Implicit Bias:
The took the Race ITA. I'm not sure how they figure the results to this test but I don't see how it gets the results it does. To me, I don't think there's anyway you can accurately measure ones views of another race; or really their opinions of any. I don't believe in yes or no questions, because there is always more to the story.
Face to Face:
Watching the Face to Face videos really open your eyes to a different perspective of tragedy. I feel like everyone knows that people have different views on situations, but the personal stories make it real. I enjoyed the testimony from Amna Chaudhary. (Using the word "enjoyed" when referencing theses stories about tragic events made me uncomfortable, but that's the only word that came to mind.) She talks about what it's like being Muslim after 9/11. She talks about the aftermath of the tragedy and what it was like living in a world that was, at the time, terrified of the Muslim community. She says, "we called ourselves as being put under house arrest for a little while because of what was going on in the country and the uncertainty of whether or not people on the street are going to react negatively to you because either you wear a scarf or you just look foreign." I can't imagine what it would be like to be afraid to leave my house because of a negative stereotype.
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