Be honest - is there a specific group in which you are prejudiced?

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Right now I'm a bit prejudiced against web forum owners/moderators (Jeff) who allow this kind of crap to appear as a new topic every week.

I like Jeff Steele but I'm getting a bit tired of seeing this crap. Yes, I know, I have a choice.

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One thing that bugs me are people that take a controversial issue, and turn it into black and white. I do not respect people on either side of the Israel - Palestine issue that think the other side is 100% wrong...both sides have done things that are wrong. The killing of civilians by Hamas followed by the disproportionate response by Israel. I feel sorry for the people stuck in the middle.

But, the Israeli supports that talk about the right of settlements are just inflaming the issue. And the pro-palestinian supporters that neglect the fact that Hamas storing weapons in shelters, and launching rockets from places adjacent to shelters.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Truth be told prejudice isn't really about "them" it's about us. It's about our fears and our uncertainties and our need to make sense of and feel safe in the crazy world in which we live. For all intents and purposes prejudices are natural. People who aren't comfortable with ambiguity (most people) have a strong need to make quick and firm judgments and decisions in order to reduce ambiguity and are prone to make generalizations about others which become prejudices when they automatically assign "good" or "bad" labels to them. Therein lies the problem - not the quick judgements themselves but the stubborn perpetual labels we assign that prevent objectivity in our future judgements. It doesn't have to work that way though. We can either use our prejudice to properly inform us of the situations we find ourselves in, or use it to create conclusions that promote harm inwardly and/or outwardly.

Well, when I say that Chinese people in Brooklyn stink to high heaven, it is about me, of course. I hate it But it has little to do with my "uncertainties and need to make sense of and feel safe in the crazy world." It's more like... couldn't you, people, live China where it belongs? I mean, in China. Sheesh. I am an immigrant, and I am not too kind to the American immigration policy that concentrates on importing the destitute from all over the world. But the stink... I think it's food. Chinese food that's very much unlike what Americans call Chinese food.

Perfectly natural to prefer certain scents over others. I detest the odor of "excessive-fragrancers" who have a whole Metro car wreaking of cheap cologne or perfume, but I don't judge them as persons or assign good or bad labels to them as individuals for their toiletry obsessions. If you dislike Asians or all Chinese people in general because they smell a certain way then yes - it's about you and it's far from funny, it's sad.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Truth be told prejudice isn't really about "them" it's about us. It's about our fears and our uncertainties and our need to make sense of and feel safe in the crazy world in which we live. For all intents and purposes prejudices are natural. People who aren't comfortable with ambiguity (most people) have a strong need to make quick and firm judgments and decisions in order to reduce ambiguity and are prone to make generalizations about others which become prejudices when they automatically assign "good" or "bad" labels to them. Therein lies the problem - not the quick judgements themselves but the stubborn perpetual labels we assign that prevent objectivity in our future judgements. It doesn't have to work that way though. We can either use our prejudice to properly inform us of the situations we find ourselves in, or use it to create conclusions that promote harm inwardly and/or outwardly.

Well, when I say that Chinese people in Brooklyn stink to high heaven, it is about me, of course. I hate it But it has little to do with my "uncertainties and need to make sense of and feel safe in the crazy world." It's more like... couldn't you, people, live China where it belongs? I mean, in China. Sheesh. I am an immigrant, and I am not too kind to the American immigration policy that concentrates on importing the destitute from all over the world. But the stink... I think it's food. Chinese food that's very much unlike what Americans call Chinese food.

You are free to go back to where every you came from to free your racist nose.

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Anonymous wrote:Anti-vaxxers. They reject science and endanger everyone, particularly babies, toddlers, the elderly, and the immunosuppressed.

Have to say I agree with this.

+1. They are science deniers.

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Anonymous wrote:For the PPs who don't like African Americans but are "neutral" towards Africans, black Latinos, etc.--what about someone like me? West Indian parents, but born here, and more or les identify as AA. Oh, and I'm only half-black (other half another minority race). Perhaps you're only a tad prejudiced against people like me who are African American-ish?

With your West Indian parentage you are not African American even though you may identify yourself as an African American

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Anonymous wrote:AAs - sorry but they as a group have ruined their own reputation.

Georgetown undergrads -- rich, entitled, yet not all that bright or outstanding. At least at the ivys you find rich, entitled students who are incredibly bright; every time I've dealt with a Georgetown undergrad recently I've wondered -- is the school really that good and that hard to get into or is it just a big deal due to name brand in certain circles. Felt the same way about NYU undergrads when I lived in NYC, though Georgetown undergrads take the cake for being rich but dumb.

Please explain how AA as a group have ruined their reputation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Men who wear dress shoes with jeans.

Love this!! +1

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anti-vaxxers. They reject science and endanger everyone, particularly babies, toddlers, the elderly, and the immunosuppressed.

Have to say I agree with this.

+1. They are science deniers.

And they don't see that they are like creationists and people who think global warming is a myth.

[Anonymous]

I have a unique one- my husband hates hates hates... British people. He is an immigrant and in the country he grew up in, British people would be hired by companies as consultants, where they would treat everyone like crap and get paid 5x as much. This apparently turned off my husband to British people forever. The second he hears the accent he turns off to whoever he is talking to. It's funny to me, because everyone in America loves British accents.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm an atheist who grew up in Utah. Mormons are the last religious people I'd classify as preachy or "holier than thou." They believe in some truly ridiculous, ass-backward shit, but they are for the most part lovely people and truly less judgy than most other religious people I know.

But don't they believe that anyone of a different religion will burn in hell? That's pretty judgy to me.

Total misconception.
I live in Salt Lake City, Utah. I'm not mormon but I am surrounded by them and by default some of them are my friends.
They don't believe in the fire and brimstone version of hell. They believe in 3 different kingdoms of the afterlife and which one you end up in depends on how you lived your life on earth. Mormons work to spend eternity in the same kingdom as their family. I couldn't imagine my mom bitching me out for all of eternity so I opted to remain Catholic.

Religious prejudice can only exist if you completely understand the religion that you are bashing. Otherwise it's not prejudice, it's ignorance.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For the PPs who don't like African Americans but are "neutral" towards Africans, black Latinos, etc.--what about someone like me? West Indian parents, but born here, and more or les identify as AA. Oh, and I'm only half-black (other half another minority race). Perhaps you're only a tad prejudiced against people like me who are African American-ish?

With your West Indian parentage you are not African American even though you may identify yourself as an African American

Is that like the one drop rule? Having any West Indian in you negates your African side?

[Anonymous]

DC Judgmental Map

http://judgmentalmaps.com/post/115859415065/washingtondc

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AAs and illegal immigrants.

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People who talk shit about America. Go live somewhere else if you don't like it here.

Congratulations, you are prejudiced against the founding fathers.

Our founding fathers didn't trash talk this country. They enacted laws and the constitution to preserve it and everything it stands for. They loved it so much they fought for it. They felt so strongly that they died for it.

America isn't perfect but it's my home and I'm proud to call myself an American in spite of it's flaws and imperfections.

However, I am going to add 'Ignorant people' to my list of prejudices!

Your post made my day

For its irony?