Are You Racist

Soooo... we get a lot of people throwing around insults around here about whether someone or other is racist. It's kind of patently ridiculous because few people here actually hang out together and do not actually see how anyone acts in real life. But, it is kind of fun and a way to pass the time while stuck in cubicle-hell.

However, if you would like to delve into your own psyche and see whether or not you actually do have a racial bias, here is a test for you:
https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/d ... dtask.html

Note that this is not one of those goofy internet tests that are about as accurate as astrology. This is an actual sociological study done out of, as you can see, Harvard. Note that they even have a warning disclaiming about taking the test. I went ahead and took it and I'll be happy to disclose my results later in the thread.

Funny. I show my black friends that I have the shit I write on here and they die laughing because they know I am just pushing buttons.. They know that I am the least hateful racist white boy they have ever met.

They also think it is funny how the majority on here call me a racist redneck... My boys know that I am far from it.

Being racist is a thin line that a lot of folks usually touch but refuse to be called, such a thing. Like, I stated before only because you associate with a couple of blacks at your job/network event/party/club doesn't exclude you.

A person these days has the ability to turn off and turn on the racism, depending on the obstacle or person. There are some folks that dont deny it and I give those credit. Its the folks that deny being called a racist, that worry me.

Common examples of denying racism:

- I voted for Obama, I am not racist.

- I grew up with blacks, I am not racist.

- I once dated a black chick, I am not racist.

- I listen to hip hop, I am not racist.

- I voted for Obama, I am not racist. - I did not vote for Obama and I think he is awful

- I grew up with blacks, I am not racist. - I played sports with blacks and I was much better than them

- I once dated a black chick, I am not racist. - I would never date a black chick. They have ugly looking vaginas and their hair smells like shit

- I listen to hip hop, I am not racist. - I am a classic rocker.

So, since I disagree with you on every LeVeL - does this make me a racist?

I see no one is actually brave enough to take it.

Part of the point of the research is that a lot of racist attitudes are subconscious and so ingrained that even people who think they are not racist and would never discriminate actually do have a bias. That is why they give the warning before the test because you may learn some disturbing facts about yourself that you do not wish to confront.

I tried to take it. It takes way too long that it gets boring and tedious, seems to use trickery and asks loaded questions.

I tried to take it. It takes way too long that it gets boring and tedious, seems to use trickery and asks loaded questions.

I didn't post my results since I know regardless of what they were, Jimbo and friends would find reason to cast stones at me about it.

I am a dumb redneck and I could not even find out how to take the test on that site.

I didn't have the patience to finish it because it got so repetitive and doesn't show your progress, but I could see where it was going. Looks like it attempts to prove you are racist by assuming that you will subconsciously press a key with a negative connotation due to race of the politician pictured. So, what if just you hate the politician and press the wrong key? Then, it seems to ask loaded questions like, "Do ____ people deserve their problems?" Um, what if I think that sometimes individuals bring problems upon themselves, which that has nothing to do collectively with race? But they don't list that as an answer choice.

the short answer: i'm def prejudiced, probably racist, and those questions didn't seem to be very unbiased and i stopped.