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Implicit Biases

I took a test today that tells what level of a particular bias one has. I thought long and hard about which bias test to take (there were many , details later) and decided on taking the race one because I had a clear-cut answer to most others. I kn o w for sure where I st an d on Gender, sexual orientation for example . On race, as it pertains to being Black or White, I do not think I am racist against either. I do not believe, for example, that in interviewing two equally qualified candidates for a job I'd give the Black or White person the job simply because of their skin color . I do think that I may be a little more inclined to give it to the Black person given the systemic injustice and inequality Blacks face as a people in the U.S. However, the real deciding factor will be the actual candidates themselves and who I feel will be the best fit for the company. In short, I believe that people are a product of their environments, not their skin color . H owever,in...