IEMA reposted this
Bias tells us enough of the picture, but when you add ‘unconscious’ to it, that allows people to hide and say: ‘It’s not my fault.’ It’s not unconscious, it’s just ugly. We call it unconscious because we don’t like it and try to hide it. I grew up in a society that gave me some ugly views of Black people, despite the fact I am a Black person; that gave me ugly views about Queer people despite being a Queer person. But instead of pretending these views are hidden in my brain in such a way that I’m more likely to manifest them, I acknowledge them and declare that they are not who I will behave like. Even if they are part of some bad code that exists in my brain. I spoke about the topic of bias recently with Huw Morris for IEMA Transform and now, more than ever, it rings true. If you would like to read the article, I will link in the comments.