Hidden Bias Test

After taking the online Hidden Bias Test, the results suggest I have a slight preference to White people compared to Black people. I was surprised with my results, I really thought I would not show any bias towards race. I think reasoning behind all the errors were that my finger got so used to clicking one key that eventually when a word appeared that belonged to the other side I was automatically still clicking the key for the other side without thinking about the word or picture that appeared. I guess though there could have been some unconscious associations in my brain that connect negative words with the Black race because of stereotypes and jokes in my mostly white environment. Also the unfamiliarity with the Black race could cause some of my bias.
"Studies show people can be consciously committed to egalitarianism, and deliberately work to behave without prejudice, yet still possess hidden negative prejudices or stereotypes" (Teaching Tolerance).
This suggests reasons on why I was surprised my test showed a slight preference for White people. Although I am not racist in conscious decisions and judgements I make in my everyday life, it is still possible I have an unconscious bias mostly as a result of my environment.

Jon Stewart Investigates FOXCONN

FIRST WATCH THIS VIDEO

We've all heard about the harsh labor conditions for the workers overseas in countries like China. Our distance from the issue however leave us to just frown upon it instead of really caring or doing anything about it. The biggest thing I got from this video is that it would only be about 20% more expensive to manufacture here. I know it may seem like a lot, but a $200 iPhone would now cost $240 dollars. $40 dollars is a lot of money, but not when you are spending $200 to begin with. Then to think about how it might boost our economy, would mean it would probably come full circle and help you as an individual working in America in the long run. However in a world where it's all about the money, I don't see this changing anytime soon. So how about only buying things made in the USA? Boycotting is usually only effective if enough people do it, and in American society I also don't see this happening. Although the politicians in the beginning of the video may have made some uneducated statements, they are on the right track. The most effective way to get through to corporations is buy giving them what they love the most, money. Passing legislation to discourage outsourcing and giving them an incentive to manufacture in America under our labor laws, is perhaps a start to solving this human rights violation and even fixing our economy.

OBAMA SIGNS NEW LAW ON TELEVISION COMMERCIAL VOLUME

Finally, legislation passes a law that the common people will benefit from. How annoying is it whenever a commercial comes on and you have to mute the television because for some reason commercials are always way louder than the television program you're watching? Most of what we watch today might be recorded where we have the luxury of fast forwarding through the commercials, but the times when you have to watch the commercials is when you need it lowered the most anyways. When you're sitting around the television with your family watching the big game, commercials are the actual quality time where you talk to one another. With them being so loud it gets annoying. Well now, thanks to legislation, your daily lives have been improved. Obama signed the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation act on December 15, 2011. The act restricts the volume of commercials to be no louder than that of the program. Was this the most important thing that needed to be done? No, but it was a simple example of legislation seeing something in society that can be improved upon, and making a law improving it. To add on to the good news, this law happened just in time for all the annoying political candidate commercials that are to come with the new election year.  I am very excited about this law and it will definitely benefit the majority of us who probably watch a little too much television.