Implicit Bias.

The July 15 News article "Why are women lawyers leaving the profession" includes the insertion of the assertion that possibly the most prevalent reason women leave "and sadly the most difficult to weed out" (averred ABA President Hilarie Bass of Miami) is implicit bias.

Our society would be well-served by sinking the sickening psychobabble plopped upon the populace under the guise that implicit bias claims would bring about "progress." It follows the royal crown roll out of the Rock 'Em Sock 'Em "Diversity and Inclusion" insidiousness that was so overplayed it is now akin to feeble Weebles wobbling, but they won't fall down off the back ends of websites only for fear of the politically incorrect label by long-view liberals in our era of selective alt-sensitivity.

The goal of labeling only certain "others" as being infected with suddenly-in-the-spotlight and now particularly odious implicit bias (with explicit bias being so rare in western nations nowadays) is to march mankind, er, humankind (may the eventual government agency in charge of forgiveness have mercy on my oneness) in goose-step or lockstep (pro-choice in the land of the free) beyond meritorious equal opportunity to establish and maintain largely unmerited equal outcomes.

The intention is "good" and it comes from the heart, so that's all that matters, right? The mind knows it's bad, for like most policies based on good intentions ("The Great Society" and socialism in all its forms throughout history, to name just two), the result would be preventable misery. Just the mere process toward an eventual realization of equal outcomes would result in an engagement of the same device that was used against certain groups to bring about the massive societal shift. There would be an across-the-board questioning of the merit of some, most, or all outcomes due to implicit biases. It would lead to more division, resentment, and self-appointed victims than we are experiencing now due to such irrational softness.

Implicit bias is not "difficult to weed out." It is impossible to mete out of one's mind. No matter the inhuman conditioning (impose insanity to repose humanity), it will be part of the human condition.

"Jeff Boston" is not a "woman attorney" but a "man attorney." Those who instinctively, immediately come to that conclusion are guilty of implicit bias. "Jeff" may lead you to the imminent assumption that I have other immutable traits. If so, you are guilty of implicit bias. I am an...

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