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Originally Posted by Cowperson
I don't think we'd have a Muslim Mayor, a black President and an Asian/Indian Governor in Louisiana, all the result of secret ballots where the majority have the opportunity to indicate secreted biases, if the environment were truly the same as 50 years ago.
It's not utopian but its genuinely different and much improved. More to go through time.
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yeah I exaggerated there, what I meant is that I think that many, if not most people have to make a conscious effort to suppress inherent biases.
I read somewhere that it's a base adaptation of the human mind to categorize things this way, because it conserves brainpower. the difference was that in the past there wasn't as much societal pressure to do that.
I voted Nenshi, but to be perfectly honest I couldn't (and still can't) think of him exactly the same way as previous white mayors. in my head I'm always involuntarily thinking "hip young brown guy", and I dunno if I'll ever get to the point where those kinds of novelties wear off. the next generation will hopefully be more truly "colourblind".
but anyways, thanks for finding an excuse to post a picture of your loyal companions, that helps settle everyone's jangled nerves here.