How racial bias works -- and how to disrupt it | Jennifer L. Eberhardt

[@sharinganMRDBZ]

I love that this wonderful woman is giving facts and data regarding biases while people are writing completely biased point of views in the comments.

[@sharinganMRDBZ]

@muhahaha Bias are the way of life, agreed but that doesnt mean you cant better yourself as a person. That's like someone stating "I get angry sometimes at small things". Your reply is pretty much "Anger is the way of life, deal with it". A person has the right to better oneself unless a person does not want to grow mentally.

[@jackjones4135]

How ironic people can be. (Deep sigh)

[@sharinganMRDBZ]

@@jackjones4135 can't tell whether that was directed to me. If so. Please clarify my irony.

[@Noric.Morava]

@@sharinganMRDBZ "giving facts and data"

[@jackjones4135]

@@sharinganMRDBZ not really directed to you but to those people you are talking about in your comment.

[@chriszook6648]

This Ted Talk offers a good synopsis of Dr. Eberhardt's book Biased, but I still highly recommend reading the book, where she more fully lays out the research and data to support her key points. It's written in a very accessible way for the average reader.

[@pauljansen1137]

We all have racial biases..how you react on them is what matters!!

[@pauljansen1137]

@muhahaha yes..well said

[@user-vn7ce5ig1z]

muhahaha> Racial bias is a natural heuristic that saves scares cognitive resources. It will never go away regardless of what we do, but in situations where time allows reflection we should strive to minimize it. It's not just racial bias, but _all_ kinds of snap, superficial decisions. The problem is that with 8 billion people in the world, there _isn't_ time to get to know people, not even for judges. Overpopulation is the root of most problems.

[@mammajamma773]

muhahaha Name says it all

[@scatton61]

Black cultures have the highest in-group biases of any culture/race. It explains a lot

[@Worthless1010]

@@user-vn7ce5ig1z There wouldn't be enough time to get to know people if there were just 1000 of them lol

[@mariadillon860]

Thank you so much for such for this educational video🤗 My takeaways are: 1. Is my behaviour towards this person ‘intelligence led”; 2. Ensure my language and demeanour is the same for all people; 3. Take time to pause and reflect on the basis of my unconscious bias. Xx

[@cdunne208]

As a white Paramedic who worked for many years in the city, (still full time but not in urban areas now) I read a very long study, from Cambridge I think, about bias as it relates to medical treatment of black patients. Very similar methods described in this lecture. The white care providers, all known as decent, caring professionals, were totally susceptible to bias and withholding or delaying treatment. It was a good study. Against my imbedded self awareness and judgement, I had to say, they are talking about me. An example is, a made up description of patients, mostly black, that we say have "incarceritis' when we pick patients up from jails and holding cells. The premise being, they are faking so the can get out of jail for awhile. So I did a little test on myself. In my mind I removed the jail and focused only on the Patients words. I literally pretended they were white. And guess what happened? I did a lot more 12 leads and I started a lot more IV's. Act on what the patient is saying. That's it.

[@eduardomunoz3516]

Hi Chris. Do you remember the title of the article you read ? I am interested in it.

[@cdunne208]

@@eduardomunoz3516 , No but if this helps any, it was on line maybe 3 years ago. It had some video attachments. I’m sorry. Not much to go on. Boston based.

[@semperfi818]

Well done: you're a better healer as a result of becoming aware of your biases and taking responsibility for your actions for the good of your patients. One by one, this can be done -- I'm with you, friend.

[@MostlyLoveOfMusic]

there's bias in everything though, not just race - bias based on social status, bias based on appearance, bias based on attractiveness, bias based on sexual preferences, bias based on mental health, etc etc

[@EinhornAnspitzer]

Yes. But how does that affect her point?

[@TheTonyspik]

yes that's true. And the speaker would agree. But what's your point? Or was that the point you wanted to make?

[@Useless22]

The moment you all realize that you can’t bend someone’s thoughts and feelings is the moment you realize the only way to be rid of racism is to accept it’s existence and ignore it.

[@Avatar013]

Well said!

[@Aspartame69]

Or prove them wrong by not behaving the way a racist would expect you to. They arnt doing very well so far.

[@Michelle-ke7me]

Been there, did that and ended up Here. We need a Change. Come on board all are welcome. The change is happening with you or without you, however it's happening.

[@aleka..]

Useless - < exactly! why go around spreading false ideas that people can't change their mind? It's not _bending_ it's a way reasonable people react when they're informed they're wrong *Some* people are reasoning resistant, but you can't know unless you (we, someone) try. Silence is enabling, cosigning, aceepting... it's inherently racist (unless your life is in danger if you speak up)

[@Useless22]

Ayush Sharma If someone wants to be racist why should you have the right to stop them? People are going to be whatever they what regardless of what you what. Ironically, the more you try and stop them from being racist, the more they’ll be racist because you’re giving them fuel for the fire. The fact that you all can’t see the most simple solution to this problem is in of it’s self a problem. You all cry about racism and how bad of a thing it is when you’re letting yourselves get this hurt and you’re all letting racism be such a bad thing. When you really boil down racism all it is is personal preference and bias from their nurture. Racism isn’t in someone’s nature, it’s in their nurture. If you really want racism to disappear so badly, stop clicking on news stories with false titles designed to make you mad and click their video for money, and simply prove the racist person wrong. Had anyone ever thought of that? Just simply proving them wrong? Arguing with someone isn’t a good way to change their point of view or beliefs, you have to show them in order to change something about them. So the next person you meet in real life who is racist, instead of arguing or yelling at them for their conflicting beliefs, show them that their beliefs are wrong by being a better, taller, bigger person than they are at that moment.

