Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Gates-gate and the psychology of racism

Oh Gates and Crowley, you've done us one favor . . . you've distracted the media from its non-stop coverage of Michael Jackson. When even NPR is refusing to carry the congressional debates over health care legislation to talk about an arrest, you know the nation needs to talk about race. Thankfully Psychology Today had put together a very nice article about the explicit and implicit racism. Before you say race isn't an issue today, why don't you check out Paul's article. It might make you rethink your assumptions about yourself and begin some truly honest discussions about prejudice.

Where Bias Begins: The Truth About Stereotypes

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