Exploring the Depths of Racist Socialization

After reading Exploring the Depths of Racist Socialization, i realized that no matter how excepting someone is, they are still either afraid of what is different from themselves. For those who claim that they or not racist or biased in the least bit should read this arcticle so that they may realize that it is a concisous decision to be accepting, and that their subconcious may hold feelings and beliefs they did not even know they had. A good example of this would be when you are flying in a plane and you notice that someone sitting by you is of middle eastern decent. You have no reason to believe that they are a terrorist and are even accepting of their life style and belief, but at the same time you may have anxiety towards that person because of the stigma placed on them after the attacks on the world trade center.