Discussion: Music

The Reyna piece's studies on the association between anti-rap and anti-Black attitudes seemed really well designed and accounted for many of the possible confounding variables I was thinking of when reading the paper. As seen in the studies, this association correlates with discrimination and the creation of discriminatory policies. I'm interested in whether this correlation can be lessened, or discrimination decreased if participants are made aware of the possible negative consequences of anti-rap attitudes on social policies. If participants in the study are asked questions like "to what extent do you believe you associate anti-rap and anti-Black attitudes?" or "to what extent do you see negative attitudes towards Blacks influencing the creation of discriminatory policies?", then perhaps they'll critically examine their prejudices and decrease their association between anti-rap and anti-Black attitudes. I know this is not the goal of Reyna's paper, but it'd be interesting to see the results of such a study. What are some other possible avenues for changing this negative association between anti-rap and anti-Black attitudes with the intent of reducing discrimination in society? And, can this be successfully done by confronting individuals with their biases?