There’s a joke that floats in the blogosphere that surfaces anytime a comment is made against someone’s character: That’s RAY-cess.<\/p>\n
After the 100th time of seeing it, I have lost its initial meaning, usually interpreting as\u00e2\u20ac\u201dhey that’s funny.<\/p>\n
Yet as a liberal San Franciscan, I cringe at any hint of discrimination. I call it out when people think Turkey is dangerous “like all those Muslim countries”. I speak outwardly about gender bias in authority.<\/p>\n
Yet, how can we forget the fact that no matter what we say, we all each still have a bias inside us? That we have lived in a culture where discrimination especially racism is almost taught. Intellectually, I believe everyone has a fair chance. Yet I wonder why my body tenses up in Oakland and why assumptions spread in my head about someone who has darker skin.<\/p>\n
Yes, I can’t help that I don’t have a positive association. I want to have a positive association, but it doesn’t come naturally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
There’s a joke that floats in the blogosphere that surfaces anytime a comment is made against someone’s character: That’s RAY-cess. After the 100th time of seeing it, I have lost its initial meaning, usually interpreting as\u00e2\u20ac\u201dhey that’s funny. Yet as … Continue reading