Could Someone Explain Prejudice to Me?
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An adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge or examination of the facts.\nA preconceived preference or idea.\nThe act or state of holding unreasonable preconceived judgments or convictions. See synonyms at predilection.\nIrrational suspicion or hatred of a particular group, race, or religion.\nDetriment or injury caused to a person by the preconceived, unfavorable conviction of another or others.
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There is no such thing as someone without prejudice, but it depends on if that prejudice is mean spirited towards others or is rooted in genuinely wanting to help another group or class of people. I admit that I am prejudiced against people who are so close minded that they will only listen to other people with the exact same point of view as their own, and never consider changing their minds or take into consideration any facts that they do not want to hear.
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Racism is hatred of a group of people because they are of a certain race, nationality, or creed.\n\nIts bad because you are hating someone because of something they cannot change or have no control over.  It would be like people hating you for having blue eyes, or for having freckles.\n\nIf youre in doubt if feeling a certain way about someone is bad, put yourself in their shoes for a moment.  If you dont like people thinking of you like you think of other people, thats a good sign that what youre feeling toward them is bad.
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I'm racist.  \nThere's a museum in Los Angeles called the Museum of Tolerance.  On the first floor there are two doors.  One door is for people who have no prejudice and the second door is for people who have prejudice.  The trick is, the door for people without prejudice cannot be opened.  Everyone has prejudices.  The trick is to be aware of it and to work hard to overcome it.
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Not sure what prejudice towards the poor you can find that compares to that suffered by races, sexes and other groups?  \n\nBut why is it prejudice when some want a solution to groups impovershed.
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Having friends and familly from every race, I find it hard to believe that racism can exist if you take the time to meet someone different from yourself and to respect those differences.  You are right, there is a lot of emphasis put on racism.  I am always amazed that people who consider themselves good people think nothing of making some of the comments that they do when they either think that they are with like minded people or when they can do it anonymously as in this forum.  The definition of racism is to believe that one race is superior to another simply because of race.  I can only believe that people who have this belief are truly missing out on some great friendships.  To think that you are better than anyone simply because of race is the epitomy of arrogance.
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Why are other nations prejudice against British?\n\nIt goes both ways....it's called human frailty.
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Hatred and prejudice.
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Sorry that you had to endure that. The truth is that not only Americans, but some amount of people from all cultures have these prejudices. And they even have these prejudices against people who have no say-so in who they are, for example if your parents happen to be of different races, these prejudiced people often are rude to the child who had nothing to do with their parents' decision to have children. The best thing to do is ignore them without being rude--you don't want to engage them in any fights. And remember that prejudice is based on ignorance, so you will more than likely not be able to reason with them. Ignore them and live your life. And best of luck to you and your wife.
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I feel there are two reasons prejudice will always be with us in one form or another.\n\nFeeling superior.\nThis was said to me, by someone who never could hold down a job or make ends meet, when I asked if he could afford the rent where he was moving.\n"What do you think? I'm not like those muchachos from the other side of the tracks who doesn't even TRY to pay their bills!"\ntranslation; I may be a loser but I'm not as a big of a loser as THOSE people!\n\nShortcut\nI takes a while to know who is honest & who isn't, who is a hard worker & who isn't, etc.\nPrejudice allows people to think they can look at someone & have a short cut to knowing those important things.
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racism is a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race\nor racial prejudice or discrimination \nSo if you jsut don't like a certain person that is black or a diffreent color but you don't ahte all of them then no.
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Racial discrimination exists and both socially and at workplace... \nThe following  is an episode featured on oprah's show that i myself had watched..\nDaniel, a barber from London, is one of few black men who actually knows what it's like to be white. Daniel conducted a radical race experiment. Through prostetics and makeup, he posed as a white man for three months.\n\n"I was invisible all of a sudden," Daniel says. "I walked down the streets of London, and people didn't watch what I was doing, where I was in location to them, where I was in location to their pocketbook or their car. The other difference I found is when I go to shops, that's when they did look at you. They put the change in your hand rather than slam it on the counter and look to the next person. There's a difference in interaction."\n\nAnother lesson Daniel learned was not to completely hold stock in his prejudices. In disguise as a white man, Daniel went to the dog races and chatted with a kind spectator. The man was someone whom normally Daniel would have judged to be a threat for a black man. When Daniel returned later as himself, the man treated him equally as kind.\n\n"It made me question myself," Daniel says. "I have to look about how I look at other people and how I judge a whole race or a whole group of people, and if I don't want them to do that to me, then I can't do that to them. It made me look the other way."
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It depends upon what you mean by prejudiced. If you are referring to skin colour, then my answer is no.\n\nIf you are referring to decision making, then I would have to say yes. Every person has to pick favorites in order to make quicker decisions. When I go to the store I have to decide whether I like one brand over another. If both brands are the same, then I go for price.\n\nTake care,\nTroy
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Ignorance is usually self inflicted.  Or it is learned in allot of cases.  So there acting out either what they've learned or what they have made up in their own mind.  Some do it out loud and some are underhanded and dirty.  Nevertheless we must remember that any form of prejudice can classify us as racist, whether it's somebody in a wheelchair or stereotyping.  It's good to know we have some people out here like yourself that would let people know about their ignorance.  Good question.
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Good question. There are so many, but if I had to choose just one I would say "prejudice".\n\n1: injury or damage resulting from some judgment or action of another in disregard of one's rights; especially : detriment to one's legal rights or claims\n2 a (1) : preconceived judgment or opinion (2) : an adverse opinion or leaning formed without just grounds or before sufficient knowledge b : an instance of such judgment or opinion c : an irrational attitude of hostility directed against an individual, a group, a race, or their supposed characteristics\n\nPeople all the time misunderstanding this word. They will do or say something that is prejudice, then the first thing out of their mouth is "I am not prejudice"
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Racism is the belief that one race is superior to another. Discrimination is an action based on one's racist beliefs. Prejudice is a preconceived notion held about another race. I'm sorry you are being affected adversely because you are different. I share your pain and anger. The best you can do is to rise above the ignorance and culture, educate yourself, and set the example for others to follow.
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How do you define "still alive and very huge?"  Yes, there is still a lot of prejudice around, but compared to just 50 years ago, it is NOT huge.  Instead, I'd say that there is a strong, yet hidden undercurrent of prejudice in some communities.\n\nThis too will change.  It takes more than 50 years for a culture to change that much.  With each new generation, we get further away from the "whites only" signs of the 50's.  \n\nBut I do feel there are two reasons prejudice will always be with us in one form or another.\n\nFeeling superior.\nThis was said to me (by someone who never could hold down a job or make ends meet) when I asked if he could afford the rent where he was moving.\n"What do you think? I'm not like those muchachos from the other side of the tracks who doesn't even TRY to pay their bills!"\ntranslation; I may be a loser but I'm not as a big of a loser as THOSE people!\n\nShortcut\nI takes a while to know who is honest & who isn't, who is a hard worker & who isn't, etc.\nPrejudice allows people to think they can look at someone & have a short cut to knowing those important things. \n\n\nI suspect a lot of the prejudice blacks face today isn't racism in the strict sense. It's not prejudice against the race, as much as the culture. In other words, "it's OK to be black as long as you walk, talk & act white." It's still prejudice. \n\nExample: A black with a strong black dilect will be treated very differently from one who talks "white."\n(I'm not talking about bad grammer, just different phonetics.)\n\nI think of Jeff Foxworthy's joke "People hear this accent & want to automatically deduct 20 IQ points." How many IQ points do you think get deducted from someone with a black dialect?