[@FER-is7ft]

💖The part about “learning to accommodate the prejudiced biases of others to stay safe”…. after being photographed & aggressively “assisted” by 5 store clerks. I found myself putting them all at ease, assuring them I don’t hold grudges after calling one out for addressing me with “What’s up” (at Nordstrom’s) & another caught in the act of filming me on his phone. What’s worse… after I left the store I was followed around the mall by the “What’s up” guy & multiple undercover “Loss Prevention” 😒

[@isobelnicolson4866]

Sorry you had to go through all of that 😔

[@treshawallace413]

Thanks for sharing this valid information. As a mom of 2 boys of African. Just walking home from school the police stopped him 7 times and said he was suspicious.

[@jackjones4135]

The environment is also what shapes a child. Of course if children grew up in a place where being black is seen as something to be ashamed of by many people, black and white children will learn from that. Both children, even without learning it from their parents, will see being black is something negative because it is the dictate of the environment they are in. Watch this video and reflect for yourself. Put aside your bias and think again.

[@eklectiktoni]

Very good presentation! I feel like it addressed some taboo subjects while still being respectful and factual.

[@martin-paulkamerun8155]

Just reading the comments section illustrates how much extra work is needed, why voices like hers are crucial. The amount of denial and defensiveness is amazing. Folks, is it that hard to take a step back and reflect?

[@miprix9654]

Whatever you do, DON’T lean into any feelings of discomfort or dare to look inward for understanding of why you can’t stand hearing certain perspectives.

[@joannot6706]

@muhahaha this looks like irony, but I'm not sure since racist people might actually be able to say such things in all seriousness lol.

[@sierra1621]

This is VERY good. Thank you very much. Police departments should be required to provide recordings to credible research institutions. It’s only learning our mistakes that we can self evaluate and improve. Also, I am a Nextdoor user, and I appreciate them having reached out to you for your expertise in racial bias and profiling. I wish all businesses took that initiative.

[@keithbell9348]

To underscore her point: How many people, of a different race than hers, acted on their biases, and made a split second decision to not watch this video as soon as they looked at her, or the title?

[@johermeah2785]

For instance, if she were a Victoria Secret model (most of which are white, and if not, then possess traditional European features) this video would have a much greater number of views. Even if the title and content is exactly the same. And it's not as if those people would say "oh, a hot person, let's give them a chance". It's subconscious thing.

[@ussarng4649]

Very emotional appeal but no actual referral to numbers of people doing whatever.

[@jdevilist]

FBI national crime statistics prove the reality of whats going on in this country. And yet those very same FACTS are always conveniently left out of any discussion like this as they would blow away the false narrative of what is powering their agenda.

[@funeeeeee]

She literally mentioned studies in the video and you can do a short google search by your own. I even commented with the links. Are you THAT lazy? Also people tend to use the FBI crime statistics without the details about the opinion of FBI professionals and other professionals talking about why it is possible and sadly confirming that this can come from a racial bias deeply embedded in the system. Not even the facts you cite agree with you. There are additional studies done on this too.

[@Bavrogar]

while I agree that TED should post the sources in the description, a simple Google search can lead you to an overview of Miss Eberhardts publications web.stanford.edu/~eberhard/publications.html

[@publicayers]

I don’t follow. She does give numbers measuring impact of changes taken by organizations (eg Nextdoor). Maybe you think an 11minute TED talk should have more numbers, but it just isn’t the case that there are none.

[@kevinnio]

@@publicayers I've seen shorter videos with more facts on them. Facts are important if you want people to think you're being objective.

[@sarahofer4368]

An eloquent essay on bias and racial prejudice. Thank you, Ms Eberhardt.

[@itouchtheskyilovetrentino]

I agree with you. The world is beautiful because it's colorful. Black is beautiful, white is beautiful, brown is beautiful. In this world, there are good and bad people, and didn't depend on the color of their skin. Lovely watching and listening to you on the top of the mountain of Italy.

[@sallycolella3404]

Fantastic talk. Great mix of personal stories and corporate/real world examples. Thankyou.

[@carsonwerner]

Racial bias does not exist, this woman proved it😂. To stop racism we need to ignore it and stop highlighting the difference. Also what kind of five year old says that

[@Mikaylap713]

I agree this woman didn’t prove it, credible researchers around the world have found evidence to support her argument.

[@carsonwerner]

Mikayla there may be subconscious bias but in order to stop racism they need to stop highlighting it and making the segregation even bigger.

[@MartinIsRunning]

So you didn’t listen.

[@carsonwerner]

Mister K I did

[@carsonwerner]

CountJimbo how so? Try and prove me wrong instead of calling it idiotic

[@whattheactualfunk7488]

This feels like a rant when there isn't an audience

[@carsonwerner]

What The Actual Funk Agreed

[@AwesomeBlackDude]

But she's such an cutie and there are way more crisis on their way,.. (1) unfortunately the climate change hasn't interrupt it up coming schedules and we gonna trust Trump to figure this one out? 😅 (2) the country is now back open up for business and Cvid19 will stay here for additional two more years. Anybody else noticed a crisis timeline confliction is moving into somebody else crisis timeline table? 😲 (3) business and homeowners of massive foreclosures... talk about an new wave of homelessness. 🤬 (4) we should have enable an real UBI and the folks who wrote the policy for the PPP has failed and they're also responsible for the foreclosures relief bill? Yeah let us all see how that might turned out. 😷😅

[@ZA-qk2og]

What The Actual Funk it’s a total rant

[@jdevilist]

That's because it is.

