A. In this experiment, there was a white male, an African American male, and a “pretty” white female. Each of these three people were attempting to “steal” a bike in broad daylight. The makers of this show were testing to see what type of reaction each person would get when attempting to steal the bike. They tried to steal the bike for an hour and were clear to tell everyone that they were trying to take the bike when they asked.
For the white male, only one couple stopped and told him what he was doing was wrong. They would go on to look for someone to call the cops. They said nearly 100 people saw him in that hour. For the African American male, a large majority of the people that walked by him were infuriated. Several people called the cops, …show more content…
D1. It is hard for me to say that I have no racism because the Yale professor said that every person is born was racial tendencies inside them. I would say that I probably would not have stopped at all, but if I did I would be more inclined to stop for the girl. She seemed less threatening. I would understand that what they all were doing was wrong, but I doubt that I would have done much about it.
D2. As I mentioned, I would have to say that even though I would never admit it, I probably do have some racial tendencies inside of me. Obviously I will never know, but I would almost have to say that if I was put in this situation and I saw the African American male, I would almost be scared of what he would do if I did call the cops or confront him. The girl, as I mentioned, did not look threatening at all. The white male was the same race as me, so I do not know if I would have stopped for …show more content…
I grew up in a very small town with maybe 5 people total in the entire town. It wasn’t until I came to ISU that I was around a large racially diverse population. I wouldn’t necessarily say that I was uncomfortable, it was just kind of a culture shock. I would argue the same thing for Asians, Hispanics, etc… It is not just black people, we all have stereotypes about all different kinds of races.
E. The biggest thing for me would just be trying to stay unbiased. I am going into education, so this is going to be huge for me. I likely will never come into this exact situation, but I will come into something along these lines as I go out to teach. Ideally, I will be able to overcome these biases and handle these situations with
For the white male, only one couple stopped and told him what he was doing was wrong. They would go on to look for someone to call the cops. They said nearly 100 people saw him in that hour. For the African American male, a large majority of the people that walked by him were infuriated. Several people called the cops, …show more content…
D1. It is hard for me to say that I have no racism because the Yale professor said that every person is born was racial tendencies inside them. I would say that I probably would not have stopped at all, but if I did I would be more inclined to stop for the girl. She seemed less threatening. I would understand that what they all were doing was wrong, but I doubt that I would have done much about it.
D2. As I mentioned, I would have to say that even though I would never admit it, I probably do have some racial tendencies inside of me. Obviously I will never know, but I would almost have to say that if I was put in this situation and I saw the African American male, I would almost be scared of what he would do if I did call the cops or confront him. The girl, as I mentioned, did not look threatening at all. The white male was the same race as me, so I do not know if I would have stopped for …show more content…
I grew up in a very small town with maybe 5 people total in the entire town. It wasn’t until I came to ISU that I was around a large racially diverse population. I wouldn’t necessarily say that I was uncomfortable, it was just kind of a culture shock. I would argue the same thing for Asians, Hispanics, etc… It is not just black people, we all have stereotypes about all different kinds of races.
E. The biggest thing for me would just be trying to stay unbiased. I am going into education, so this is going to be huge for me. I likely will never come into this exact situation, but I will come into something along these lines as I go out to teach. Ideally, I will be able to overcome these biases and handle these situations with