Are you carrying prejudices?
1. Do you think black people are more probable to commit crimes?
2. Are gays unnormal people?
3. Are people who voted for Trump stupid?
4. Do you think people who have many sexual partners immoral?
5. Are people who listen to punk, metal, pop, trance weird?
6. Are Muslims terorists?
7. Are Christians pedofiles?
8. Do you think old people can not use modern technology?
9. Are you better than those who live in a different country?
10. Are vegetarians just bad hunters?
11. Do you think people who eat meat are bad or murderers?
12. Are all people who are rich corrupted?
13. Are poor people incapable or lazy?
14. Do you think conspiracy theorists are stupid?
15. Are people with a lot of tattos vandals or criminals?
16. Do you think women are the weaker sex?
17. Do you think men do not have feelings?
18. Are people who believe there is no man climate change uneducated?
19. Are people who believe there is a man climate change delusional?
20. Is your parenting style better than others?
“It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.”
Audre Lorde
Where do prejudices come from?
“Never judge others. You both know good and well how unexpected events can change who a person is. Always keep that in mind. You never know what someone else is experiencing within their own life.”
Colleen Hoover
Is there a cure?
“Prejudice of any kind implies that you are identified with the thinking mind. It means you don’t see the other human being anymore, but only your own concept of that human being. To reduce the aliveness of another human being to a concept is already a form of violence.”
Eckhart Tolle
"You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one."
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In my opinion prejudice comes in forms. Almost all of it is fear based, and fear is the #1 driver of all evil.
I like how you said 'physically expressing' prejudice. I have a friend I've know for over 50 years who is a roaring bigot. In private, with me, where he knows that won't hit the street. He's a good man in the main, and I've been arguing with his bigotry for a long time. He has actually changed significantly over the course of time. It is possible.
Thanks for a truly well thought and expressed article. I appreciate it.
Yeah, as long as prejudices are only in the mind and not in the actions, they can have them :D
Recognition 1st and only then acceptance. Perhaps we still have a chance to change after that.
No. 10 is epic!!!
I think we do have a chance to change, we are capable of it, just need to try. No. 10 I heard a while ago and had to put it here :D
The thing is that we are blind to our own faults..that to even consider the possibility that we are capable of it is hard. We can be open-minded to almost everything but that.
Prejudice is alive and well unfortunately, I see it every day. I am lucky to not be at the brunt of it, but you hear and see what people do.. In this day and age, you'd think we would get beyond this. Thought provoking post as always @zen-art
Thank you, I am glad you liked it 💚
I agree with you and i do not call you an utupist, i live all my life surrounded by prejudices and i fight them daily, i think we must start to fight them inside our head, all we have prejudices the big first step it's to recognize them ans look from where they born in our mind...
Thank you! Keep on fighting the good fight! 💚
I would be the first person to admit that I have prejudices, even at a subconscious level - yet I did not answer "yes" to any of the questions you posed. The reason is because I studied History at university, and that taught me how to question my sources and not make value judgements AND then I went on to become a journalist, and especially when I worked as a sub-editor, I learned to question my sources even more. I had some very good teachers. I didn't learn those lessons overnight - it's taken a long time, and it's an ongoing process.
In response to your questions, 1. I am black, and I certainly don't have a propensity to crime 2. One of my best friends is gay and a close relative is trans, 3. I think that people who blindly cling to the idea that Obama and Clinton were good presidential material, closing their eyes to the drone strikes and violence of their administration, are probably as stupid or more stupid than those who voted for Trump - though I don't really think any of them were stupid. Maybe misguided, as I was when I cheered for Tony Blair in 1997... etc, etc. It's about critical thinking really.
So howcome I see myself as prejudiced? Because I notice inbuilt reactions that I've probably acquired from early childhood. For example, when I was a child, I visited the Netherlands and met a black girl there. She told me she was from Scheveningham, a Dutch town. But I thought she must be from Africa - even though I used to get annoyed because people thought I must be from Africa, even though I was born in Scotland! After a while I realised that I was falling into that old trap of prejudice (pre-judging). We all succumb to it in some way or other. The most important thing is to recognise it and try to set it loose!
I could not agree with you more. We all carry some prejudice in us but the first step in dealing with them is recognition. Thank you for your lovely and meaningful comment 💚💚💚
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Thank you 💚💚💚
I also believe that we can learn and change! And as you write a lot of prejudice stems from fear of people that in some way are different from us. One of the best ways for us to be less prejudice I think is meeting and talking, and finding similarities between us. I am lucky enough to live in a very diverse city with inhabitants from all over the world. Sometimes it means that I have to think twice and just not assume why a person act in a certain way. But att the bottom line I love this city and its people!
That we can do, learn and change. With knowledge and love there is nothing stopping us 💚
I think we all have prejudices that we carry with us as we grow up and are bombarded by the media and through our own life experiences. What is important is recognizing these prejudices or biases and trying not to let them have an affect on how we act. This is a really interesting topic and one that I enjoy discussing at length, one short form post is not enough.
I think the biggest thing that I try and do personally is remember that we are more similar than we are different. Everyone has a story, a mother and father, the need for love and acceptance, when we can see these things that are more than skin deep, we can become more accepting and learn to live together better than we currently are
We are more similar than we are different, I love how you have put that, and our need for love is something that always brings us together. Thank you for your lovely comment 💚
a really great topic to write about it and i love the questionnaire, photos, and sweet sincerity that is You. :)
happy friday,
eagle
Happy Friday to you too honey 💚
Hope you are doing well, is it safe there in your country now? Can you go out freely and safely?
Blessings
It has been perfectly safe for more than 20 years now hihihi, thank you for your concern honey 💚
I'm so glad to hear that, I have friends all over the world and in many countries they do not feel they can go out of their home. Scary. Just making sure. :)
Hugs
The only reason my answers to every question is NO because in every question you ask about the group of people.
We are individuals and the moment you want to criticize someone by putting him in the group, you give him the good and the bad side of the group, forgetting that he is only an individual.
This is a very big problem because most of the people put others in the groups and then they judge them..
I practice American Football and Jiu-Jitsu, those are two rough sports where you hit people (Am. football), or you try to break their arms, legs or choke them (Jiu-jitsu). So, if you're gonna judge me by that, you will think that I am an aggressive person, but I'm not anything like that, not even close...
So, F*** prejudices, let's get to know each others ;) <3
And that is the whole point, to approach each person as an individual, thank you for your lovely comment 💚
F*** prejudices, SAMO LJUBAV 💚💚💚