Discussion about racism on Globe site today at 3 p.m. ET
Mon, 2008-03-24 09:31
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Discussion about racism on Globe site today at 3 p.m. ET
Mon, 2008-03-24 09:31
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[url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080321.wracismdiscu...'s the link.[/url]
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Because it is no longer socially acceptable to express any antipathy toward any group based on any category, Dr. Inzlicht believes that we now have two types of prejudice: modern and implicit."A modern racist is someone who hides their racism behind things like objections to social policies. But the deeper issue," explains Dr. Inzlicht, "is that there are some people who are prejudiced and have stereotyped views who aren't aware of it themselves. This is probably true for many, if not most of the people in our society. It is called implicit prejudice."
As to how to overcome this type of prejudice, Dr. Inzlicht calls it a "million-dollar question."
What do you think? Do you worry you are racist? Do you think there is modern and implicit racism? Dr. Inzlicht will be live online Monday at 3:30 p.m. ET to answer your queries and comments."