Journal Week 1

1. What did I learn about myself?

I have learned about myself that I am more inclined to light skinned people than dark skinned people. I think that this suggestion after the test might be true. I think that this could be due to some kind of biasness that resides deep in my mind. I need to work on that.

2. Were the results unexpected?

To be honest, the results were somehow expected. I do prefer light skinned people over dark skin. This has many reasons that I would call unfortunate reasons. For example on of the reason could be watching English movies where I there are a lot of White or light skinned people in different roles. In movies, black people are depicted as involved in crimes which is a really biased approach but it does leave a print in our minds.

3. What can I do with this information?

This is actually a good question. I can use this information to think deep down my heart and start to get out of any stereotypes that might exist against people of any color or religion and start treating everyone equally.

4. How do I feel about the results of the test?

The results of the test me about my preferences when it comes to people with certain colors. I think that there are two ways to look at these results. First is to learn about my personality and the way I think about different races. Second is to start to make positive improvements to my personality and become a better person than who I am now.

I have never had an experience of any such kind of test before. There are different aspects of ourselves that we may not be fully aware of before taking such kinds of tests that have the capacity to bring unconscious feelings and preferences to the front. There are some points that may frighten us when such tests are taken. For example they might expose our biasness. But then, how would we make corrections to ourselves if we do not get ourselves critically analyzed.

For me this test has provided many areas that I can work on and improve. For example I have realized that over the time, I have developed a stereotypical thought pattern in which I have placed people on bad places which is totally wrong. I need to be able to rectify these stereotypes and come in contact with other people from different social, ethnical and religious backgrounds so that I can become a better part of a functional society.