Tuesday; July 7
As a whole, do you think people are prejudiced? As an individual, are you prejudiced? Growing up when and where I did, it is kind of tough for me to even type these words. As I was being raised, the discussion of prejudice and bigotry were so emotionally charged that your moral make-up was tied to the way you perceived life. Now, lets go back and see if we can break this down a bit (and hopefully make it sting a lit less). So, when we separate the word into two concepts: “pre” involves making decisions before having the facts and “judging” means applying an emotional component to what we see. In other words, prejudice is making up our minds before we have accurate information. Now, let’s go back to that original question, do we practice prejudice? I think that if most of us were genuinely honest, we would have to admit that we make quick decisions about things and people before we investigate them. Whether generated by g...