Biden's Foot In Mouth

[dong]

I guess you proved a slightly different point from that which you may wished to have make, Andy!

The expectations plus the term choice implies racially based condescension, not much way around that, I'm afraid.

 

[mtatum4496]

I think any time we exhibit surprise that someone emboides traits we do not normally associate with that gender/race/culture, we are in effect demonstrating our bias. Using an example above, if I have a friend who lives in a trailer and I make the comment "She keeps a clean house, even if it is a trailer" I am complimenting my friend, but I am also exhibiting my own bias about mobile homes being somehow lesser when it comes to housing and therefore not worthy of the same care and attention that a house would merit.

 

[tater03]

Thank you, that is exactly what I was getting at when I made this statement. I guess it would in the end just depend on how the person took the comment and the context it was said in.

 

[dong]

And we all know that everything related to white-supremacy is a reeeeeal touchy subject! Racial bias, in fact. The fact remains: bias exists everywhere and this is no exception. This leads to another question- how much stock can we place in racial profiles? I may make a brief editorial article on this in the near future.