Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Avenue Q - Biases
Topic- Biases
Broadway Play – Avenue Q
Play Synopsis- AVENUE Q is a musical that tells the story of a recent college grad named Princeton who moves into a shabby New York apartment all the way out on Avenue Q. There, he meets Kate (the girl next door), Rod (the Republican), Trekkie (the internet sexpert), Lucy (the slut) and other colorful types who help him finally discover his purpose in life!
Concepts- This clip is of one of the songs in the musical that talks about racism. The song is called, “Everyone’s A Little Bit Racist,” and attempts to address a serious matter in a very light hearted way. This song actually addresses internal biases that everyone has regarding different ethnicities and cultures. While racism is a very serious threat to diversity, it’s also important to realize that we all make judgments and we all have biases, even though rationally we may realize they don’t apply to everyone. Having awareness of our own biases, and acknowledging where they come from (experiences, second hand knowledge, cultural ignorance) can actually help to avoid letting stereotypes affect decision making and relationship building.
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Everyone has opinions about things and most of these opinions may lean towards one side or the other. We may not be aware about the biases we have. When we are faced with a complicated judgment or decision we often simplify the task by relying on heuristics or general rule of thumb. And in many cases these shortcuts leads to biases. There are various ways in which we can overcome these biases like role-playing, rehearsing desired behaviors etc.
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