Implicit Biases: Red And Blue Gatorade

When it comes to implicit biases, I think it is important to recognize the difference between implicit biases that cause negative effects and those that do not. For instance, an example of a neutral implicit bias would be having the options of a red and blue Gatorade. Since your favorite color is blue, you are implicitly bias towards choosing the blue Gatorade. However, this bias has no effect on anyone else. A similar yet consequently different scenario would be choosing to sit next to your Caucasian peer in class rather than your African American peer because you are Caucasian. These two situations end up with completely different consequences. In choosing between the Gatorades, you were simply choosing your favorite color drink. In choosing between which peer to sit by, you were choosing between their races and not putting them on the same level of equality and respect. …show more content…
These unfair acts of discrimination do not just happen by accident. They are caused by implicit biases that affect the actions of the individuals who perform them. Due to the fact that implicit biases are not something that is consciously done, there lies the question of which party is to be held responsible for the consequences of these structural injustices. From my knowledge of structural injustices and implicit biases in society, I believe that the responsibility for negative implicit biases lies in the hands of the beholders and those beings of higher power in the justice system that allow for such a broad spectrum of discretion among implicitly biased