Discussion: Implicit Bias A: The Look & Woman at the Well

watch and answer 

https://us.pg.com/talkaboutbias/index.html

1. How did you immediately react after watching THE LOOK?

2. What shapes how you view people of color?

3. What were your overall impressions of THE LOOK?

4. What are potential solutions to improve the view of minority groups in America?1. In THE LOOK, what were some examples of EXPLICIT bias? What were examples of IMPLICIT bias?

5. How might implicit bias impact your interactions with Black men or others who do not look like you or come from your own background?

6. Can you think of an example where you have communicated a bias explicitly towards another person? What made you express your feelings in that manner?

7. How have you seen explicit bias impact people?

8. What additional steps can you take, as an individual, to unpack, understand, and resolve your biases?

Discussion B: The woman at the well 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=el7dzoNV3IY

Discussion B: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=el7dzoNV3IY watch or read John 4:1-42

1. How do our own cultural and religious norms impact how we view women, men, and other races?
2. Does social status, sex, race or appearance impact us? If yes, how?
3. What norms or mores did Jesus break? What implications does this have for us today?
4. Given the events of this past year, what are we being called to change in our own lives, in our communities, and in our culture?