[@Kokosnuss]

Just here to say, that there's nothing wrong with this video. In fact it's quite informativ and helpful. Keep doing what you love, and let the haters hate

[@Kokosnuss]

@Janusha Looking at what's going on in america, american racism has taken over half of america and most of any news worldwide. It's now more important than ever.

[@Charlie-Mouse]

Ok so where to start. I find it difficult to believe that her 5 year old made that statement and if he did then that is on her as she would have exposed her son to such thinking. When her son is older and enters a lift with white people it seems to me that he is acting on his own biases, without any interaction he automatically assumes that the people in the lift are racist. I hate lifts, I have being in a confined space with people I don’t know. I hate having my back or front virtually pressured up against a total stranger. My niece has a phobia of lifts, she always takes the stairs but on the odd occasion where there is no choice then she has a look of terror on her face and is ready to bolt any time the door opens. I 100% agree we all have biases and that most of us do not act on them. That is fine, I don’t want to change your thinking. I think that the black community needs to look at ourselves. Look at how rap stars perpetuate the stereo type, pimps, hoes, drugs, money and guns. How are they helping the situation, ask one of them at tell me they are. George Floyd was unjustly killed by the police. David Dorn was murdered in cold blood by Stephan Cannon, where was the BLM, news and celebrities outrage over that? Where is David Dorn’s protest, where is the outrage over his death? The black community has to get its act together and fix our own sh...house first. As a black man I am sick to death of having to tell my white friends they are not racist, sick of wasting my energy defending white people who aren’t racist. My energy be could better spent focusing on actual real issues not fake made issues by people who cannot even get their own house in order. You want people to start listening, then treat them with the respect you want for yourself.

[@Charlie-Mouse]

A Bhattacharya he says feels their tension because a black man is in the lift, that is what she is saying. That is an assumption that they are racist, he is assuming they are tensed up and attributes that to him being black. That is him acting on his own internal bias.

[@godbearxd]

I don't know why people always harp on rap music like it's the only violent type of music. There's satanic death metal that white people love that literally talks about worshipping Satan and sacrificing virgins but y'all never talk about that. It's not the music, it's not the video games, it's not the movies. None of these things make people violent.

[@Charlie-Mouse]

God Bear it’s not a genre I listen to so cannot comment on it. I do however listen to rap and take note of how things are portrayed. Don’t get me wrong I like rap, mostly old school tho, however I am aware of the way it portrays and stereotypes my community. Why do you think it is brought up a lot as a negative portrayal and do you think it has or should have any role to play in combating racism? (Genuine question not me being a tool)

[@singh.rupinder]

Thank you for putting together this video. This is an eyeopener. Each point emphatically cited by Ms. Eberhard is true and makes one ponder. I am now more aware of unconscious biases we all have. I also see around me a plethora of instances of religious biases as well. This needs to change. I am grateful to my employer who suggested this TED talk as a part of Annual Ethics & Complaince traning

[@JohwellStCilienfilm]

Most useful 14 minutes I spent today. Thank you.

[@jasonjones4036]

Thomas Sowell and Shelby Steel... read them

[@NoExitLoveNow]

No.

[@jameleason8200]

Read they Books very Good well written with much racial clarity 💯💯💯

[@KollaborNation-909on22nd-SAC]

Thank you Jennifer as I just saw more within myself and outward-facing, in our world, than I knew before listening. What a revelation this journey is. My world is a united nation, yet I have never seen it this clearly. I recognize that awareness and the actions we all must take is a journey, but there is hope that the journey together is more in progress today than ever before. Blessings and again, thank you.

[@Pursuitofsimplicity]

Blow Me see hasan minaj’s video on this to educate yourself rooted on how and why blacks and Asians were brought to this country.

[@kevink030]

Wow,....I'm assuming Rebukeah is from Colorado where magic mushrooms are now legal.

[@CalmingSoundZZZ]

Just read her book. So glad Ted is having her speak to this topic.

[@szeriman13]

@@sumukh9007 black lives matters? :))

[@Sal1981]

Only thing I drew from that monologue was something we already know, which is: bias is inherent and it takes effort to go around such implicit bias. I'd like the studies she references to be sourced in the description, tbh, because I get the distinct feeling she is racist herself. But really the best way, I figure, to stop racism is not to be aware of it, but make the color of someone's skin as mundane as the color of someone's hair color.

[@EinhornAnspitzer]

Well, that might be the goal, depending on who you ask. But as long as racial bias exists in the world, I think it is important not to be "color blind" and, instead, to see the discrimination people face because of their race.

[@Sal1981]

@@EinhornAnspitzer I don't mean the skin hue the same as being color blind, I mean that we simply don't judge on that, and try to make it mundane. I know there exists implicit bias & racism, which is why I said we should be aware of our biases, which I figure most people already know and are made aware of. However, I think explicit racism is a lost cause trying to change in people.

[@57harrierstrikes]

"Racism" as in bias is a natural and healthy behavior. This whole narrative is aimed almost exclusively at white people to criminalize us for noticing patterns and caring about our in-group. But they are totally fine with the same behavior for nonwhites.

[@luizascripa1597]

You cannot fix something that you're not aware of. If anything, we should become more aware of our implicit biases by educating ourselves and others, not by denying them or sweeping them under the rug. You cannot unsee that someone looks different then you, but you can make a conscious decision to treat them as equal.

