| A thread for people who don't think racism a big problem in the UK 07:31 - Sep 24 with 3082 views | Steve_M |
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| A thread for people who don't think racism a big problem in the UK on 07:59 - Sep 24 with 2522 views | Dubtractor |
Saw this on twitter earlier.
White people, and I include myself in this, simply can't understand what it is like to be continually profiled and discriminated against on a daily basis. |  |
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| A thread for people who don't think racism a big problem in the UK on 08:25 - Sep 24 with 2482 views | Steve_M |
| A thread for people who don't think racism a big problem in the UK on 07:59 - Sep 24 by Dubtractor |
Saw this on twitter earlier.
White people, and I include myself in this, simply can't understand what it is like to be continually profiled and discriminated against on a daily basis. |
I think that there are issues with unconscious bias training, it's very hard to show any quantifiable benefit but this is as clear an exemplar of unconscious bias as one could see. | |
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| A thread for people who don't think racism a big problem in the UK on 08:33 - Sep 24 with 2460 views | Herbivore |
And yet we have several people on here who are very angry at suggestions that racism is a problem in the UK and who think it's anti-racism that is the real danger.
Stuff like this just makes me so depressed, can you imagine having to go through being treated like that? I can't because I'm a white man who wouldn't be assumed to be a defendant if I turned up to court. Indeed I used to have to go to court semi regularly in a work capacity and not once was it assumed that I was on trial. |  |
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| A thread for people who don't think racism a big problem in the UK on 08:40 - Sep 24 with 2441 views | Darth_Koont |
| A thread for people who don't think racism a big problem in the UK on 07:59 - Sep 24 by Dubtractor |
Saw this on twitter earlier.
White people, and I include myself in this, simply can't understand what it is like to be continually profiled and discriminated against on a daily basis. |
Indeed. And a very good read for those who continuously say the UK is the least racist country etc. therefore racism isn’t a problem or protesters don’t have anything to complain about really.
That’s a moot point when systemic racism is not really about people saying, doing or even consciously thinking racist things, as this example illustrates very well.
As you say, it’s impossible to understand (as a white man in particular) the frustration at this constant daily friction in people’s lives. So rather than leading the counter-protests and pushing the All Lives Matter nonsense perhaps those white men should wind their neck in. |  |
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| A thread for people who don't think racism a big problem in the UK on 08:51 - Sep 24 with 2412 views | Darth_Koont |
| A thread for people who don't think racism a big problem in the UK on 08:25 - Sep 24 by Steve_M |
I think that there are issues with unconscious bias training, it's very hard to show any quantifiable benefit but this is as clear an exemplar of unconscious bias as one could see. |
I was thinking that examples like this should be brought to the wider audience, and certainly be taught in schools.
It’s pretty obvious that those who aren’t the victims of racism, sexism or any other prejudice will have a very skewed and/or limited interpretation of what those prejudices actually are and how they manifest themselves. | |
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| A thread for people who don't think racism a big problem in the UK on 10:01 - Sep 24 with 2341 views | eireblue |
A couple of the responses are telling as well.
People trying to not see the problem, are part of the problem. |  | | |
| A thread for people who don't think racism a big problem in the UK on 10:15 - Sep 24 with 2310 views | Herbivore |
| A thread for people who don't think racism a big problem in the UK on 10:01 - Sep 24 by eireblue |
A couple of the responses are telling as well.
People trying to not see the problem, are part of the problem. |
At this point if you deny racism is a significant problem you are siding with the racists. It really is that simple. | |
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| A thread for people who don't think racism a big problem in the UK on 10:19 - Sep 24 with 2294 views | Pendejo |
Wow, surely presence of the usher should block off these molestations?
Given the nature of a court surely some sort of system of i.d. card should be in place? I recently attended an event at New Scotland Yard where my wife, the other visitors and I were issued with visitor passed that were distinct from the staff passes.
In this case all court officials; staff, prosecution and defence should receive one i.d. and visitors another. With i.d. standardised across courts as the barrister probably visits more than one court daily. |  |
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| A thread for people who don't think racism a big problem in the UK on 10:29 - Sep 24 with 2263 views | Pinewoodblue |
Subconscious profiling is everywhere. It isn’t just race related appearance, the way you speak, your age etc. |  |
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| A thread for people who don't think racism a big problem in the UK on 10:38 - Sep 24 with 2237 views | Steve_M |
| A thread for people who don't think racism a big problem in the UK on 08:51 - Sep 24 by Darth_Koont |
I was thinking that examples like this should be brought to the wider audience, and certainly be taught in schools.
It’s pretty obvious that those who aren’t the victims of racism, sexism or any other prejudice will have a very skewed and/or limited interpretation of what those prejudices actually are and how they manifest themselves. |
Definitely. When I've done unconscious bias training it's being that kind of thing - although probably less egregious than that example.
I found it useful but I had gone into it with an open mind. | |
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| A thread for people who don't think racism a big problem in the UK on 10:42 - Sep 24 with 2224 views | Herbivore |
| A thread for people who don't think racism a big problem in the UK on 10:38 - Sep 24 by Steve_M |
Definitely. When I've done unconscious bias training it's being that kind of thing - although probably less egregious than that example.
I found it useful but I had gone into it with an open mind. |
It is useful, I've done some similar training recently. The problem is - and you see it on here - that some people don't think unconscious bias is something that applies to them, it's something other people have. | |
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| A thread for people who don't think racism a big problem in the UK on 10:50 - Sep 24 with 2199 views | hampstead_blue |
| A thread for people who don't think racism a big problem in the UK on 10:38 - Sep 24 by Steve_M |
Definitely. When I've done unconscious bias training it's being that kind of thing - although probably less egregious than that example.
