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Pills that cure racism?

03/09/2012 By 18 Comments

What if you had a pill that could end racism? Would you give it to every racist in the world? Should racism even be considered something treatable?

Intended as a pill to treat high blood pressure, among other things, the drug Propranolol has an interesting side effect: it decreases racist tendencies. A new study found that the drug affects the same part of the central nervous system that regulates subconscious attitudes on race.

While the study used a very limited range of subjects, raising concern over its validity, it still raises the question of whether we should rely on prescription medication to regulate our behavior, even if the outcome is positive.

Read more at NY DailyNews.

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About Cindy Tovar

Born in Flushing, Queens to Colombian parents, Cindy has always loved reading and writing. For this reason, she entered Montclair State University to pursue an English degree, but instead fell in love with and graduated with a B.A. in Psychology. During her time at Montclair State, Cindy joined the Latin American Student Organization (LASO) on campus. She immediately felt comfortable surrounded by peers that shared both love and pride for the Latino culture, something she had never experienced before. She ultimately became president of LASO. Since then, Cindy has earned her M.S. Ed. in Early Childhood Special Education from Bank Street College, and works as a bilingual Special Education preschool teacher in Brooklyn. Despite feeling exhausted by the time she reaches her New Jersey home, she still uses her spare time to write. Joining the Being Latino family is one of the best things that has happened to Cindy because it fulfills her in two ways: She can write to her heart’s content while reaching an engaging audience, and it helps her stay connected to her Latino culture. You can find more of Cindy’s writing on her personal blogs: Dagny’s Dichotomy, and Cindy’s Chronicles.

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Comments

  1. Mabel Peralta says:
    03/09/2012 at 8:01 pm

    oh geez

  2. Fitz Abel says:
    03/09/2012 at 8:02 pm

    Not a bad idea. There is certainly a lot of racism in our community.

  3. John Wallenfeldt says:
    03/09/2012 at 8:03 pm

    So, that means it is a treatable disease, right?

  4. Tumi Nator says:
    03/09/2012 at 8:04 pm

    I would slip it in their haterade. Get it? ::Puh ddum, pishhhhh::

  5. Heilee Granado says:
    03/09/2012 at 8:08 pm

    Do you have nothing better or realistic to write about? (Rolling eyes)

  6. Lisie Merced-Cortes says:
    03/09/2012 at 8:09 pm

    lol

  7. Alex Martinez says:
    03/09/2012 at 8:12 pm

    We need ALOT of those pills in this country!!!!!

  8. Charles Mays says:
    03/09/2012 at 8:12 pm

    Lets drug the neighborhood!

  9. Beatrice Layla Martínez says:
    03/09/2012 at 8:14 pm

    @ Miss Granado: Funny!

  10. Ronnie Gonzalez says:
    03/09/2012 at 8:21 pm

    In a related story doctors state that mdma already does the same thing

  11. Nita Socuddlesoft Gibbs says:
    03/09/2012 at 8:48 pm

    Will need the whole factory of pills to cure racism

  12. Mario Ramirez says:
    03/09/2012 at 9:13 pm

    Latinos will benefit greatly from these pills because you think whites can only be racist? Well, Latinos can be as equally racist towards whites or Anglos or whatever the current politically correct wording is these days.

  13. Karina Galindo Camargo says:
    03/09/2012 at 9:33 pm

    Self-loathing Latinos have also been known to be racist against other Latinos. Que?!?

  14. Pete Zepeda says:
    03/09/2012 at 9:58 pm

    Haha this is too funny! Hey mario, why don’t you go and join the minute man because I’m sure they would love to have you man! And then comeback and tell us your exerience buddy.

  15. Bryan Anlas says:
    03/09/2012 at 10:14 pm

    This makes perfect medical sense. The medicine is supposed to work on the cardiovascular system, but since conservatives don’t have one (since they lack a heart), it attempts to remedy the underlying cause.

  16. Roberto Velazquez says:
    03/09/2012 at 11:17 pm

    Racism is strongly embedded in Latino culture unfortunately. In most Latin American countries, your skin color and ethnic background automatically determines what societal class level you’re in and what kind of jobs you’re most likely to do (Latinos are of all different races). Education and cultural enlightenment is what is needed (and more intermingling). Some things pills just can’t cure.

  17. David González says:
    03/09/2012 at 11:32 pm

    Someone drop a boatload of pills in Arizona

  18. Jose Pertuz says:
    03/10/2012 at 12:01 am

    Ahi que mejorar la RAZA i need one for my father.

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