[@TheTonyspik]

Even if we were to all magically be affected by magic that wiped away everyone's racial bias .... Racism wouldn't be over. We wouldn't have racial bias but the racial disparities would still exist. So Racial bias is important because they create and justify racial disparities... But first racial disparities must go. That means creating policies to eliminate racial disparities. Once we have disparities gone and the social structures that create them gone, then we will see that it wasn't racial inferiority that caused disparities but rather social barriers. Many of our biases would be gone by realizing we all regardless of race has similar capabilities. Not the same, because we all are different, which is a good thing, but race isn't an influencer of capability and elimination of barriers would show that.

[@mac195000]

This woman's terrible guidance for the Oakland police to stop pulling people over for non-violent offenses has led to a massive crime wave since 2017. She is responsible for hundreds more people being murdered than otherwise would have been if sane policing had continued in that city.

[@szeriman13]

we in central EU are in different level. we have racism because of the language, you know when everyone is white we need to find another way, why to hate each other. 😊

[@elizabethmunson2129]

The EU is evil 👿

[@emmn.4307]

Or look at it the RIGHT WAY, there's no actual racism in it's historical form... it's just hate. And in places where there are a lot of blacks, it's easier for them to blame it on skin-color. PS: in C-EU and W-EU you have xenophobia, not racism... it's hatred against people of other nationalities.

[@szeriman13]

Emm N. right.

[@tiefensucht]

Its not about language or color, its about what you think how the culture of someone else is like.

[@YT-di3do]

This is so true, I'm Chinese, and in China most people never see a white or black people but discriminate other Chinese because different accent. People always find ways to hate others

[@She_ill_Bx]

I can attest to the innocent youth being indoctrinated by what they see on television. When my 26 year old son was 5 years old he asked me why a Caucasian man was riding the subway. I asked him why did he ask that question and he said he thought that the man should be in a car because he was white. That same year he asked my boyfriend at the time what was he doing Puerto Rican and in this house. I had to have a lot of talks with my son for years to undo what I never knew he was learning from outside sources.

[@She_ill_Bx]

@Ribb Randy I must admit it made me feel as if I had taught my son something wrong. It does show that we all learn certain things from different sources of subconscious stimulation and exposure.

[@adoxartist1258]

Ma'am, I hope you don't bother with these trolls in the comments. Black lives matter. ❤

[@gawfdawg1]

She never considered obviously that the child's primary caregiver put that thought in his head.

[@22Tech]

Son is CANCELLED

[@mrsgingernoisette]

A child is also a social creature, he goes to school for fuck's sake..

[@emmorang]

Her work is totally dependant on police reform with her helping reform implicit biases training for Oakland police. I wonder what she thinks about now and the avenues for defunding the police and/or abolishing it

[@andrayalund4412]

Stating her work is “solely dependent” on working with one area really minimizes not only the work she does but also her capabilities. Maybe spend some time reading her bio and understanding her field and career path before making the statement.... or just state what you’re looking to state outright.

[@hasnaa273]

I like how new TED is now

[@mischl1]

Thank you, Mrs. Eberhardt, for taking an analytical approach and discussing the issues in the context of careful evaluation. We need more discussions like this, especially when we don't agree with the issues. Calm discussions and sound reasonings go a long way to facilitate discussion for both sides.

[@bookbagman7012]

Reminder for presenters to emphasise correlation ≠ causation and not slack on word choice just to be easier to understand Interesting talk.

[@DePhoegonIsle]

Nice.. Deleting comments.. I wonder*

[@AtomicMushroomz]

@muhahaha yet you're still here? I wonder why?

[@kevink030]

Mine deleted as well. Reason and facts by white men don't count on this channel. Go To Blaze TV videos.

[@Thor.Jorgensen]

Sorry to ruin your confirmation bias, but TED doesn't delete any comments. If it is other peoples comments, they may be deleted by other people If you posted something that was deleted, then it is likely KZbin's automated system. It shadow-blocks your comments, but ONLY IF you used certain inflammatory keywords too frequently in your comments. This function is completely out of TED's control, and no one but KZbin can ever disable this function.

[@mlow42]

Racism goes both ways. Bias comes from life experience.

[@iamthefirstandonlycheesecake]

yes, but the majority especially in America is toward black folks

[@mlow42]

@@iamthefirstandonlycheesecake Do you have a source? I'm not sure what you say is a fact.

[@jollyrancherchick]

No, bias goes both ways. Racism is in one direction: from the dominant group to the minority group. Not everyone has a bias from personal experience and that can be proven with how foreign, non English speaking countries, view Americans. Many have not met an American citizen but still hold both positive and negative bias with regards to them. Racist bias in white people often comes from them taking other peoples personal experiences and making it their own, watching the news or skewed statistics. Non of which can be considered life experience since it wasn't personally experienced by the individual.

[@mlow42]

@@jollyrancherchick Racism is looking at race, and forming a conclusion. It is both directions.

[@kostialev]

Bias has reason. First black community should be more safe and more successful. And bias will stop to exist. Remove positive descrimination of blacks and they will integrate fast like any other colored people ,like Indians Chinese and so on

[@maxk4471]

> "those people are violent" > "lets destroy half of country and show we are not violent"

[@brendarua01]

This is a very enlightening presentation. So are the knee jerk responses against it. Those should be studied too.

[@kevink030]

Yes it's always best to LISTEN to BOTH sides then make a RATIONAL decision based on FACTS.

[@seansemple3808]

teared up at the elevator part. i can't begin to imagine. thanks for sharing this with us.

