Refusing to acknowledge racial bias does not prevent it from shaping behavior

Evidence

In addition, given that the communication difficulties somewhat track racial differences, it is easier to avoid the topic. However, avoiding the topics of communication and racial bias is a grave mistake, and defense attorneys do so at their own peril. After all, failing to acknowledge bias does not make it go away; unconscious bias can and does impact behavior. — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law, 694

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law: A Definitive Look at…, 694
• XREF: connects to: Environmental injustice persists without racist intent because bias is structurally embedded — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice:…, 221; Denying that racism occurs functions as a key mechanism of everyday racial repression — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1482; Blinding audits cannot undo accumulated experiential advantages from past discrimination. — Anthony G. Greenwald and Mahzarin R. Banaji, Implicit Social Cognition: Attitudes,…, 257