Stereotyping People And Why It's Not Acceptable.
Today I had a reply in a story post that I will address head on:
I do not consider myself a Social Justice Warrior. However, I will speak truth to actions aiming to stereotype individuals.
It is not my intention for anyone to retaliate against this person. I am simply making my voice heard in regard to @lenoxx's reply.
I'm sorry that happened to you.
I don't believe that all stereotyping is wrong, it's a way to better understand the world around us since things like culture and common experience creating patterns...
BUT
We need to keep our stereotypes in check, we need to recognize them, be willing to change them, and to avoid judging individuals based on our stereotypes. We also tend to judge subjectively and unfairly on our stereotypes.
I think of stereotyping as a way of creating a kind of database...but it's really foolish and destructive to immediately stereotype people or to assume you are right about all your stereotypes are accurate. When I meet someone they are just another human being but if they begin to fit stereotypes, I take note of it. If they don't I will Allow them to challenge and modify my stereotypes.
Also it's important to note hat stereotypes aren't always in the front of my mind and I try to be flexible to allow people to be themselves for a while before I make any assessments and even gen I don't feel it's always a good idea to share my assessments unless they are invited.
This is a very interesting reply. I do understand what you mean by it helping to create a pattern to better understand the world. The key of what you wrote is to not judge others based on these stereotypes.
Maybe it was a joke man..Some people had a strange sense of humor
I understand what you mean. I know many with a military past would agree with me that there are many off color jokes told in the setting that would have SJW's totally appalled and many with their mouths on the floor.Just a month or so ago I posted a picture on my FB account and had one of my military buddies comment that "I looked out of place because I did not have a sombrero on too".
My point of saying this is, the context was completely out of place. It had nothing to do with the video. I have no type of relationship with this person. Even if it was a joke it was poorly executed.
Blame the media , not the consumer , my father said . Anyway , i like how you responded to that commentary , peacefully .
What's that grilly-thingy behind you?
I made that for a contest about three months ago that @papa-pepper was having. It's a B and W collage of a photo and I cut out the radiator to hold the photo. It's one of my best memories on Steemit. Had a lot of fun making that.
A radiator as a frame looks like a great project . I ussualy take high resolution pictures and cut them into pieces with a software , than i glue them on my wall , like this
Wow, that is awesome. I like that.
This is a beautiful response brother @lexikon082. And this makes me love Steemit even more. We're all here to know each other, to make ourselves known, to gain a living for ourselves, so on and so forth.
But THIS, this video response that you've did. That's one of the most beneficial aspects of the whole Steemit community.
These brothers like @lenoxx need to be taught better ways. It's probably not their fault, they've been raised and fed into that system of belief which they now hold and they yet don't know that there is much better in the world.
We need to Love these guys, and the kind of Love you're sharing is the most beautiful thing.
Thanks so much Mr. Lexikon. You're a very inspiring individual. I would follow you twice more if I could. xD
Thanks, @cipriang. Be the change you want to see, I always say. I would be on the same plane If I had lashed out in anger and this does not benefit society whatsoever.
Hi @lexikon082. Your message is something worthy of note. I have had periods in my life where I have chosen a path of silence in the conditions that Gandhi describes.
Was this inexperience? Cowardice? Social pressure? I'm not sure but perhaps it's something that needs to be experienced personally in order to fully understand the obligation that we have to speak out at times when confronted with issues that fundamentally clash with our core values.
I see people such as you who share messages like this as role models for the younger and less life-seasoned steemit membership demographic. Your sobriety journey alone is inspirational and has even influenced me as a more "seasoned" participant for the better, as you know.
It's funny about stereotypes based purely on looks in particular. I recall my father once talking about an experience he had in Germany. He'd observed one or perhaps a small group of Asian people in some social context and had assumed that they were tourists or for some other reason "fish out of water". That was until he heard them speak fluent German with no discernible accent. It could very well be that they were native German speakers, possibly born there from Asian heritage. You just never know.
Thanks for taking the time to post this and as the sun rises here, I wish you an enjoyable evening and offer you my very first "slider" upvote!
@nolnocluap
I do agree we must at times go through situations in which we don't speak up to truly appreciate the need for it. I do believe Gandhi got to that point because he saw the plight of the people and realized it had gotten to that point because the people who were being oppressed were not speaking up for themselves.
Qui tacet consentire videtur is a latin phrase I always try to remember. It means "He who is silent is taken to agree". Many know it as "Silence is Consent".
I think of Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg and his opposition to Hitler. Imagine how many people stayed silent because of fear of Hitler's aggression. While they may have disagreed, many did not speak up. Could you imagine if all had stayed silent? All Germans of that time could have gone down in the history books as racist. Actions like those of Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg tells a different side of the story. Thank God for people like that.
In regard to your first "slider vote'! That is awesome! I know it's a super good feeling. And thanks for giving that vote to me. That's something special and means a lot.
It's human nature to categorize everyone and everything, thereby simplifying it. That eliminates the need to (taking your own words here) respect, learn from, tolerate, etc anyone or anything.
Pretty sure that member is just a joker. Buddy just joined and has no idea what he's doing.
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