Predjudicial prejudices

[MIXONE]

I'm an equal opportunity bigot, I hate everything and everyone equally!

Kill them all and let God sort them out...

[scissorhands]

prej·u·dice
/ˈprejədəs/Noun
Preconceived opinion not based on reason or experience.
Why are so many keen to have a knee-jerk reaction to something and make fools of themselves once the true facts come to light?

I am the truth and the light
Nobody comes to the father but through me

Maybe this is out of left field, and a generalisation as well, but I've found prejudice and limited education often go hand in hand.
:

All the Kings college and Grammar boys are some of the most prejudiced around....

My view after suffering a lifetime of prejudice.... even my family and friends have turned on me... is gut instinct based on old paradigms for survival

Chimps always gang up and kill an outsider who wanders into their troupe
Imagine a greenie posting here, or a gang member on anothers turf

Essentially its more of a male thing, the females will follow the lead..... Driving males away to support their husbands.... they are competition for mate able females amongst the herd/pack/troupe males

Fear of the other tainting the herd, is sometimes why rogue males are driven off

That recent dolphin Moko was driven off and became a loner. he had mouth wounds which could have been fatal but he was able to adapt to a solitary life and still feed well. His loneliness was has undoing as with all rogue animals befriending humans.

I'm watching a friend being driven out of town....
I have approached him about autism but he is closed off
He is successful and driven, his sons do extremely well in sports
One is a head prefect
So this dad thinks he is doing everything right
he has inflamed his community for years
The community has been gathering strength
or gathering prejudice
Against him
A recent altercation with local iwi may be his waterloo

If only he realised he is not the same as others
He is smart, clever, sons are champions
he has a much younger wife
On paper he looks like a total winner
Yet he inflames his community
As he makes many of them feel inferior and dumb
Due to lording his smarts over them
In an unconscious manner..............

many reasons for prejudice
Hutton and Co thought Arthur Allen Thomas was a 'half-wit'

Cops view me as a trouble maker
Yet all I do is face down prejudice against my neurotype
I make work for them...

There job is to keep the peace
Even if that peace is founded upon:
Victims of oppression
not rocking the boat
Police have many prejudices.........
labour hates national
National hates labour
from the top down the rot of prejudice is imposed by leaders and enforcers on lowerlings



This is a speciality area for me
I'll be back
Sorry for appearing a smartypants here

Religion was used by leaders
to keep prejudice at lower levels
So a civilised society can function

[scissorhands]

In summary the origin of prejudice was a survival mechanism and it lies in the primitive brain nearest the brain stem/spinal chord
the ancient part of the brain has shrunken and been superseded by the rational brain which develops slowly through generations
and sits more toward the forehead
maoriori had that head shape and look what happened to them

feudal warlords typify prejudice with leadership
religious hardliners appeal to everyones latent back brain prejudice
some reasons are valid
if you let retards come up
they may breed with your daughters

Open dialogue is a much better option than the current status quo of making someones life hell to prevent them from coming up...

[Akzle]

fuken jewry.

Ignorant selfish citizens. Ignorant selfish leaders.

[scumdog]

Maybe this is out of left field, and a generalisation as well, but I've found prejudice and limited education often go hand in hand.

Or at the very least I'd venture prejudice is born of something akin to fear of the unknown.

Lack of experiencing other places and people is a big factor - that and a narrow-minded upbringing.

[buggerit]

I was reading an article on prejudice. It dealt with a variety of prejudices from around the world against such things as race, of course, but also addressed prejudice in general and how it affects most aspects of our lives.

It was interesting to see that different cultures and races have different prejudices dependent upon location and history. It got me thinking about prejudice in general and the fact that we all have a tendency to prejudice in one form or another about many different things.

Prejudice by definition is:

prej·u·dice
/ˈprejədəs/Noun
Preconceived opinion not based on reason or experience.


Now we all would be reluctant to admit we were prejudiced without regard to facts or reason, but the truth is, many, if not most of us are in some way.

What puzzles me is why so many are reluctant to address their prejudices and ignore facts and reason in an effort to preserve their prejudice, or resort to unreasoned justification for same. Why are so many keen to have a knee-jerk reaction to something and make fools of themselves once the true facts come to light?

Are you prejudiced in one way or another and why?

Sometimes the the most prejudiced among us do not realise becuase their over inflated ego blinds them to the fact.

[Ocean1]

I get your point, I think it is maybe a blurred line between prejudice based on reason and experience, or is there another description for negative feelings based upon experience?

Could it be perceptions that are clarified once the facts are known?

No, your definition was incorrect.

