Thanks for your explanation. I disagree with your conclusion, but now better understand your reasoning. I'm more of the theory that rather than avoiding this conversation, we should confront it head-on: so long as it's accurate, prejudice can be beneficial, but should never trump individual reality. Instead of arguing against all bias because bias is bad, we should argue against false bias because it's false and misleading.

If you're in the mood for an excellent book on these topics, with what I think is good representation of both arguments, you should check out http://www.amazon.com/Defenders-Truth-The-Sociobiology-Debat.... It's one of the best books I've ever read.