Morehouse Story On Unconscious Bias

[PCHawk]

You know what I think? I think Dolph was completely oblivious to what he was saying. Sometimes, individuals are so innocent that they have no idea the context something could be taken. I don't see Dolph as a racist man. I don't see a mean bone in his body. A racist individual would have the ability to stay in his/her lane when they should (open mic radio audience) and would know not to state that at that point. It is the completely non-racist individual who has no clue or it doesn't come to their mind when they are trying to make a reference to try to explain someone's great play to an audience that is listening and NOT WATCHING the event.

I liken it to an innocent small child that has no idea what they are saying, I.E. swear words that they hear but do not understand. Why some guy might have a big nose or something.

I think that some black people are raised to despise white people just like some white people are raised to despise black people. The people who are offended have a very bad opinion of white people so they can't fathom how someone can be un-racist enough to not even make that connection.

Also being called a monkey or an ape isn't what hurt people's feelings. It was the intent and reasons behind white people calling them that that hurt them.

 

[thedukeofearl]

Things have gone too far when a University of Iowa professor considers a King Kong movie racist. Such Supreme BS

All King Kong movies have been highly entertaining. Peter Jackson's version is quite excellent

In the Heat of the Night is a timeless classic that addresses the racial problem very well, along with To Kill a Mockingbird

As far as movies are concerned, Naked Prey with Cornell Wilde is one of the best action movies ever made. It shows the Arabian slave traders capturing the residents of villages to be sold to entrepreneurs for resale in America, South America, and the West Indies, but no one seems to remind us of the fact that Arabian merchants profited enormously from the slave trade

How are we going to fit that one in today's PC culture

Everyone has subconscious bias no matter their color or religion

Not one of us can escape this fact

 

[ssckelley]

I now want a King Kong Hawkeye tshirt. Maybe one with Kong ripping his shirt apart with a Hawkeye logo underneath.

 

[MelroseHawkins]

When eating Neapolitan ice cream, I try to get equal parts vanilla, chocolate and strawberry. I like how they all taste together.

 

[MelroseHawkins]

Absolutely

but it has to be equal parts to parsley.

 

[Fryowa]

Absolutely

Pro tip...

Instead of buying cilantro and having it go bad, next time you make tacos just hit em with a couple drops of Dawn dish soap. Indistinguishable flavor and waaaay cheaper.

 

[Fryowa]

One must break two off at a time, and it is not permissible to break subsequent portions until said two have been consumed.

 

[MelroseHawkins]

Things have gone too far when a University of Iowa professor considers a King Kong movie racist. Such Supreme BS

All King Kong movies have been highly entertaining. Peter Jackson's version is quite excellent

In the Heat of the Night is a timeless classic that addresses the racial problem very well, along with To Kill a Mockingbird

As far as movies are concerned, Naked Prey with Cornell Wilde is one of the best action movies ever made. It shows the Arabian slave traders capturing the residents of villages to be sold to entrepreneurs for resale in America, South America, and the West Indies, but no one seems to remind us of the fact that Arabian merchants profited enormously from the slave trade

How are we going to fit that one in today's PC culture

Everyone has subconscious bias no matter their color or religion

Not one of us can escape this fact

All of a sudden there is a run of King Kong movies in the corridor. Can't find one for the life of me and I checked all 2 of the Family Videos.

 

[Fryowa]

but it has to be equal parts to parsley.

Not you too...

I had such high hopes, man.

 

[MelroseHawkins]

I now want a King Kong Hawkeye tshirt. Maybe one with Kong ripping his shirt apart with a Hawkeye logo underneath.

The Stead Family Hospital Wave King Kong shirts with the ANF logo on the L sleeve. I can see it now!

 

[MelroseHawkins]

Pro tip...

Instead of buying cilantro and having it go bad, next time you make tacos just hit it em with a couple drops of Dawn dish soap. Indistinguishable flavor and waaaay cheaper.

That made me chuckle there. Oh, to all the Chuck's, I'm sorry.

 

[MelroseHawkins]

The Stead Family Hospital Wave King Kong shirts with the ANF logo on the L sleeve. I can see it now!

Of course, Dolph's face will have to be infused into the Gorilla's face.