[@RenaudDemaret]

The solution is pretty simple : have a positive bias on peoples outside our own group, culture, country and invite them share a moment on our group. The racism is based on ignorance of other. Also i want add the video, a "men bias" exist on our society. It's why the little boy think the black guy is dangerous on the plane, because he is a man before because he is black (with a black woman this reaction will not happend).A men alone on street will be also see "weird" by peoples that look at him. Peoples that are racists, are racist because they aren't open to other groups. Then as a previous comment said, it's more an "outside group bias" that exist rather a racial biais that trully exist. The history show us thiis concept with religious schisms or discrimination, they don't target a color but they suppose one group had belief he is right and other have wrong idea about god, country, life, family principles, economy, etc. We have to find something more strong for make a group that our skin color or cultures. I think a human flag is not bad at all as idea :)

[@chaddavis4895]

Prejudice is a primal response to life experience. Bias is created.

[@kevinpersinger7957]

I have several issues and questions about her arguments she made. My biggest issue is the lack of clarification on some topics(what are low level crimes?). But is there any consideration to the same arguments from the opposite side? I'm genuinely trying to not see some hypocrisy in her reasoning.

[@solarisengineering15]

I think a low level crime would be something like small-scale theft. You know, the kind of thing George Floyd was killed for because he was suspected of using a counterfeit $20 bill. These people just want people to stop dying and having unjust uses of force used against them for stupid reasons.

[@cuzz467]

@@solarisengineering15 the cops didn't just pick him off the streets to do that. The man escaped from the squad car after he was put into it. I can agree with the murder charge but there are so many motives to treat him like that rather than his skin color. For one he was 6'6, a bouncer, was reported to be extremely high. Meth and fentnal were found in his system, and he escaped from the squad car.

[@jollyrancherchick]

@@cuzz467 You're arguing in favor of the police, proving you already have preconceived notions that you aren't willing to see the other side of. So no, you're not trying to not see hypocrisy, you're trying to prove her wrong by asking what you think are gotcha questions. Download her book to see all the research and time that went into her ideas that were then condensed into a 14min clip. Your real issue is you don't like being made to feel guilty. The funny thing is if you weren't participating in at least some of the bias behaviors she touched on, you wouldn't feel so negatively towards her message.

[@aslanmane]

Racial bias is when you judge people as privileged on the basis of their skin colour.

[@peanutbutterhoney9600]

If your kid is saying those things , you taught him that. Check yourself

[@jonjoe42]

Or they've picked it up from other kids, TV, radio........

[@ddpwe5269]

@Mike C wow, slow your role there Mike! You might blow the minds of the uneducated =P

[@markt8707]

I want to be judged by the content of my character not the color of my skin!

[@NoExitLoveNow]

Maybe if you listened to what she said instead of being overwhelmed by your own feelings, you might make a more useful comment.

[@contemplateeternity8398]

The point of the talk is to prejudge people less and yet, here you both are judging and trying to shame this person for seemingly no good reason, why?

[@gregryma]

Would you like me to like you because you're black or because you're awesome person that you and I love to hang around with.

[@jackjones4135]

I think you need to listen AGAIN to this one and UNDERSTAND what the speaker is talking about. It's not just about being black. It's about respecting other people and not being biased against them no matter the race or color.

[@gregryma]

@@jackjones4135 agreed so if you can look at my previous - separate from this comment

[@makesomeplays]

muhahaha is it not a hate crime when a noose is found in a black nascar drivers garage yesterday in Alabama? Look at your ignorance in the mirror and practice respect

[@EinhornAnspitzer]

Her talk was not about "liking" people though? It was about racial bias literally affecting the lives of, in this case, black people. She is not arguing that you have to like someone based on their skin color, she wants you to respect people and check your own (racial) bias.

[@gregryma]

@@EinhornAnspitzer Tolerating means that you still didn't change your mind to just not making a fuss about it. What you are trying to say is accepting someone for who they are and I'm totally okay with that, but if someone is an a*hole I won't tolerate or accept regardless of the colour of their skin. And the fact / problem is that being an a*hole is not not against the law.

[@cardiyansane1414]

As one of a few health care professionals who are black this is horrible to see play out not only to black patients ( very sad ) but also black professionals like myself whom they have decided that I am incompetent before I even open my mouth

[@mariab391]

I am not American and don’t know the whole context. I just want to add something. In my country (Ukraine, Eastern Europe) we have almost only white people. If you ask how a black person associates, people will say: white teeth, bright ethnic clothing, dances, jazz, blues, Louis Armstrong. People of Ukraine would not say “guns, drugs, crime”. Let’s ask ourself why is it so in the USA, where black people actually live for so long and are so well represented in the society. I’’m not trying to offend anyone here. But it’s not really about race.

[@maimounadiouf3708]

Do you think that it is any better the association made by Ukrainians? I am black, my teeth certainly look whiter because of contrast. I do not listen to jazz, neither blues. One of my friend like these kind of music. He is white. I do like colorful clothes, one of my friend do similar shopping at desigual, she is white. (What is ethnic ? You mean with design from Sub Saharan country? ) Please keep in mind that correlation is not causality. Gun/drug/crime have more to do with poverty and lack of education than races. Just check in countries less racially diverse.

[@blong637]

Very informative! Thank you!

[@EricSiegelPredicts]

A great public speaker, even in a video-only format.

[@kellyjohnson3617]

So true. I’m white and have lived in the more affluent side of town where there is a larger white population. But I have also lived in the other side of town (which is where I now live) on the other side of town that is not as affluent and where there is a much higher black and brown population is. When I lived in the affluent side of town I was a victim of crime many times snd victimized by white perpetrators. On this side of town I have never experienced crime. Snd I’ve lived in this side of town far longer because as a single woman I feel far safer. However, most people I speak to tell me they don’t like this side of town because of the crime rate. Some restaurants won’t deliver here. Lol. There is a greater police presence here. Not that there isn’t crime in this side of town but there is a greater perception that there is more crime. But that is neither what crime statistics or my own experience confirms. I work with the deaf community so I see everyday how people make assumptions that are incorrect snd how many deaf people compensate in order to keep safe and make others feel more comfortable around them so as to avoid trouble. So unconscious bias is real. Thanks for this post.

