Bias is Is Not Bad

Bias in the appropriate context is not bad.

Apples and Oranges

A Fictional Illustration of Various Kinds of Bias

Suppose before any food or farming regulations existed, a group of local citrus growers (let’s say they grew oranges specifically) wanted to band together, to form an alliance establishing standards of excellence for the products they supply their community.

Would that be bad? No.

Suppose many consumers who enjoy the alliance’s oranges notice improvement within many of the oranges specifically coming from this alliance.

Would that be bad? No.

Suppose various organizations, agencies, and government entities bestow accolades and awards to the alliance recognizing excellence in much of the oranges they provide.

Would that be bad? No.

Suppose, everywhere oranges are enjoyed, consumers want to see similar kinds of excellence.

Would that be bad? No.

Suppose the alliance recognizes, advocates for and promotes it’s neighboring grapefruit growers to have similar standards of excellence.

Would that be bad? No.

Suppose some individuals exclusively enjoy the alliance’s oranges and refuse all other fruit.

Would that be bad?  No…It really is their choice.

Suppose because of lobbying, petitions, and the backing of individuals who enjoy oranges produced by the alliance, policies and legislations begin to arise which prohibit all oranges not provided exclusively through the alliance?

Would that be bad?  We think so.

Suppose the government, citing the orange growers alliance’s long history of decorated successes, starts to create policies and legislation declaring the oranges growers alliance to be THE definitive authority for all matters regarding fruit.

Would that be bad?  We think so.

Suppose laws make illegal all fruit which fails to abide by the orange growers alliance’s established farming protocols.

Would that be bad? We think that would be disastrous.

Well intended uniform standards of excellence intended to validate every single language of accommodation within ADA’s protected broad spectrum creates prejudices and repressions which are so much more complicated than this oversimplified illustration regarding fruit.

Comparing NRQPIC llc’s certifications to other national certifications is like comparing apples to oranges.

We are different.

The National Registry of Qualified Professional Interpreter Certifications llc… Preserving choice.