Subtle racism/prejudice exercise

[bernie]

Not sure where to post this, but I think of it as a psychological exercise. So I put it in here.

When you describe an event that involves people, and someone from another race is involved, do you add their race to the description? You may be suprised at how often you do this. It's almost as if it really makes a difference to the story. For example, you mention 3 guys but note that one of them is black, not mentioning the other 2, so everyone hearing it likely assumes they're the same race as you.

I used to do this until long ago, close to after I grad from highschool, I made a conscious effort not to. It was hard at first. I'd catch myself and stumble a little during the story when at that part of the story. I still do it sometimes.

One thing you will notice is how often other people do this. It will just click inside you and make you stop and ask (usually to yourself) if it matters what the race of the person is in regards to the story.

Being white, Im not sure how common this is in other ethnicities. It's very common in whites.

So, how often do you use the description of one's race in a story that is race irrelevant? Do you realize if you're even doing it?

b