[@TiaTurnbullnow]

When I was young I can remember times when I smiled at someone to make sure that I got a good look at them. Smiling also put a person I felt could be unsafe at ease so they were less likely to treat me negatively. In our culture we have been trained to see people by how we can use them, what they mean to us. For an extreme example homeless people are often ignored while celebrities are chased. We walk around thinking our particular perception is real and everyone is seeing the same thing when it's really not reality but just a story we each are living in. I would love to see a filming of a bunch of different people watching films of officers stops and guessing whether they were talking with white or black people and see the percentage of who gets it right. I imagine that it is very rare for a person with strong biases to ever look back at themselves and question their own behavior. If they did they would have to wake up and lose the bias. That is the double-bind. Someone with a bias would say " I am seeing the truth so I have no reason to question myself." Ha ha. Then add the privildege of the added benefit of living in and recieving the perks of a double standard and why would anyone ever choose to question themselves? People who can't see the benefit will continue to fight for their privildeged bias. For many people only when it no longer serves them and especially when it becomes a detriment to their success will someone be willing to take a real honest look at their own behavior and perspective.

[@MGBranco]

Education is the key! Any doubts? So who controls it? Any more problems to resolve plz contact me....

[@MGBranco]

@muhahaha ir will change as soon as this new generation gets to power... unfortunately changing mentalities takes time. I wish it was a snapshot away....we need to keep pushing it and get the message out in better forms to be ingraved on kids minds....

[@makesomeplays]

muhahaha I’ve been catching you’re racist act at every post you make and u never responded to discuss with me I said look at yourself ignorance in the mirror and practice respect but u didn’t respond so I know your intentions of hate checkmate chicken come home to rooost

[@kj4242]

She has taught her son some crazy stuff.

[@diduknow7]

This is the end of TED as we know it. Now TED is politicized and screwed. TED LEFT us...

[@Lennon6412]

How was it not political before? You're just annoyed that it now doesn't reflect your personal politics.

[@onlygoogleknows6705]

Good talk, and I hope that this cognitive reappraisal will work its part to curb those tendencies in myself. Yet, I am searching for more in the realm of what can an affected person do? How do I stop this nasty visceral reaction? I know it is unjustified and unjust, hurting and hurtfull, but this knowledge alone so far has not stopped my reactivity.

[@KenShawsanfrancisco]

Excellent. Thank you.

[@cristianadesouzabastos4323]

Thank you for the enriching lecture, Jennifer.

[@lotsofloveariya]

She’s spitting barsssss!! 👏🏽👏🏽 loved this talk, it’s so nice that Ted Talks are continuing despite the pandemic 💗

[@victorrodriguez3150]

Ted talks are the best

[@andrewworth7574]

We all have instincts to put objects, animals, people in the the world around us based on what our senses tell us about them. It's an instinct older than humanity - a gazelle that doesn't assume all lions are predators won't live long. How we judge all of the objects in each category will be based on our experiences and observations. If all the black people we had knowledge of were all peaceful geniuses we'd instinctively expect the same from others we later encountered. We also expect certain characteristics from other races based on acquired understanding - that's instinct, Eberhardt does suggest a sound approach to suppressing those natural biases, or you can just remind yourself to always treat people as individuals and not as members of any collective.

[@jollyrancherchick]

You used a lot of words to say you're racist lol

[@TheFuturistTom]

I've been watching TED for a while. I liked their videos. That is why I decided to create my own Channel. 👍🙂

[@nimini6392]

Every lives matter

[@nimini6392]

???

[@vesch5083]

Malcolm Gladwell also discusses racial bias

[@bbt305]

I agree 100% w every angle! You are speaking without bias and with logic and experience! Thank you 🙏 u have the solution. Hope people apply this wonderful life lesson! A permanent change in all society!

[@Mikaylap713]

👏👏👏More please! Sharing this with my close-minded midwestern family.

[@sbn49ajc98]

I don't like anything thrown in my face that I have to accept. The real issue is to look and change yourself at yourself. I'm almost 72 yrs old and grew up in a time that was everything racial. My father lectured us incessantly on kindness that people are different, they look different, and act different. I remember an instance when I was in the first grade in the Pacific Northwest. I wanted my best friend Sheila to spend the night with me. I had my parents permission but when I went to school the next day she told me she couldn't. I was young and naive so I asked why, she matter of factly told me she couldn't spend the night at white people's houses. When I told my mother, she left it up to my dad to explain. I've lived my life with those same virtues my parents taught me. So now that a racial component interrupts all phases of life - I will be damned if I need to be schooled on changing someone elses interpretation of bias. To white parents, teach your children the value of differences; to black parents, teach your children the value of differences.

[@dianematt7837]

When I'm alone on an elevator with a man, I'm not worried about his skin color, I'm scared because he is male. There is a difference when you're talking about the experiences of women. That's not the only thing I took from her TT for sure, but while I agree with most of what she says, I think all encounters between two strangers are going to be examined in multiple categories and the individual decides the priority of each. Bias is there in the primitive part of our brain and it is hard to rewire because we react to uncertainty from a fight or flight perspective and it is up to our experience to the contrary to talk down that auto response. She is right that it takes training.

