I don't understand racism or homophobia
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And so you are proving that the prejudices are learnt... Not instinctive (like some people here are trying to state with their "fear of other tribes" explanation. We're not born with this sudden instinct to be suspicious of anything not the same as us!
If a white baby was brought up by black foster parents, it wouldn't be suspicious of those parents later in life
What if it impeded you getting a job, walking safely down a street, or generally meant your life was a living misery though? Would you sleep fine?
I can't believe I'm actually replying to this, but anyway...
The bear has natural instincts to hunt prey.
Please explain to me which race you are comparing the bear to, and what aspects of that race's natural instincts you believe differ from any other race's natural instincts.
Unlike humans.
Fact is I would never know lol.
Unless they came out and said "Daniel.... We've decided not to give you the job because you're black". Even then I would probably see it as a lucky escape. Life is far too short to take offence so easily.
Citation needed.
False fact.... Bruv.
And so you are proving that the prejudices are learnt... Not instinctive (like some people here are trying to state with their "fear of other tribes" explanation. We're not born with this sudden instinct to be suspicious of anything not the same as us!
If a white baby was brought up by black foster parents, it wouldn't be suspicious of those parents later in life
No I'm not, I'm arguing against just that. Forming an opinion based on experiences is not being prejudice by definition.
Otherwise you get into this whole 'prejudice is evil. Apart from if you have had numerous experiences...' Which is just silly.
To an extent you're right. Prejudices are learnt. But without personal experience... Subtle difference.
These are my opinions anyways.
Ultimately I don't know what the big issues or drama is with labelling someone with an 'ist. If someone wants to be racist, sexist, etc why can't they be? It's narrow minded. But their choice.
Narrow minded you say.... And what of those who promote "positive" discrimination? Are they not as narrow minded as those you label racist, sexist and so on?
Ah classic sophistical technique. If you define prey as meaning the same species only, then no one has to fear bears, ergo you proved me right, it's wicked to stereotype bears
Just as bad. Discrimination is discrimination.
Quite often the problem gets passed on elsewhere. For example I'm pretty sure on the job front the tech sector were being accused of sexism due to it being a heavily male dominated industry.
Answer? Hire women via positive discrimination.
Now quotas are up but woman on average earn more than men in the sector...
Don't quote me on sector could be wrong. However the underlying point was what I was trying to make. In the long run discrimination, positive or negative, doesn't solve anything
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prejudice
ˈprɛdʒʊdɪs/
noun
noun: prejudice; plural noun: prejudices
1.
preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience.
So many people fear Muslims having never even seen one in real life, because media.
So are you saying that all humans have an instinct to hunt prey?
If so, how is your analogy of the bear appropriate? If that's the case then we should all fear each other, and not be naturally be any more afraid of one race over another.
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So how is your analogy of the bear appropriate?
You originally implied that it's logical to be prejudiced against a bear - presumably (correct me if I'm wrong) implying that it's also logical to be prejudiced against certain races.
But once I point out that the reason that it's ok to hold prejudice against a bear is because they all have a hunting instinct - you admit that all humans also have such an instinct. So there's no reason to hold any prejudice against any particular race - only against all races or none of them.
Citation needed, means facts on what you said
The very definition of the word means that the prejudice is NOT BORNE FROM ACTUAL EXPERIENCE.
Ergo my statement actually undersold the fact.
