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Originally Posted by PamWinterReturns
Mark, you picked apart my post but everything I said is true. I think you meant it as a joke but you didn’t present it well.
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I'll meet you half-way on this. I meant it as a test because as you know, I see talk about Confirmation Bias a lot on GFY.
My brother is super far-right, and he jumps to conclusions a lot, believes all news he reads on Facebook, etc, and he would always surprise the hell out of me when he would do this. He would assume things, or make super-fast decisions about things, people, events, and mores or he would believe instantly that those decisions were right.
I'm no psyche expert but essentially Confirmation Bias is a shortcut our brains take. Some papers I read on it think it is even the basis for prejudice.
This post was a way to test this out after posting other questions like this one all at just about the same time, and of course this being GFY, it's a funny post too (I love jokes about Stereotypes don't forget).
Anyway Pam I don't want to fight with you, so I'll meet you half-way on this and call it bad taste. Cool?
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Originally Posted by PamWinterReturns
If I posted a “would 2mark hit it” picture and the picture was two women making love and one is obviously mentally challenged, the assumption is that she is the woman I referred to then.
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Correct! The assumption would be the mentally challenged person if you posted it on GFY. Assuming that the persona we all have on GFY is asshole-ish, then yes that is exactly what most would do.
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Originally Posted by PamWinterReturns
If you refer to the black male instead of the thick female, it’s a nonsensical question. Black men are attracted to thick women might be a stereotype, but it is true for many black men.
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Like you, I think its a stereotype, and I also think its true, but of course you would agree that it is not true for everyone. And don't forget that everyone including you and me have our own preferences too. I like tall skinny redheaded chicks. You might like thick guys (or girls), or skinny twiggy guys like me. The point is, no one really knows except me, or you, or BM. It's the responses from everyone else that is interesting.
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You’d not ask him if he’s attracted to a barely seen thin black male.
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Correct! But the question wasn't asked to BlackMonsters. It was asked to everyone else.
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I chose my words carefully before so I’d not put you down. I went the intelligent route instead of seemingly picking on you.
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Honestly Pam, I am enjoying this conversation and I'm glad you're not putting me down. It's not what I would want and isn't the intention here at all.
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You may not have wanted to be racist but you were.
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I can see where it's coming from, but it wasn't the intent.
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Originally Posted by PamWinterReturns
Next time think of your words before submitting them.
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Well no, because it would defeat the purpose. Again: I've never met BlackMonsters and have no idea if he is black or not. I have no idea what he's into, what he likes, if he is straight or gay or whatever. I have zero assumptions about him.
It is a fair guess to say that Imabro assumes he is black, and maybe you do too. But what if BlackMonsters is actually white? Or Hispanic? Or Mexican? See my point?
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Originally Posted by PamWinterReturns
Remember, his nickname is BlackMonsters but assuming he is black is wrong. Assuming anything is usually wrong. He may be white, yellow, a she or ?
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EXACTLY!!!
Cheers Pam!