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.

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There are many forms of prejudice, but intolerance is the most blind and the most brutally stupid; for it makes no allowances, rejecting the good with the bad - it would throw out the baby with the bath water. There can be little reason or justification for such wholesale exclusion of anything. Everyone has something they cannot tolerate; which is why the world is in such an intolerable state. If only people were more tolerant of each other, then, for once, there might be peace in the world.

Did you take one of the tests? What were your results?

I've noticed that the things I'm most intolerant of are qualities people possess such as selfishness and stupidity. How I communicate with stupid, selfish people will make a differnce. I don't have to tolerate them, but I can chose to ignore them or I can chose to have words with them.

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How you're able to handle being a Moderator here is beyond me...

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First, the other mods are awesome and I'm very lucky to get to work with them. It's a great team to be a part of. Secondly, LOTS of patience. I don't come across many selfish people here. In fact, I think it's just the opposite. I have to be able to tell the difference between stupidity and ignorance and I can be more forgiving of ignorance. Also, focusing on the positive helps.

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.

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I took the "Four Corners" test. It said that, since the test was so new, an interpretation of the results was not possible.

Or some shit like that.

Either way, it seemed pretty nonsensical. I can't see taking too many other tests there...

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There isn't a "four corners" test. There are:
Gender - Career.
Race
Arab-Muslim
Weight
Native American
Weapons
Age
Asian American
Gender - Science.
Skin-tone
Sexuality
Presidents
Religion

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Well, the links I followed took me to what was referred to as a four corners test.

Really; I couldn't make this shit up...

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Unfortunately, the server's down, now.

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yep sure is, wanted to take it ...........

Dang it!! I think the tests conducted by Harvard are a great tool to provide some self reflection. I really hope that self reflection leads to a more productive discussion. The tolerance.org website has AWESOME information for promoting tolerance and fight hate, which I think is important when discussing the social issues found in this forum.

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Cool find!
I took the age, skin tone, and arab tests
apparently I have slight automatic preference for young people and Arabs, and no preference for skin tone. I think these tests were somewhat accurate... interesting either way. I probably scored in slight favor of Arabs because i don't like all the predjudice they're receiving, especially from the USA. Thanks for this, I needed something to do

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I'm so glad you liked the tests. I found the tests and the information found on the tolerance.org website very informative and interesting. The course my mother has been taking has been great for discussion around our house and while I'm not interested in being a social worker, like my mom, I love reading through her textbooks and professional association newsletters.

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Well i did the gay-straight test, the clinton-bush test, the african-european test, the colored-white test and the arab-others test

It sort of confirmed my thoughts on
- the gay-straight test (no prejudice vs gay)
- african-european test (i know i have a detestement of black americans: i hate rap culture, i have a lazy impression of black men, unintelligent impression of black women. But this isnt based on personal experience since there are hardly any black african people in the Netherlands)
- and the colored-white test (slight preference to white people)

The things that surprised a bit was
- the bush-clinton test since clinton has always made a far better impressions on me but the test said i had only a slight preference for him
- the arab-other people test because it showed that i had a preference for other people which i havent noticed with myself even though I meet a lot of arab people and they always seem good, nice, charismatic and intelligent. But i suspect the order of the test had some influence.

Fascinating:

I have to admit, this disappoints me about myself. I could definitely see myself struggling a bit.

Very interesting.

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