Denying humanness to others
has a long history...

Recent research from Australia has found that many people consider cyclists to be less than fully #human.

"We found images of #cyclists wearing #helmets or #safety vests to have a higher probability of being selected as less human compared to images of cyclists wearing no safety equipment. The results have implications for research on cyclists."

"Dehumanisation has been found to be predictive of hostile and aggressive behaviour, our finding highlights a potential conflict around the perception and utility of safety gear such as high visibility vests; although designed for safety, they may inadvertently increase levels of hostility and #aggression toward this group of vulnerable road users."

"Research indicates that low status groups are dehumanised – viewed as less civilised and evolved than groups afforded a higher #status."

I often wonder if the SUVs with black tinted windows contain any humans?

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1369847823001018
#Cycling #SafetyAttire #SustainableMobility #CarbonNeutral #ActiveTransportation #Climate #Dehumanisation #Subhuman #Essentialism #Cars #FossilFuel #Motorists #Roadtrauma #Roadkill #OutGroup #Civilisation

Turns out #TuckerCarlson was corrosive, manipulative and abusive not only to people he considered enemies, but also to the staff of #FoxNews.
I can't honestly say that I'm surprised to hear this. Tucker learned that these ways lead to success, so he relied on them when confronting the #outgroup, but also when trying to align the #ingroup.
#media

Excited to hit up #OutGroup at #SICB2023 this evening! honestly I'm super pumped for a social in a well lit room where I can actually, y'know, talk to people and hear what they're saying.

Subtle #primes of #InGroup and #OutGroup #affiliation change #votes in a large scale field #experiment

#OpenAccess
#football #soccer
#ForzaFootball

"Strong evidence of in-group favoritism based on #NationalIdentity. The effect of the national identity prime is greatest among individuals reporting having a strong national identity. In contrast, we do not find evidence of in-group #favoritism based on team identity."

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-26187-x

6yo just classified her current #brookline classmates as “us” and her former Israeli classmates as “them” and I’m not sure I’m ready for such quick #ingroup and #outgroup idetification processes 😱🫣

#Framing ist kein Modebegriff. Framing ist sehr real im Alltag der #Medien. Wenn zum Beispiel im Privat-TV eine Sendung mit dem Satz «Neuseelands #Grenzen sind ständig unter #Bedrohung» beginnt, dann stecken in diesem Satz schon die folgenden Aussagen:
- Grenzen trennen nicht, sie schützen.
- Alles ausserhalb dieser Grenzen ist potentiell bedrohlich.
- Alles innerhalb dieser Grenzen ist sicher.
Kurzum: Ein knallhartes #Ingroup-#Outgroup-Denken, das subtil zwischen den Zeilen mitgeliefert wird.