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Carrie Kaufman's avatar

So much of this hits that I think I might have to answer with a piece of my own. But when I was at WPR (for a short stint), this is what I would argue - that we needed to talk to people about their lived experiences, not just experts. I was told that would be biased. Unless they were callers, we couldn’t reach out to people.

Last year, I did a podcast on reproductive justice. One of the topics was race bias in medicine. People told their stories. My uncle, who is a scientist at Hopkins, told me I was biased because I didn’t get the other side. And I’m like, the medical professionals in question need to listen not reflexively defend themselves.

I’ve also written before about people who understand nuance and people who don’t. If you are the kind of person who understands the world from the inside out - meaning, you are even aware of your gut - then your piece makes sense. If you are someone who gets cues for who they are or should be from outside yourself, then your suggestion is baffling.

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“Bias toward the status quo.” Exactly!

I’ll read Tara’s piece.

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