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What gets in the way of radical respect? Since that is what we are all intending to create. There’s a million things, of course, but I’m going to boil it down to three, bias, prejudice, and bullying. And I think one of the problems here is that we often conflate those three things as though they’re the same thing. And then the problem seems monolithic and working together seems hopeless.
So let’s break it down. I want to offer some overly simple definitions so that we can distinguish between these three very different problems. Bias, I want to define as not meaning it. I’m really talking about unconscious bias. Prejudice, on the other hand, I’m going to define as meaning it. Prejudice is a very consciously held belief, usually incorporating some kind of unfair and inaccurate stereotype. And bullying is not about a belief, conscious or unconscious. Bullying is just being mean. And if we can get these attitudes and behaviors out of the way, we will work together better.