[@jaybee2530]

There already seemed to be bias in her first example of her son. I'm going to write this comment before i see the rest of the video so i don't run the risk of being biased by what follows in the video, so it's possible she adresses this and this comment becomes redundant. After her son said that he hoped that man wouldn't rob the plane, she seemed to immediately make the conclusion that her son said this because he had some bias that made him link being black with being a criminal. This seems biased in itself to me. Let me explain. Now it is perfectly possible that this conclusion is correct, but in this particular example, instead of immediately jumping to that conclusion, a more scientific approach would be with the follow-up question "is it possible that my son could have said the same thing about one white guy in a plane full of black people?" If he would have, you cannot immediately make the conclusion that he said what he did because he subconsciously linked black people with crime. Now i understand this is a TED talk and there is limited time, and perhaps she has considered "flipping the script" and yet still made that conclusion because obviously she knows her son better than anyone. I just needed to point this bias out, because i didn't feel it was the best way to start a video on racial bias with a biased example to make your argument. Greetings.

[@TheKalluin]

Well said

[@rudig5698]

This is so important. We should examine the roots of racism!

[@mic9check]

Tribalism is natural, it exists throughout every living thing.

[@upgrade1583]

all life prefers its own dna

[@ServantOfSatania]

"How bad parenting works -- and how to not address the issue and dodge the blame | Jennifer L. Ederhardt" FTFY

[@steelshepherd6843]

It never stops...

[@Hashslingingslasher-]

@muhahaha one side will utterly destroy the other IF it pop'd off which it wont because even the protesters in america aren't sure of what they're even protesting

[@NoExitLoveNow]

Don't cry.

[@steelshepherd6843]

@@NoExitLoveNow Non-stop crying from people is why I have been unsuccessfully attacked 3 times by brown-supremacist just in the past year or two blaming be for their failings as the call me "you people" and "your kind" Whether they are going to try kill me or try to do better in their own life, they can simply try harder .

[@epi8]

Ted should add references for the data their speakers cited. Was the data published in a peer-reviewed journal?

[@joannkelly7978]

Yes, it was. You can read academic citations for all her evidence in her book, Biased.

[@schnitzel_enjoyer]

"I'm african, so I can't be racist" - This video

[@beaconoftruth72]

Thank you for this important insight!

[@ricardojordao6261]

Thank you Jennifer!

[@MariesMemoirs]

Really appreciate this talk. Some great points and thought provoking notes. Thank you for sharing!

[@bobdemott]

Bias starts with insisting there are difference races, there is only one race the human race. My Father worked in the Factory and has a contractors license and could get a small discount on things for the house like hot water heaters. The men he worked with from time to time received help from him. He would buy the hot water heater for them to save them money and they would pay him back a little each week. When I was your sons age I had never seen a black man until one came to the house to make a payment on a hot water I ask the man can I touch your hand and he said yes I look at his hand and said why does your hand look like that and he said because God made me this way and then I said well if you are good enough for God then you are good enough for me. Please to meet you. There must be something that I am missing in your story and your home that was completely different than mine. Most of the problems that people have today start between their ears. Does your life matter? Not to a criminal. When it comes to my up bringing, I was taught my life does not matter, what matters is what you do with your life that give it meaning.

[@olusijimark]

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4327897/ "After adjustment for age, black men have a modestly but significantly 2.5 to 4.9% higher free testosterone level than white men."

[@ThisisKyle]

There are differences between the races, but that's biological still like white people being more prone to skin cancer, black people have a higher risk of getting diabetes. But other than for medical purposes everyone should be seen and treated the same

[@carolinamellstrom9248]

Late year 8000 black young men were killed by other young black men!!! You want to be seen as an Individual? Then stop acting like a victim! And help your own black communities!

[@Michelle-ke7me]

The Hate and Anger is Real!!! Wow! What people are saying fyi: they want to be treated Equal. Not less then. Praying for you that you can find kindness and love in your heart.

[@lvluptoaverage52]

Just because profiling is wrong it doesn’t mean is not right. I am Latino from Mexico. I am brown from a place in Mexico where we get a lot of drugs. Stoping my car when I cross the border just because I am brown is wrong but most illegal immigrants are from Latin countries and most of us are brown. If they find where I am from then they might think I might be carrying drugs. And yes all of my family was Undocumented so if some one didn’t stoped us because they were afraid to profile us I say thank you.

[@rubberbiscuit99]

Racism is learned and can be unlearned.

[@Michelle-ke7me]

True, however reading some of these comments people don't want to. They like their racist, bias views and they don't want anyone to tell them different.

[@edtechlounge]

Where are the links to back all this up?

[@upgrade1583]

She's making up BS to please the channel.

[@Lisa_MS64]

Thank you so much for this. Children are taught early "stranger danger", which may contribute to overreactions to strangers minding their own business.

[@landisgallagher]

Strict parenting correlated to racist development

[@ThisisKyle]

Yeah because children shouldn't trust strangers. What is wrong with teaching them that?

[@philippwettmann7649]

from observing my own biases, I think, that is a very good description.

