take a test, and post your results in this thread. BTW, the ageism test I took eariler in the year showed that I prefer young people to old people.

Project Implicit - Select a test:
Disability ('Disabled - Abled' IAT). This IAT requires the ability to recognize symbols representing abled and disabled individuals.

Gender - Career. This IAT often reveals a relative link between family and females and between career and males.

Race ('Black - White' IAT). This IAT requires the ability to distinguish faces of European and African origin. It indicates that most Americans have an automatic preference for white over black.

Arab-Muslim ('Arab Muslim - Other People' IAT). This IAT requires the ability to distinguish names that are likely to belong to Arab-Muslims versus people of other nationalities or religions.

Weight ('Fat - Thin' IAT). This IAT requires the ability to distinguish faces of people who are obese and people who are thin. It often reveals an automatic preference for thin people relative to fat people.

Native American ('Native - White American' IAT). This IAT requires the ability to recognize White and Native American faces in either classic or modern dress, and the names of places that are either American or Foreign in origin.

Weapons ('Weapons - Harmless Objects' IAT). This IAT requires the ability to recognize White and Black faces, and images of weapons or harmless objects.

Age ('Young - Old' IAT). This IAT requires the ability to distinguish old from young faces. This test often indicates that Americans have automatic preference for young over old.

Asian American ('Asian - European American' IAT). This IAT requires the ability to recognize White and Asian-American faces, and images of places that are either American or Foreign in origin.

Gender - Science. This IAT often reveals a relative link between liberal arts and females and between science and males.

Skin-tone ('Light Skin - Dark Skin' IAT). This IAT requires the ability to recognize light and dark-skinned faces. It often reveals an automatic preference for light-skin relative to dark-skin.

Sexuality ('Gay - Straight' IAT). This IAT requires the ability to distinguish words and symbols representing gay and straight people. It often reveals an automatic preference for straight relative to gay people.

Presidents ('Presidential Popularity' IAT). This IAT requires the ability to recognize photos of George W. Bush and one or more previous presidents.

Religion ('Judaism - Other Religions' IAT). This IAT requires the ability to recognize religious symbols from various world religions, especially Judaism.



The Southern Poverty Law Center website, Tolerance.org, is a great website for anyone interested in learning to promote tolerance.

An excerpt from my mom's text book, Women's Voices, Feminist Visions:

I took the race test in about 5 minutes. The result came up in a green box at the end of the test. My results said, "Your data suggest a slight automatic preference for African American compared to European American." I've always been one who really isn't concerned with a person's race as compared to their character. My parents have always taught me that there is good and bad in everybody. I thought I would be fairly neutral or slight preference one way or the other and that slight preference might change if I took it again. If it was anything more then a slight preference, one way or the other, I'd be surprised. If I had tested for a slight or even moderate preference for European American, would I be labelled racist? or prejudiced?

For the purpose of this thread, members must take a test and post their results in order to participate. This rule is to encourage a positive discussion with serious participants.

Originally Posted by Swoop187

I belive in the "Bell Curve" does that make me racist?