facing race, facing our humanity
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Facing Race, Facing Our Humanity
Andrew Grant-ThomasDeputy Director, Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity
Ohio Council of Churches2011 Ohio Ministries Convocation - “Faith and Race: New Opportunities”January 24-25, 2011 Crowne Plaza, Columbus North Hotel
The Dancing Girl Illusion
2http://www.moillusions.com/2007/06/spinning-sihouette-optical-illusion.html
Awareness Test
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrqrkihlw-s
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Our Unconscious Networks
• What colors are the following lines of text?
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Our Unconscious Networks
• What colors are the following lines of text?
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Our Unconscious Networks
• What colors are the following lines of text?
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Our Unconscious Networks
• What colors are the following lines of text?
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Our Unconscious Networks
• What colors are the following lines of text?
Whoa!
European American
Say “Left”
African American
Say “Right”
Implicit Association Test – Part 1 (abbreviated)
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Badwords
Say “Left”
Goodwords
Say “Right”
Implicit Association Test – Part 2 (abbreviated)
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European American or Bad words
Say “Left”
African American or Good words
Say “Right”
Implicit Association Test – Part 3 (abbreviated)
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African American - European American IAT
27%
27%
16%
17%
6%
4%
2%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%
Strong preference for Whites
Moderate preference for Whites
Slight preference for Whites
Little to no preference
Slight preference for Blacks
Moderate preference for Blacks
Strong preference for Blacks
N = 732,881 13
Light Skin – Dark Skin IAT
27%
27%
16%
17%
6%
4%
2%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%
Strong preference for light skin
Moderate preference for light skin
Slight preference for light skin
Little to no preference
Slight preference for dark skin
Moderate preference for dark skin
Strong preference for dark skin
N = 122,988 14
Fat – Thin IAT
25%
27%
18%
19%
7%
4%
1%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%
Strong preference for thin people
Moderate preference for thin people
Slight preference for thin people
Little to no preference
Slight preference for fat people
Moderate preference for fat people
Strong preference for fat people
http://implicit.harvard.eduN = 199,329 15
“Maleness” – Career IAT
24%
32%
20%
17%
4%
2%
0%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%
Strong association of Male with Career
Moderate association of Male with Career
Slight association of Male with Career
Little to no preference
Slight association of Male with Family
Moderate association of Male with Family
Strong association of Male with Family
N = 83,084 http://implicit.harvard.edu16
What Would You Do?
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Some behavioral implications
• In “shooter game,” mistakes follow clear pattern: people shoot more unarmed blacks and fail to shoot armed whites
• Doctors’ implicit racial attitudes unequal treatment for Latinos and Blacks compared to Whites
• Resumes with “white-sounding” names (Emily, Greg, Jill, Todd) receive 50% more call-backs than those with “black-sounding” (Jamaal, Latoya, Tyrone, Lakesha) names.
• Neighborhoods with White-only residents evaluated much more favorably than same neighborhoods with black residents or racially mixed residents
• More or less implicit bias corresponds to comfort level and body language in interracial interactions
“Emergency Treatment May Only Be Skin Deep.” Science Daily 11 Aug. 2007 18
Possible interventions
• Talk about race When we don’t talk about race, our unconscious/
hidden ways of thinking can operate without the “discipline” of our fairer explicit frames. Give your “better angels” a chance!
The Art of Happiness in a Troubled World. By the Dalai Lama and Howard Cutler. (2009). p. 70 19
% Hispanic in Ohio
1990
2007http://www.socialexplorer.com/pub/maps/map3.aspx?g=0 20
% Foreign born in Ohio
http://www.socialexplorer.com/pub/maps/map3.aspx?g=0
1990
200721
Concluding Thoughts
• We unconsciously think about race even when we do not explicitly discuss it.
• We probably hold racial/ethnic biases even when our explicit attitudes are sincerely egalitarian
• You can’t avoid bias by avoidingrace; it does not work
• Conversations about race are not easy, but they are vital.
Source: Lester, Julius. Let’s Talk About Race 22
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KirwanInstituteon:
www.race-talk.org
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