[@superhumansight]

So her own kid appears to be racist, and she's here to lecture ALL OF US. Makes sense. NICE HOME!!! #$$$

[@carlforpresidentanthony4574]

😂🔥🔥😂

[@padre327]

As a Black man who lived through the Jim Crow South in NC, even at this ripe old age, I can attest to the facts (though anecdotal) that this brilliant speaker has brought forth. What you claim to be racist is nothing more than having to live in a world where we recognize the biases and adapt to them each and every time we encounter them, just to live. Of course your shout "ALL OF US" betrays your bias and unwillingness to even 'CONSIDER' the content of this presentation. I am a strong Christian, well educated, free thinking Conservative and I have to put up with the slings and arrows of both 'races'. Want to see this principle in action? Follow a Black Conservative around for a day as he or she dons a MAGA hat. That hat represents a smile to like minded White people. It brings out the absolute worse in those who preach victimhood, Black AND White. I guarantee a different perspective after walking just half a mile with such a person. The fact that you even took the time to watch this Talk puts you at better than average intelligence. However, your response screams that you were unwilling to put aside your biases for just 15 minutes to consider that there may be some merit in what was presented. Finally, do you find it 'unacceptable' that this woman, who obviously buys into the notion that two parents are better than one (inference drawn from her examples, not mine) , has a NICE HOME? Or do you think that someone who looks like her should not have the $$$$ that it takes to purchase it? Careful. YOUR biases are showing.

[@superhumansight]

@@padre327 SHE says that behavior exhibited by her son is racist, yet it's not his fault, not her fault, it's EVERYONE ELSE'S FAULT. Right? It's the SYSTEM. That's what happened in this video, it's not bias- but the facts of what transpired. Second, she's not lacking in privilege or resources. She can likely pick any school, or to live in any school district she wants. Did she pick her home based on the great school district or the ornate fireplace? Can she be held responsible for any of this outcome or is she NEVER responsible for what her child does? Not the kids fault, not hers, not dads- it's the SYSTEM, AKA everyone else. I'm not being biased, I just pointed out what happened in this video. Just the facts, period. I do this to everyone, not just the people you want to protect from logic. I don't ascribe to either party or limit myself to 'liberal' or 'conservative' as you have. Isn't that bias? You said you're conservative but i'm biased. Please explain how that works. Do you have any idea what a fucking Tiffany Lamp costs?

[@padre327]

@@superhumansight Yes, I am biased. I readily admit that and that is my starting point. If I am going to be honest, I have to hear what the other side is "really" saying, not just what I think they are saying. There is a "SYSTEM" at work here but it is not as simplistic as the 'drive-by philosophers' paint it. Not that it matters much, but I used to teach in a private Christian school and had my son enrolled there. We encountered the same issues and attitudes that we encountered in the Government schools. The difference was that I got to do battle with the kids and the parents who 'displayed' those values. I have no problem with anyone holding any kind of attitude--racist, white supremacist or whatever. To this day, I would die to defend your right to hold those thoughts and attitudes. I will, however, with just as much fervor oppose you when those attitudes manifest into actions that affect me. And yes, I have an idea of what a Tiffany lamp costs. The difference between us is that I am not triggered by her 'displaying' hers.

[@superhumansight]

@@padre327 I'm not triggered at all. I"m just pointing out that she could live anywhere, and chose that home and school district. She PICKED HER SYSTEM. Is that clicking yet? I'm saying, she can move to the system she finds is better, and chooses not to. I'm not triggered, it's another FACT. I oppose racism too, but I think parents have some level of responsibility. If HER KID is acting racist, it's not EVERYONE ELSE'S fault. She didn't really tell us how she shut it down or how she handled it. She merely used it as an example of a system. Her kid's behavior is #PROOF of SYSTEMIC RACISM. NO, no it isn't. If my kid does something I consider immoral, I'll deal with it and not blame everyone else.

[@pttthhh]

I could be wrong, of course. But the story of her son really seems fictional.. a bit too convenient.

[@jeremysimer3838]

This is a TED talk by a social psychologist from a prestigious university. To become a professor of social psychology takes many years of rigorous study and practice in gathering and presenting facts and analysis that are reviewed and critiqued by equally qualified peers. She is also a Black woman talking in part about the experiences of her family and herself. What motivates you to question her presentation, and to say so publicly?

[@pttthhh]

@@jeremysimer3838 Maybe I was out of place. I suppose my motivation was thinking that an embellishment of such a story that seems to me( of course I could be wrong)in every way hard to believe and disingenuously unnecessary for her point.

[@Emileisenbahn]

Efficiency (typical no-brainer) comes at it's cost. Good video!

[@velucadhirim6725]

Um what are you surrounding your 5 year old with that he thinks that he is going to rob the plane? This isn't a country issue, this is just the parents fault of not being aware of the childs surroundings.

[@jacklewis100]

Too many assertions without citation or any attempt to explain methodology for some studies which claim 'facts' where they might actually be assumptions based on one interpretations of findings or flawed methodology. It may be that she and her colleagues have conducted many studies in order to prove her thesis or further her narrative, rather than test it or look for patterns. We shouldn't be taking everything she says at face value. Then again, I've not seen the studies and maybe they are thorough, pragmatic, balanced and of sufficient size - and not just anecdotal (the one about black students being punished as a group is a terrible finding - but it needs to be tested thoroughly as I wonder how one measures such things).

[@wandamontanez1889]

Powerful!!

[@nimini6392]

Love your videos 💖💖

[@Nasergt]

As a Muslim i haven’t encountered such stories in our community at all

[@eshabadr3507]

An extremely insightful video from start to finish. Thank you, Prof. Eberhardt.

[@joejoey7272]

Sounds like a fable rather than a true story .

[@FER-is7ft]

The many “likes” of the dismissive commentary from *Paul Jansen* in this thread DISPLAYS the very PROBLEM of denial, unaccountability & gross privilege . To dismiss that fact that ANTI-BLACKNESS distinctively plagues this country & Black Families by saying “Oh well, everyone is biased”…is grossly racist & entitled