The world is a cruel place and both “Want a More Just World? Be an Unlikely Ally” TED talk and “The Air We Breather: Implicit Bias And Police Shootings” podcast narrates the issue of bias. Both revolve around the concept of bias, whether it’s toward a race, gender, or a group of people who does not have the same ideology considered as the norm. In the TED talk, she talked about being denied a ballet class simply because of her race. This emphasizes how the blacks had limited privilege despite being given the word that they have “freedom”. In another case, the LGTBQ community is heavily criticized upon because of their sexual orientation. They are pressed heavily in the media and public eyes because they are considered different from the others, which is why they have no one to support them but themselves. However, the presenter came across an experience where white women would teach ballet despite the racial difference. This showed her that in order for change, it doesn’t matter what the specific group of people say but as the society says as a whole. When we protest against a common issue there is no prejudice among the group of people, we fight as a whole and this also applies to bias.

As someone who lives in one of the most diverse cities, bias remarks appear less often as we are used to the diverse community. However, this does not equate that prejudice does not happen. My friends and family tend to have a broad range of biases in many categories such as politics, social issues, and other topics. I always found myself agreeing with them simply because of our mutual relationship. However, through this presentation, I found out that sometimes I might be too gullible and that it’s necessary for me to picture the bigger image instead of simply agreeing.