Annoyance comments on The Implicit Association Test - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Annoyance 25 March 2009 01:43:55PM 18 points [-]

What does being in support of gender equality have to do with your test results?

We'd expect you to have such associations, because those things are statistically linked in our society, regardless of any other factors.

You might as well be shocked that you associated New York City with skyscrapers despite being an advocate of sustainable construction practices.

Comment author: MichaelBishop 26 March 2009 03:36:53PM 7 points [-]

But building skyscrapers (and high-density cities more generally) is the most environmentally sustainable thing we can do. http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/10/the-lorax-was-wrong-skyscrapers-are-green/

Your main point, however, is right on.

Comment author: Annoyance 26 March 2009 07:54:37PM 4 points [-]

Associating skyscrapers with New York doesn't constitute approval for either.

You might truly abhor racial prejudice and still recognize that black people are usually portrayed in a negative light, and thus "blackness" and "bad" are associated in your mind. That's not being prejudiced as such.