I got a chance to participate in a discussion with MTV, regarding implicit bias and stereotypes in our society! When I was younger, I went to a predominantly all white school and teachers assumed I needed special help in subjects like math and reading. They were often extremely surprised that I loved to read, and I'd get comments like, "You're so good at writing! Wow, you like to read?! That's impressive!" It seems like these kinds of comments are positive, but why were they always only directed towards me and other students in my class who were not white?
Here's a little video taken from the filming. The whole video and discussion is on MTV's Facebook page! I'd love to hear all of your thoughts on this.