Prejudice is literally to pre-judge, and I'd say it's rarely done with zero experience. Everyone does it, automatically, it's an obvious survival instinct from a time, (still?) whan anyone that looked or dressed or behaved differently was always a threat.

[Edbear]

Sometimes the the most prejudiced among us do not realise becuase their over inflated ego blinds them to the fact.

True, but anyone with a modicum of intelligence should realise, as Scummy says, that our opinions and attitudes may be due to our background and that as reasonable adults, we should question ourselves to ensure we are on the right track. Obviously the world is largely on the wrong track and it's not rocket science to see the failings of certain prejudices.

No, your definition was incorrect.

Prejudice is literally to pre-judge, and I'd say it's rarely done with zero experience. Everyone does it, automatically, it's an obvious survival instinct from a time, (still?) whan anyone that looked or dressed or behaved differently was always a threat.

I only cited oine dictionary definition, someone else has posted another, but both say based not upon reason or experience or accurate knowledge. ie: Wikipedia here...

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The word prejudice refers to prejudgment: i.e. making a decision before becoming aware of the relevant facts of a case. In recent times, the word has come to be most often used to refer to preconceived, usually unfavorable, judgments toward people or a person because of gender, social class, age, disability, religion, sexuality, race/ethnicity, language, nationality or other personal characteristics. In this case it refers to a positive or negative evaluation of another person based on their group membership.[1] Prejudice can also refer to unfounded beliefs[2] and may include "any unreasonable attitude that is unusually resistant to rational influence."[3] Gordon Allport defined prejudice as a "feeling, favorable or unfavorable, toward a person or thing, prior to, or not based on, actual experience."[4]

[scissorhands]

Like most things in life
Operation moderation
Balance and harmony

Some people deserves to be prejudiced against
like imposing moral blackmail unfairly on others
for the higher moral ground

Without prejudice
being ungrounded and floaty will occur
accidents will happen
Try not being prejudiced at all
You will not last a day
Trying to pat a pit bull?
'Save the wolves' but your a sheep farmer?
honkie preaching peace to angry blackie?
Doing business with a Kings College snake and expecting fair play?
[been there done that]

As with most things in life its okay to prejudge certain people/animals/things a little bit [only for protection]
if that 'dislike or awareness' protects you and your kin from harm

pre judging is essential as we dont have time to figure everyone/everything out
so must judge a book by its cover at times

even so,this dynamic is responsible for much harm

yet it is somewhat understandable and acceptable

this is why change happens slowly

prejudices often require generations to heal

situations to pass

Dont mention the war....

Virulent greedy races need to be understood for what they are
Just as easy going slobs like NZers need to be understood as well

[MisterD]

Prejudice is literally to pre-judge, and I'd say it's rarely done with zero experience. Everyone does it, automatically, it's an obvious survival instinct from a time, (still?) whan anyone that looked or dressed or behaved differently was always a threat.

Exactly. Pre-judge. It saves time.

[Ocean1]

I only cited oine dictionary definition, someone else has posted another, but both say based not upon reason or experience or accurate knowledge.

Yes, I know. And yet I grew up with a different definition.

I suspect the American(?) PC machine has deemed it equates to discrimination, (racial), which interestingly enough used to mean something different also.

You can't go too far wrong with a literal translation from the original, and give the PC brigade the finger they so desperately need.

[scissorhands]

fuken jewry.

Ignorant selfish citizens. Ignorant selfish leaders.

Indeed clever races with a bent for other peoples money are disliked
Check the Chinese in a year or two oh wait that now huh

[Edbear]

I think a few are mixing up what prejudice is. It is by definition, unreasonable and not according to experience or knowledge of fact.

So to avoid a pit Bull dog, for example is reasonable based on knowledge of the possible consequences and not prejudice per se. If we simply dislike something or someone without reason or cause, that is prejudice. One definition said "preconceptions" so coming to an unreasonble conclusion prior to and without knowing anything about it/them.

[scissorhands]

I wish I was born fluorescent red with pulsating lime strips
all over
peps would see danger and automatically avoid me

So I developed a scowl these last couple of years instead

[Edbear]

Yes, I know. And yet I grew up with a different definition.

I suspect the American(?) PC machine has deemed it equates to discrimination, (racial), which interestingly enough used to mean something different also.

You can't go too far wrong with a literal translation from the original, and give the PC brigade the finger they so desperately need.

Yup, a lot of modern PC'ism, (can I coine that?) has twisted the original meanings and it is now de riguer to proclaim discrimination or racism wherever possible.

I maintain that it does us good and is for our betterment that we take the time to examine our prejudices as to let go of resentment and prejudice does a lot for our own health and peace of mind, not to mention our relationships.