Total votes
5-11 votes
11-16+ votes
Light-hearted conversations and debate following The Traitors finale have been rife across the UK this month, including whether this year’s contestants were the most ‘faithful’ Traitors to date. Earlier in the series, when contestants had to rely more on gut instinct than evidence for each banishment, an important topic was raised about trust, fairness and representation. Namely, does our “gut instinct” reflect deeper social biases? Many viewers started to question how unconscious bias might be shaping both on-screen decisions and audience reactions. We asked young people to weigh in on the debate and consider whether reality TV is a good springboard for these conversations.
Secondary, 16+ & College voters discussed, "Should reality TV help us reflect on unconscious biases?", while Primary 9-11 voters were asked, “Is it easy to challenge stereotypes?” and Primary 5-9 voters considered, "Is it easy to work out what people are like?"
58,308 young people in the UK have taken part in this vote.
It isn't easy to change society as if people have been going according to stereotypes for years it would be extremely hard to change society over one year.
Yes because it can show when people are been singled out for being different and people not standing up for them and we judge people without realising we are doing it.
No, because it is not real, we can't use it to reflect on unconscious bias in the real world.
