This doesn’t mean cognitive bias in a LW sense, it means everyone is racist, specifically against black people. I also don’t think its true—if everyone is a little bit racist, why would people get into interracial relationships?
There are many attributes of possible partners that make me less likely to data them but that at the same time aren’t deal breakers.
The fact that I have a theistic girlfriend doesn’t mean that I wouldn’t prefer a girlfriend who isn’t theistic all things equal.
It depends whether we are using ‘racist’ to mean ‘believes that some races are superior to others in certain respects’ or ‘has less empathy for other races’. In the first case, sure, maybe you would date someone of another race, because group differences aren’t so important when dealing with individuals. But in the latter case… if you are less able to empathise with people of other races it would seem really weird to date them.
It depends whether we are using ‘racist’ to mean ‘believes that some races are superior to others in certain respects’ or ‘has less empathy for other races’.
We are using it here to mean “implicit racism”. That’s a term that used in the literature. There are studies that measure it.
Implicit racism also isn’t something that’s only found in white people (in Clinton’s words it’s a problem for everyone). Black people also have implicit racism that makes them treat white people better in many instances.
There are many attributes of possible partners that make me less likely to data them but that at the same time aren’t deal breakers. The fact that I have a theistic girlfriend doesn’t mean that I wouldn’t prefer a girlfriend who isn’t theistic all things equal.
It depends whether we are using ‘racist’ to mean ‘believes that some races are superior to others in certain respects’ or ‘has less empathy for other races’. In the first case, sure, maybe you would date someone of another race, because group differences aren’t so important when dealing with individuals. But in the latter case… if you are less able to empathise with people of other races it would seem really weird to date them.
We are using it here to mean “implicit racism”. That’s a term that used in the literature. There are studies that measure it. Implicit racism also isn’t something that’s only found in white people (in Clinton’s words it’s a problem for everyone). Black people also have implicit racism that makes them treat white people better in many instances.