When first assigned these online bias tests, I felt uncertain on what would be encountered, since I know that these can be quite sensitive topics for people to cover. I personally don’t have any problems with any races, ethnics, or genders, but I wasn’t certain on what questions would be asked.
I ended up choosing the Racial Test. As mentioned, I do not have any issues towards any race or way of life. Honestly, I was curious what I would find taking the quiz.
I did find the overall experience to be worthwhile. The quick-answer questions were somewhat annoying, as several mistakes were made despite my knowledge of which keys to press.
When coming across the questions that covered how comfortable I felt around white people compared to black people, I honestly felt somewhat uncomfortable. As I mentioned before, I have no issue with African- Americans or anyone else, up to the point as I don’t sense any particular difference between the two.
At the end, I was surprised by the results the test provided. It found that I was more comfortable around other white people than black. I could be wrong, but could this be the result of me stating that I was white in the introductory stage? Did it automatically judge that I would be more comfortable with people that I share the same skin color?
Then again, maybe it was because I was raised up to be accepting of other people regardless of their race that I sort of was absorbed into this automatic white-privilege.
Further investigation required.
Later.
JereWCurtis4Oakland 