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> Anyone who pretends they have no bias against X people for Y characteristic just isn't aware of their own biases.

Bias is easier to mitigate when you ignore any generalization about any large group of people, such as a linguistic group. Human nature is no excuse for having delusions about an accent.



> My question is why has this false, irrational belief about accents persisted for so long in America?

> Bias is easier to mitigate when you ignore any generalization about any large group of people

Hmmmmm...




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