by Rachel New | Oct 17, 2021 | books, diversity, empathy, reading
Here are some of my favourite novels written by authors from a range of cultures that taught me something about relationships. Research shows that reading is a great way to develop your understanding of people who are both the same as and different from you. And...
by Rachel New | Oct 28, 2020 | diversity, ethical dating, interethnic relationships
Prince Harry recently admitted that he had no awareness of unconscious bias until he met Meghan. He is now determined to educate himself and others. Interracial or interethnic couples still face overt and subtle forms of racism, research shows. But, like Harry, these...
by Rachel New | Oct 7, 2020 | Black Lives Matter, diversity, ethical dating, interethnic relationships, psychology, stereotypes
Sixty years of research[1] in social psychology show that positive, meaningful interactions with people different from us have strong positive effects, reducing our prejudices, making us trust, like and empathise with the ‘outgroup’, and making us feel less threatened...
by Rachel New | Sep 14, 2020 | AI, diversity, ethical dating, ethnic filters, racism, unconscious bias
When I started dating after a twenty year relationship – and after I had got through my Tinder phase – I tried OKCupid. There were lots of questions. Could I date a smoker? Did I care about their height? Was it essential that they had a degree? It all...
by Rachel New | Jun 24, 2020 | diversity, ethical dating, interethnic relationships, politics, sexual racism
When you set up a profile on a dating app, you may be asked to filter out people who are the wrong age or too far away. Perhaps you don’t want to date a smoker, or someone who is keen to have children. But some dating apps still allow you to filter out profiles...
by Rachel New | Dec 1, 2017 | Black Lives Matter, diversity, interethnic relationships, racism
If you haven’t been to see #Hashtag Lightie at the Arcola Theatre, Dalston, London it runs until 2nd December 2017. Written by Lynette Linton and directed by Rikki Beadle-Blair, it’s a funny, moving play with some great acting and characterisation, all about the...
