Tagged: bias

we look askance at

we look askance at
people who live in gated
communities when

nine out of ten humans are
walking gated communities
.
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perhaps in the near

perhaps in the near
future, we will no longer
have to hold so much

capacity for harm, to
bend, bow, yield, remain silent
.
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y

tofu is not gross

tofu is not gross
the way olives are gross – there,
i’ve said it, after

hearing more than our fair share
of anti-tofu sentiments
.
20220922:2132
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we ask the world of

we ask the world of
our children, in exchange for the
weight of tradition
.
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fielding questions of

fielding questions of
home – a perpetual
crossing of borders
.
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the trick is to not

the trick is to not
react any differently,
to try to resist

that lizard brain, no offense
to lizards, try not to jump
.
20211005:2018
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as conspiracy

as conspiracy
theories go, we all keep a
bag handy and just

out of reach, lest we are tempted
to reinforce our biases
.
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perhaps for the first

perhaps for the first
or second or eighty-fifth
time you are exposed
to an unfamiliar
element, something
outside of your comfort
zone, be curious,
ask before you judge
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: exposed

muhammad takes an

muhammad takes an
earful of data points and
tests them with the
individuals he
encounters, asks
questions out of
earnest curiosity,
interpolates and
extrapolates with
enough wonder
.
20190722:2359
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: interpolates

let’s categorize

let’s categorize
things until the cows come home –
forge our biases
.
20190526:2259
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: categorize