Aversive racism

Hi all, I'm finally getting used to this 'blogging' concept and have a few more thoughts to share. Firstly i've finally made up my mind regarding the assessable blog and i'm going to do #7 on reducing prejudice. Ive been reading and researching for a while and this topic seems to keep grabbing by attention the most. One of the biggest problems as far as I can see is Aversive racists, who simultaneously hold egalitarian values and at the same time negative feelings towards minorities. The problem here is you may be one, as an aversive racist truely believes in racial equality and equal opportunities, yet feel uncomfortable around minorities and may even avoid them where possible. So how can one change their negative views about minorities if they aren't even aware that they have them. I think it requires alot of time and conscious effort, as you must truely look at yourself and reflect on all the situations you choose to put yourself in (or choose to not put yourself in). It is easy to preech equal opportunities and then just subconsciously make sure your not exposed to any minoritity groups. So the biggest problem seems to be if you believe that your not racist in any way, why would you find it necessary to question yourself in the first place?..... I guess this is one reason why the cycle continues.