How to Make School Better for Boys

Re:How to Make School Better for Boys by derefr on Friday September 13, 2013 @11:27AM (#6381081)

I don't know how much "(White or Good) and (Black or Bad)" being psychologically-ingrained categories has to do with race, though.

Some things early homo sapiens knew about, that are white: rice, fatty tissue, soap, and safe sunny environments.

Some things they knew about that are black: mold spots, dried blood, charred flesh, and dangerous moonlit environments.

(Same for red with "sweet berries, fresh blood, flushed skin, and fire"; green with "medicinal plants, unsafe still water, vomit"; etc.)

I bet there wouldn't be nearly as clear an association if the colors were "vaguely dark beige" and "vaguely light brown".

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Re:How to Make School Better for Boys by adt2bt on Friday September 13, 2013 @11:32AM (#6381112)

Interesting point. Just to clarify, in the original study you were to sort actual images of faces. So when I say white and black, I don't mean they were sorting things such as "rice" to the "white" bin.

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