Originally Posted by 2MuchMark
(Post 22478147)
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?
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.
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.
Correct! But the question wasn't asked to BlackMonsters. It was asked to everyone else.
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.
I can see where it's coming from, but it wasn't the intent.
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?
EXACTLY!!!
Cheers Pam!
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