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RE: A Rational Approach To Racism
While some stereotyping is understandable, stopping there is a lazy and paranoid way to live. I think we owe it to our fellow human beings to take more care not to over-generalize when each person is an individual.
Although a good thought in theory, in practice it never happens. This is because how our brains are structured and our consequent behavior. For example is one does something then it can brake our trust even if their behavior was pretty solid before.
Our world is so fast paced that is impossible to just take out time and evaluate individuals around us. If anything we are forced to stereotype things and situations as much as possible for maximum efficiency.
I still think you're over generalizing. If you live in a diverse culture and have some trust in other people as individuals, then you don't live life that way.
I used to live in NYC for quite some time. Ask anyone and they would agree they felt safer in China Town rather than the Bronx.
It is what it is. We all do it. We just don't realize it
I'm not denying that it's a framework with which to begin, but we also do not live life with default frameworks.