Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
ysabetwordsmith
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Fighting Bias

While the tests are iffy, the suggestions for fighting bias are excellent.  

The problem I have with the tests, by the way, is they want you to make a decision with no real data.  I don't do that.  In real life.  It drives people absolutely bugfuck.  I can't tell you anything more about a person if  all you've given me is a name or a face.  They might or might not match the things society expects, and I don't think like society, and y'know, fuck it anyway.  If you asked me to pick a partner based on nothing other than appearance, I'd try to spot someone outside the mainstream, which is pretty much the opposite expectations.  And I like to crosswire expectations when choosing character illustration pictures too.  

Which is not to say that I have no slants, but they're not shaped like most people's seem to be.

Tags: ethnic studies, gender studies, how to, reading
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dhyvd

Tests reveal....

dhyvd

December 14 2015, 14:34:05 UTC 5 years ago

I think tests reveal more about the person, or matrices of actors, who designed the test, then about those who take it.

For example, some multiple choice tests reveal that the designers are not good at telling what truly exclusive options are.