Posted on:
March 13, 2015
By:
Leslie Page, Instructor of Psychology, WKCTC
...I've taught about racism, stereotyping and prejudice for years. I've come to the realization that all of us, even the most well-intentioned, politically correct, culturally sensitive, possess a certain degree of prejudiced attitudes. Some attitudes are certainly more harmful than others. Once we act on those attitudes, people begin to get hurt or treated unfairly. I think we would all do well to be aware of these attitudes, realize how they may affect our actions and try to change them.
"Subtle racism" is also reflected in the idea that if we support minority rights, listen to jazz and voted for Obama, then we can't possibly hold any racist attitudes. This is simply untrue...
