I just took the Black-White IAT. My results were "Your data suggest a moderate automatic preference for African American compared to European American".
I don't know how to think about this. I grew up in a primarily white community. I live in an a primarily white community. I am surprised that I had a subconscious bias against my own race. I genuinely thought it would be the other way around. I am not racist and have no conscious biases against any group. I thought that because of the community I live in, I would have a bias towards white people. The more I learn about places with more diversity, the more I become aware of the lack of diversity where I live. Everything is white. While there are minorities, there aren't enough for me to feel like my community is diverse. If I can find any explanation for why my results show that I have a preference for African Americans is that I highly respect tons of jazz musicians who are black. I never think that I have a bias towards anyone. Personally, I feel that everyone should start a relationship with a clean slate. I try to give everyone a chance before I form any judgement. If a person is mean, then the person is mean. Race doesn't dictate personality, intelligence, or anything like that. I'm not entirely sure race dictates anything.
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