#--then you have a black mold where your brain used to be and it's rapidly eating into the bathroom tile you call a skull

[bonefall]

Anyway. Bi and Mspec Lesbians aren't a hotly "debated" topic or even new to queer culture, it's just the newest thing that bullies who REALLY want to be homophobic and even racist use to justify harassing gay people they don't like.

It's the thinnest possible veneer of progressive language wrapped around TERF and reactionary rhetoric so that they can feel righteous for forming an angry mob against vulnerable targets. If you're gullible enough to fall for the newest wave of bigotry within the queer community, and turn on your allies because they're "confusing" or "invading your spaces," the SAME way they turned on bi/pan labels, trans people, xenogenders, neopronouns, and aroace people before this, then get lost.

[stereotypesclass1teachercarmen]

Acknowledge science's role when people stereotype others, is important.

By Nina Preto

What would you do if you knew your brain induces you to stereotype other people? According to Perry Hinton, over the last 30 years, the study of implicit stereotypes has increased. In addition to this, even the people who reject stereotypes and tend to be fair in their judgment of others can’t escape. Altogether, it’s important to acknowledge science's role when people stereotype others.

Studies reveal that there are intrinsic connections between the brain and stereotypes. For instance, both male and female black faces were categorized as "angry", additionally, Asian men's faces were initially perceived as "female." Furthermore, in a specific moment, the neural connection between the responsive orbital frontal cortex and the facial recognition fusiform cortex overlapped reality, replacing the actual facial expression with the biased expectations. Subsequently, the potential lies in those initial perceptions that could intensify the existing biases in our society, even though the participants didn't purposefully make those assumptions, therefore it was clear that they were infiltrated in their subconscious. With studies, it became possible to observe that: stereotypes can appear as innate activities of our brain, however, they are also acquired in the world we live in. 

Implicit bias is related to different brain activities. The term "implicit bias" refers to the inclination to harbor suspicion towards individuals who are different from us and it relates to the term “heuristics”, a concept that sustains the notion that group membership determines innate qualities, referred to as essentialism. According to studies is most likely that this developed in our past.. This survival instinct emerged during competition between humans, it was vital to comprehend and address these different individuals as a potential threat. Nonetheless, through non-invasive brain stimulation, scientists can directly influence brain activity, providing compelling evidence linking specific brain regions to distinct social behaviors. Moreover, Dr. Pascual-Leone and colleagues conducted a test, where participants needed to rapidly categorize words related to social characteristics, like "obese" or "thin," alongside words conveying value judgments, such as "lazy" or "good," all while undergoing non-invasive brain stimulation. In addition, it was observed that stimulation of the anterior temporal lobe of the brain led to a reduction in participants' stereotypical associations between "Arab" and "terrorist.

The stereotypes we hold about others can influence our brain’s visual system. As revealed by neuroscientists at New York University, our preconceived biases systematically mold the brain's representation of a face, distorting our perception to align with our prejudiced expectations, particularly within the fusiform cortex, a region crucial for facial visual processing. Undoubtedly, their findings were important as support for the assertions presented, now it's possible to prove scientifically that stereotypes change how humans see others. For instance, in an experiment with black male faces, it was shown that individuals related the face with an angry one, however, the face didn't have any angry features.

Furthermore, it's important to recognize stereotypes as a concept related to science, so it's possible to study ways to minimize their impact on how individuals see others and work for a more accepting society. However, under no circumstance should it be allowed to neglect the social facet of stereotypes and focusing only on their innate origins, would be supporting the idea that we live in a society with no salvation.