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I thought I’d make use of my sociology and psychology classes and talk about something that’s very important when having conversations about race: Implicit bias. Implicit bias is when someone unconsciously and instantaneously attributes qualities to a social group. (1/10)

Implicit bias with race stems from our socialization into a culture that praises whiteness and ignores blackness though social institutions like the the education system, the media, etc. Almost ALL people, even some POC, are socialized by our culture to have.. (2/10)

..implicit racial biases for white supremacy and black inferiority (and inferiority of other racial groups too) because our society is systematically racist. We learn this from an extremely young age, and we’re often not aware of these biases because they’re unconscious.. (3/10)

and therefore don’t necessarily align with our conscious beliefs about race. An example of a study supporting this is the famous “Doll Test” by Dr. Kenneth and Mamie Clark from 1940. This is a study that has been replicated with the same results as recently as 2010. (4/10)

In summary, this test showed that both white and black children associated white dolls with positive words (good, pretty) and black dolls with negative words (bad, dumb) and had an overall bias towards whiteness. These biases are pervasive and impact all levels of society..(5/10)

..even in supposedly egalitarian institutions like our justice system. Black people are forced to confront both overt and covert white supremacy every day, but it’s easy for white people to completely ignore it. (6/10)

It is EVERY white person’s responsibility to recognize and attempt to correct these implicit biases we have against black people in an attempt to end white supremacy. (7/10)

If the recent online conversations about BLM and police brutality make you defensive or uncomfortable, please take a moment to think why you might be feeling this way. (8/10)

This is NOT a call out post! This is a topic I’ve learned more about in college and I think it’s important information to share. This thread also definitely did NOT cover this whole topic and I’m NOT an expert, so please research this more on your own! (9/10)

(10/10) Sources for this tweet:
Implicit bias - http://kirwaninstitute.osu.edu/research/understanding-implicit-bias/
Short">https://kirwaninstitute.osu.edu/research/... summary of 1940 doll test - https://www.naacpldf.org/ldf-celebrates-60th-anniversary-brown-v-board-education/significance-doll-test/
2010">https://www.naacpldf.org/ldf-celeb... doll study - http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/05/13/doll.study/index.html">https://www.cnn.com/2010/US/0...

Brown v. Board: The Significance of the "Doll Test"

Dr. Kenneth Mark's "Doll Test" was utilized in Brown v. Board to show the psychological significance of segregation on African-American children.

http://kirwaninstitute.osu.edu/research/understanding-implicit-bias/

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