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    Enough of the psychobabble. Racism is not something to fix with therapy

    Unconscious bias training is a lucrative industry, but it won’t change consciously hostile policies
    by Kenan Malik Jul 12, 2020 3 minutes
    There is little real evidence that racism can be effectively tackled using psycho therapy or ‘bias training’. Photograph: Zurainy Zain/Shutterstock

    Are you racist? And, if so, how would I know? I used to think that a good gauge may be whether you call me a “Paki”, or assault me because of my skin colour, or deny me a job after seeing my name. But, no, these are just overt expressions of racism. Even if you show no hostility, or seek to discriminate, you’re probably still racist. You just don’t know it. Especially if you’re white.

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