Thoughts on Implicit Bias

Thoughts on Implicit Bias

It's not possible to rid yourself of implicit biases. But it is possible to bring them to your conscious attention and be honest about how they have affected your functioning and ideology as a tango dancer. This is how we can begin to short-circuit the unconscious wiring. We can consider honestly our choices of dance partners and social connections and get curious about the reasoning and feelings behind those choices. We can examine the images that come to mind when we think of the word "tanguera" and be intentional about widening our definition of who fits this description.

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