I guess I'm RACIST.

In Identity and Culture class around two weeks ago, my teacher discussed a site where it tested your preferences towards different races. I decided to try it out, and below are my results. There were quite alarming. Just thought I would share them. By the way if you want to try the test yourself, you can go to the link below

Implicit Association Test

Your Result

Your data suggest a strong automatic preference for European American compared to African American.

When I took this test, I answered each question honestly, because I simply wanted to get the most accurate answer. I find this result to be accurate about me, though this is not what I want. After taking the test, I was given this cumulative breakdown of the results of test takers in the past.


I found myself to not be alone in the "strong automatic preference for White people" category, but this didn't make me feel any better about myself. I am not sure if i can consciously make myself neutral to both races. What exactly influenced my results? I find the influential aspects of my life to be outside influences such as movies, school, and t.v. I see my results to be adapted instinct in that now unknowingly I lean more towards European people than Black people. Through my influences, I have obtained a preference that I would rather not have. I am going to try and consciously think about each group of people as equal, though I don't know if this is possible. Do other people want to be in a neutral position towards both races but find it incredibly hard to do so?