Politically incorrect

An upcoming article (1), apparently demonstrates that the instruments constructed by organizations to reduce prejudice – such as sensitivity training – has the exact opposite effect. This makes sense as band-aiding a problem clearly does not solve it.

The world has gone mad about political correctness. Some have taken advantage of this inefficiency to breed confusion and hate.The lack of expression of prejudice is no reason to believe that it does not exist. In fact, it is just the opposite – it increases it. By attempting to sterilize certain aspects of prejudice, society has actually enhanced it in a silent fashion. Words cannot be disguised but thoughts can easily be. Humans are curious animals who find comfort in measurements that do not mean anything.

Exposure to diversity seems to breed the idea that anybody who walks on two legs and use her hands to make tools is generally the same. Those who are not exposed to this are in a significant disadvantage – as they are frozen in time – believing artifacts of the past – clans, casts, skin color and religions – mean something. They do not. This is also a question of what can reasonably be re-learned. However, learning cannot be simulated – by training and suppression. The ability to differentiate by visible features is in the genes of humans. This will not be changed by training manuals and conferences.

It is more important to express ones feelings and keep an open mind rather than pretending to understand and hide the true emotions. It is not training we lack, but genuine expression of thoughts.

Ref 1: http://esciencenews.com/articles/2011/07/07/ironic.effects.anti.prejudice.messages