I found it useful but I had gone into it with an open mind. |
Behavioural economics and the likes of this are fascinating.
I agree that it's a useful thing to do just to give people a nudge. |  |
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| A thread for people who don't think racism a big problem in the UK on 10:51 - Sep 24 with 2199 views | Steve_M |
| A thread for people who don't think racism a big problem in the UK on 10:29 - Sep 24 by Pinewoodblue |
Subconscious profiling is everywhere. It isn’t just race related appearance, the way you speak, your age etc. |
Definitely. | |
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| A thread for people who don't think racism a big problem in the UK on 11:13 - Sep 24 with 2145 views | Swailsey |
| A thread for people who don't think racism a big problem in the UK on 10:50 - Sep 24 by hampstead_blue |
Behavioural economics and the likes of this are fascinating.
I agree that it's a useful thing to do just to give people a nudge. |
But you're saying it isn't racist no?
What a surprise that your reaction to this is very different to your other thread. [Post edited 24 Sep 2020 11:14]
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| A thread for people who don't think racism a big problem in the UK on 12:00 - Sep 24 with 2076 views | Herbivore |
| A thread for people who don't think racism a big problem in the UK on 10:50 - Sep 24 by hampstead_blue |
Behavioural economics and the likes of this are fascinating.
I agree that it's a useful thing to do just to give people a nudge. |
You are entirely driven by your unconscious biases. If you've genuinely attended some unconscious bias training I'd suggest you weren't really paying attention. | |
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| A thread for people who don't think racism a big problem in the UK on 12:07 - Sep 24 with 2060 views | giant_stow |
gawd, thats a bludy disgrace. |  |
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| A thread for people who don't think racism a big problem in the UK on 12:14 - Sep 24 with 2037 views | eireblue |
| A thread for people who don't think racism a big problem in the UK on 10:50 - Sep 24 by hampstead_blue |
Behavioural economics and the likes of this are fascinating.
I agree that it's a useful thing to do just to give people a nudge. |
Begs the question, why would unconscious bias exist, if there wasn’t structural and societal racism.
“I don’t doubt at all the human capacity for prejudice. But the barriers to racial reconciliation in this country don’t lurk in the unconscious. Combine the lingering effects of centuries of explicit discrimination with wildly different concepts of racial justice and you have a recipe for enduring conflict. It’s tempting to believe that there’s a psychological fix, especially when that fix dovetails with your ideology. But it’s wrong.“ | | | |
| A thread for people who don't think racism a big problem in the UK on 12:36 - Sep 24 with 1994 views | Pinewoodblue |
| A thread for people who don't think racism a big problem in the UK on 12:14 - Sep 24 by eireblue |
Begs the question, why would unconscious bias exist, if there wasn’t structural and societal racism.
“I don’t doubt at all the human capacity for prejudice. But the barriers to racial reconciliation in this country don’t lurk in the unconscious. Combine the lingering effects of centuries of explicit discrimination with wildly different concepts of racial justice and you have a recipe for enduring conflict. It’s tempting to believe that there’s a psychological fix, especially when that fix dovetails with your ideology. But it’s wrong.“ |
Unconscious bias isn’t exclusively a racialism problem. If racism didn’t exist there would still be other examples of unconscious bias. | |
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| A thread for people who don't think racism a big problem in the UK on 12:41 - Sep 24 with 1981 views | Swansea_Blue |
| A thread for people who don't think racism a big problem in the UK on 12:36 - Sep 24 by Pinewoodblue |
Unconscious bias isn’t exclusively a racialism problem. If racism didn’t exist there would still be other examples of unconscious bias. |
Yep, it considers things like whinging birds and woofters too. I know as I've done it, and it seemed to help ne no end.  |  |
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| A thread for people who don't think racism a big problem in the UK on 17:19 - Sep 24 with 1885 views | lowhouseblue |
you would have thought that the wig would have been a clue
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-54281111 |  |
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| A thread for people who don't think racism a big problem in the UK on 17:24 - Sep 24 with 1867 views | Clapham_Junction |
In the last few years I have been into parliament on several occasions for various events.
One of the things that stood out (and made me rather uncomfortable) is that almost all the staff doing work like cleaning, catering, cloakrooms etc were BAME, while the vast majority of MPs, their assistants and people in more senior roles were white. The divide was quite striking.
I can't help wondering whether this reinforces certain views amongst our political class and perhaps explains in part why over half of BAME MPs have complained about racism or prejudice from their counterparts. |  | | |
| A thread for people who don't think racism a big problem in the UK on 17:57 - Sep 24 with 1819 views | monytowbray |
There's been a similar Feminist awareness campaign by women musicians at venues who are assumed to be (and thus are treated as such) either girlfriends of the band or fans. The running meme comment backstage is "Oh, what band is your boyfriend in?" because staff at venues will ask that to any woman backstage.
The thing with cognitive bias is EVERYONE has it. Me. You. Even the most woke of wokest people. We make assumptions based on many things, not just race, sex or religious basis. People are often surprised to realise I'm not unemployed with my tattoos for example.
Problem is, to overcome these biases we need to acknowledge they are there to begin with, something many people don't want to face as it pretty much involves challenging the entire world view, let alone that of the individual. But also we do break through that ceiling to make any progress.
Trump meanwhile is threatening any organisations who take part in such training. Unbelievable. |  |
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| A thread for people who don't think racism a big problem in the UK on 19:38 - Sep 24 with 1746 views | lowhouseblue |
or people are no longer prepared to turn a blind eye to this stuff and more of it is being reported. in which case hurrah. | |
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