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Prejudice-what one should do about it
After the virtual racial riot we had last week, lol, I think this is an appropiate time to discuss this.
So, someone makes a rude remark or treat someone bad because they are of
different race, class, sexual orientation, size, political party, etc. The offended
party pulls out the "you're prejudiced!" card and they go on about how ignorant,
hateful, etc. the perpetrator is and how they should get a life or get with the times.
There is something that I noticed in these types of situations or discussions---I
notice that the offended party seldom offers "advice" on what the perpetrator
should do in order to lessen the prejudice, just more personal attacks instead.
If someone IS indeed prejudiced, what should they about it? Especially the
prejudices that DO NOT stem from a lack of exposure or not knowing better, but
rather from anger, bad experiences, or peer pressure.
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