38 | July⢠2018
IN THE NEWS
BIAS
According to psychologists
we are all prejudiced.
Sowhatcanwedoaboutit?
BY KATHERINE LAIDLAW
ILLUSTRATION BY KA YOUNG LEE
SUSANLUCASWASSURPRISEDTOREALISEshe had so many
racialbiases.Twoyearsagotheregisteredpsychotherapistwas
listeningtoaninterviewontheradiowithanauthorandactivist
whopositedthateverybodyisracistâeveniftheydonâtrealise
it.âWhenIstartedtothinkaboutitIrecognisedthatdeep
down I do have some fears of and aversions to people of colourâ
says the 63-year-old.
Battling