Professor Bezio introduced the concept of cultural and implicit bias in her second podcast episode. Most notably, she discussed the ways in which bias has been framed as a “dirty word,” and in turn, having bias is a bad thing. However, we forget that each one of us experiences biases every single day. The environment in which one grows up in and their experiences shape their biases, making each of us have different thoughts and feelings. Biases become a problem when we do not recognize their presence, and use them to categorize ourselves vs. “others.”<\/p>\n
Professor Bezio gives the example of Shakespeare as an example of how our perceptions of low and high culture change. Because of Shakespeare’s use of inappropriate sexual innuendos, in his time, he was considered by the upper classes as low culture or “other.” In today’s world, Shakespeare and his work are considered the epitome of theatre and high culture. I think this is a really important example to emphasize the importance and presence of change within our biases.\u00a0 Exposure to new things and changing biases are not bad: Prof. Bezio also pointed out Dinsey’s recent inclusion of multicultural princesses as a means of change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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