Refection

I honestly don't know what to think about what we did in class today. I didn't like the bias test. I don't feel like that was a reliable test. I didn't think of it having anything to do with a race or bad and good words, I was just sorting things in the way that they told me to. Naturally I messed up more when they switched the sides, because it took me adapting to something different. I got that I moderately prefer European American, which I don't really agree with. I have no preference, and I put I was neutral about both when the test directly asked. I believe I got that result because I made more mistakes when I had the European American and Bad on the same side, but that was the way it was after they switched sides, so it was the opposite of what I had done to start with. I didn't like the test, and don't like being told I have a preference, when I don't.

The Face to Face sight was interesting. I only listened to the section about FBI Investigations. It was insightful, and I liked directly hearing about personal experiences having to do with the treatment of different races after 9/11. They all felt like their lives were intruded on and that they had nothing personal. Multiple people talked about how they were surprised about all the FBI knew. Another common theme was about how people where judge based just on their skin color and names. Khaled Abou El Fadl talked about how now he wears a suit and has to be accepting of things that could happen when he flies. He knows there is the possibility for people wanting to change seats, and that people will watch what he does more closely. I believe who we are has nothing to do with the color of our sign. This isn't a topic people like to talk about, but it is sad that people live in fear and take extra precautions because of something they have no control over.