 

[Ree4]

So where does all of this end? Please correct me if I am wrong on any of these points, however, I believe we need to look at these instances from a broader view:
3. Educators have now changed the reason why our Civil War was fought to that over slavery. That the pure northerners of the union were so disgusted by the injustices of the racist confederate south, and nothing else. That the confederate flag means slavery and the stars and bars represents freedom. When, in reality, the war was fought over money, that the confederates did not feel being part of the United States was fiscally fair due to taxation and trade, and they wanted to LEAVE the union. And dont forget, many of the pure northerners had slaves as well.

When you analyze the declaration of causes from each state, Slavery is the number one reason mentioned. In South Carolina for example, people claimed that cessation was because of taxes and tariffs when their declaration of causes didn't mention these at all. I'm not sifting through the other states but I know that many others are similar.

The "money" reason you mention is mainly regarding financial difficulty that people would incur if slavery is abolished. The reasons the war started hasn't been "changed", people just don't care enough to look beyond the surface. Hell I bet at least half the country doesn't even know when or what the Civil War was. We live in an uneducated society, people. While it wasn't the only reason for it, slavery and its' impact was easily the biggest reason.

 

[Fryowa]

This whole thing has been rather exhausting. I bet it's been even more exhausting for Fran & Barta. I say we just give them raises/extensions and call it a day.

 

[Ree4]

4. Racism in today's culture is politically motivated.

What a f'ing joke.

 

[Fryowa]

We live in an uneducated society, people. While it wasn't the only reason for it, slavery and its' impact was easily the biggest reason.

Actually it was.

People can paint their reasons all they want, but every single one of them was a "reason" because slavery existed and the North was threatening it.

If we're being semantically correct here, they should be called "excuses" for secession. Because if the North had conceded the fight against slavery, all of their excuses/reasons/whatevers would instantly go away.

 

[Ree4]

Actually it was.

People can paint their reasons all they want, but every single one of them was a "reason" because slavery existed and the North was threatening it.

If we're being semantically correct here, they should be called "excuses" for succession. Because if the North had conceded the fight against slavery, all of their excuses/reasons/whatevers would instantly go away.

I can agree with this

 

[karras]

We all have unconscious bias, this is true.

But the bigger problem here, not to beat a dead horse, is society's inability and unwillingness to take into account context and society's compulsion to impute the worst motives on to people we think disagree with us and our world view. If you disagree with me, you're a rotten person and you hate me or whatever group you believe should be offended.

Gary Dolphin should have known better to use that term but mostly because of society's propensity to be offended and it's inability or unwillingness to understand why he might have said what he did, as well as most people's unwillingness to forgive.

The problem with this (and it's a big problem) is the line "he should've known" . . . when the goal posts are moved on a daily basis, rational people can't predict what irrational people will freak out over. More importantly, rational people shouldn't have to answer to the irrational. In fact it should be the other way around. For those who haven't noticed during the last several years - COMEDY IS GONE. Late night hosts and comedians are looking for APPLAUSE, not laughs.
There's a war going on folks. And the good guys have opted out of this war for the last 50 years. It's gotten to the point where that isn't an option anymore. The reason people were shocked in 2016 is cuz the rational's thought the war had been lost. The adults have let the children set the narrative for too long and the time has come to say "enough".

 

[SteveGarvey1]

Actually it was.

People can paint their reasons all they want, but every single one of them was a "reason" because slavery existed and the North was threatening it.

If we're being semantically correct here, they should be called "excuses" for succession. Because if the North had conceded the fight against slavery, all of their excuses/reasons/whatevers would instantly go away.

Not trying to be the spelling police but it was actually "secession". But you're exactly right about the cause of the Civil War. Lincoln's election in 1860 was what was the spark for secession as they feared he would put an end to their slave-dominated culture and economy.

 

[Ree4]

Actually it was.

People can paint their reasons all they want, but every single one of them was a "reason" because slavery existed and the North was threatening it.

If we're being semantically correct here, they should be called "excuses" for succession. Because if the North had conceded the fight against slavery, all of their excuses/reasons/whatevers would instantly go away.

I see that this was already addressed by a few, I didn't read ahead to see and felt I had to respond to the factually incorrect info that was posted. I gave him a few bread crumbs by saying it "wasn't the only reason" because I didn't want to link thousands of pages of history to prove that it was, while my entire belief is that it was the only reason. I'm glad you hit that trash opinion of his with a sledgehammer.