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Originally Posted by njbchbum
Can anyone be prejudiced and/or bigoted if they never verbalize an opinion/a statement one way or the other?
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Yes, they're just afraid to speak their minds because it's politically incorrect and they get "beat up" when they say something.
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Originally Posted by 2BNTV
OK, Lou, I'll bite.
We are all prejuiced to some extent, if we are riased in a famuily that had stong predjedices. It seems to rub off as we had heard it, so many times.
When we turn 18, we all have a rsponsibility to ourselves, to think for ourselves, and reject thoughts, that are not right. Are we perfect?
NO!!!
We owe it to ourselve,s to become an open fair minded person, who rejects discrimination and biases, that are held by our parents, and do what is right.
In a perect world, there would be no predejuice and hateful things, that are done to other people. It cannot be chalked up to, "man's inhumanity to man".
Nuff said..........
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My case was opposite. There was no prejudice or bigotry in my family. We were free to find our own truths. And that's exactly what happened. Through life experiences I've found my "truths". Most are not what I've been told all my life.
Stereotypes are for the most part accurate, it's how they become stereotypes. If they weren't, they'd die out and be forgotten. These things live on because they ARE accurate.
Yes, we DO owe it to ourselves to become open minded and search for the truth. Things continue to get worse when a problem isn't addressed. We have problems that aren't getting addressed because we're not allowed to discuss them.
We don't live in a perfect world, deal with it accordingly. People are just another animal inhabiting this planet. We're not as superior as we think we are. Most people are basically "out for themselves". You can't legislate that innate behavior away.