Thursday, April 21, 2005
FIRST I’M A UKIP VOTER, A MIRROR READER - NOW I’M A RACIST
These online test thingies are being very complimentary about recently. The political ones were a bit odd, but this one about prejudices is also odd in its results (hat tip to Voice of the Futue; Beeb story here). It told me that:
These online test thingies are being very complimentary about recently. The political ones were a bit odd, but this one about prejudices is also odd in its results (hat tip to Voice of the Futue; Beeb story here). It told me that:
Your data suggest a moderate automatic preference for Black People relative to White People
For the record I’m white, so, huh? I mean I was prepared to accept that I would be subconsciously prejudiced in favour of whites to some degree, but this way round? Oh well, whatever.
They offer quite a number tests on other prejudices too. So, I took the one on sexual orientation which told me that:
They offer quite a number tests on other prejudices too. So, I took the one on sexual orientation which told me that:
Your data suggest a moderate automatic preference for GAY PEOPLE relative to STRAIGHT PEOPLE
Again, for the record, I’m straight. Ought I to reconsider? ;) Yes, I know that’s not what the result means, but again I find it odd, as I would have expected the opposite which I wouldn’t have really been happy about but that I was willing to accept.
I don’t know what these tests actually show us then, but at least they seem to say that my partiotism is intact:
I don’t know what these tests actually show us then, but at least they seem to say that my partiotism is intact:
Your data suggest a slight automatic preference for United Kingdom relative to United States
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