To begin, I want to say I find this course insightful. Through the weeks, I have come to accept that everyone has unconscious bias, but also, that it is not something to be ashamed of, if anything, it is something to learn from. Before this class, I was not sure how to articulate my experiences on cultural differences. Also, I did not have a good grasp on culture and how it affects us all differently.
I have learned to recognize that I have my own ethnocentrism, that it is okay to feel proud of my own culture in the sense that, maybe there are other ways to do things, but I like my way better because that is the way I am accustomed to. Still, it does not mean someone else´s way is wrong or bad, it is just the way they have learned it in their …show more content…
I was able to reflect on my personal bias. I wondered if despite I thought I was accepting of differences among cultures, I could still be biased towards some of them. The answer was: yes. In my homework, I included 'Gay - Straight' IAT and it turned out I did not have an inclination towards any, but then I got a bit curious and did another two. When I completed the 'Religions' IAT I found out I have a negative view of Islam and a positive view of Christianity which is the religion I grew up in and eventually left.
The results did surprise me because I thought I saw all religions as equal, but I do not know enough about Islam, and what I know is what I see on the news which is often not portrayed in a good light.
Looking for resources about unconscious biases, I found out this TED video where Yassmin Abdel-Magied talks about the topic and gives a few examples of how people biases would come up in real life. She explains that Unconscious Bias does not mean there is a racist, sexist or any other –ist lurking inside of you, it just means there are some behaviors that need to be acknowledged. There was also a question she
I have learned to recognize that I have my own ethnocentrism, that it is okay to feel proud of my own culture in the sense that, maybe there are other ways to do things, but I like my way better because that is the way I am accustomed to. Still, it does not mean someone else´s way is wrong or bad, it is just the way they have learned it in their …show more content…
I was able to reflect on my personal bias. I wondered if despite I thought I was accepting of differences among cultures, I could still be biased towards some of them. The answer was: yes. In my homework, I included 'Gay - Straight' IAT and it turned out I did not have an inclination towards any, but then I got a bit curious and did another two. When I completed the 'Religions' IAT I found out I have a negative view of Islam and a positive view of Christianity which is the religion I grew up in and eventually left.
The results did surprise me because I thought I saw all religions as equal, but I do not know enough about Islam, and what I know is what I see on the news which is often not portrayed in a good light.
Looking for resources about unconscious biases, I found out this TED video where Yassmin Abdel-Magied talks about the topic and gives a few examples of how people biases would come up in real life. She explains that Unconscious Bias does not mean there is a racist, sexist or any other –ist lurking inside of you, it just means there are some behaviors that need to be acknowledged. There was also a question she