One thing I thought was interesting in the reading was how we can have implicit biases against ourselves. I’ve commented on several posts about having the implicit bias about men and women in the workforce, and although I don’t believe that men are more fit to be working and that women should be caretakers, I also show the implicit bias for this. I know this is the idea of knowing vs endorsing, but I would call this a type of mindbug because our active brain knows one thing but our passive brain thinks another. Our same brain is thinking about two different and contradicting thoughts at the same time and sometimes we are not even aware of it. What makes this mindbug even more of a bug, in my opinion, is that our passive brain can have implicit beliefs that limit ourselves or are harmful to ourselves. In the example of women and men in the workforce, I wonder how my implicit bias on this subject affects my everyday life and actions.
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I think you bring up a really interesting point about how our brain can believe two different (and contradicting) ideas at the same time. I know that our implicit biases are not something we can actively control, but it does make me question if my passive beliefs ever affect my actions in my day-to-day life if I consciously believe something else?
I like how you brought up the implicit biases we have towards ourselves. I think that this is especially interesting when considering that Dr. Bezio mentioned in class the other day that people tend to have an overly optimistic opinion of themselves. This creates an interesting juxtaposition of having the implicit bias against your own identity group but also, in a way, separating yourself from said identity group.
I also talked about how implicit biases not only effect those around me but myself. I had some sort of idea that I probably had these stereotypes, but try not to implement them in my daily life. I think the best way to do this, although I am by no means perfect at it, would be to recognize them and make sure they aren’t portrayed in your actions and conscious decision making.