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

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

This. Anyone who doesn't vax should be put up for public shaming by the rest of us. I'm not prejudiced against them. They are more like...subspecies. I assume their brains have not caught up to ours.

+1

And their soapbox needs to be kicked out from under them, because us normal people are over them.

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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

This is not true. If she/he identifies as African American than he/she is. In this case he/she would be African American with West Indian roots [insert country here].

[Anonymous]

Yes. Women who wear burkas. When I see them and their families, especially when I'm with my kids, I really want them to get back to their own country. I do not want women in burkas (and the men who make them wear them or the children who then thing it's ok) in our country.

Yes, prejudiced. I know.

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Anonymous wrote:My Dad was a Military Officer. So I have to be careful with my attitude about Enlisted Military. I naturally look down on them since I spent my entire childhood being very aware of difference between Officers and Enlisted. Totally realize it's BS

I know nothing about such things. Can you expand on the difference between officers and enlisted?

Think White Collar vs. Blue Collar. Officers are college educated, do desk jobs or things like Pilot. Enlisted aren't college educated, more hands on jobs like mechanic.

The military makes it very clear that Officers are better--an Officer in uniform can go to the front of the line at the Commissary (grocery store) or hospital ER. One time, as I was sick and had a fever, I had to wait for my Dad to change into uniform so once we got to the ER we would be seen first. As a child, you know which kid's Dads outrank your Dad.

So do that affect which kids became friends? Did officers kids tend to befriend other officers kids or did the kids not really care?

Yes and no. When I lived on base and went to a DOD school, I had friends that were Officer and Enlisted kids. It didn't really affect the friendship in that we thought we were better than them. But we knew the difference. I was an only child and we had a 3 bdr townhouse. She had a sibling (so 2 kids) in a 2 or 3 bdr cockroach infested apartment. When I lived off base and went to regular public schools, I don't think I had any friends that were enlisted kids. I think I might have been friends with some officer kids, but I don't remember. But all my friends were middle to upper middle income. There wouldn't have been a chance for me to meet any Enlisted kids since they economically wouldn't be living in neighborhoods that went to my school.

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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.

Doesn't that describe pretty much every western religion? Besides they baptize for the dead so even if you don't know the truth now, you get a chance to accept it in the afterlife! Kind of a nice loophole if you ask me.

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Anonymous wrote:I kind of really dislike African Americans. I am an immigrant and they have been very unkind to me. I especially dislike the men, who seem to be culturally predisposed to promiscuity, street harassment, abandoning their children. Even the more educated ones have a host of antisocial behaviors. I just don't get it.

Wow, as a law abiding, straight laced, non substance using, kind. Empathetic, bright, highly educated, well married, grounded, mother, loyal, proper African American woman--this belief is such a stereotype from my view. My black Eagle Scout, responsible, educated, kind husband is nothing like you describe.

I really try to not generalize to entire populations of people. This kind of thinking makes me hesitant (stressed) to reach out to you when my kid is at the pool for swim team and other such environments. I had a friend once who stayed out loud to me "I've always wanted to have a black friend." Can you even imagine how this might feel?

There is always someone who will pop up and claim that their exception is the norm. The fact is that AA men are dismal on most of the measures of decent manhood. Most promiscuous (read the book "Is Marriage for White People?") most likely to cheat, lowest marriage rates, most likely to have out of wedlock children, highest STD rates, highest incarceration rates, most likely to abandon their children, highest unemployment rates and on and on. Some of it is racism -- I'll give you that re: the unemployment and incarceration stats. But choosing not to marry the mothers of their children, spreading their seed all over town and not taking care of the resulting children are the result of poor values. I am a white collar professional with a handful of AA male peers. Everyone is either single and childless or married with kids or divorced and in their kids lives EXCEPT the AA men. Guess what demographic is the only guy at this high level job who has a "baby mama"? Guess what demographic is the only guy who readily admits he plans to have kids without getting married because he is afraid of alimony? They just don't share the values that most of the world finds important.

It is not a matter of being black because Africans are really family oriented no matter how poor. There is just something about AA culture and denying that doesn't change anything.

[Anonymous]

Blech PP. that "something" is called the legacy of SLAVERY and you're incredibly obtuse and/or ignorant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Blech PP. that "something" is called the legacy of SLAVERY and you're incredibly obtuse and/or ignorant.

Yup, but how long will AAs, the men in particular, continue to make decisions that perpetuate this legacy? A lot of AA suffering is due to white racism, but from my vantage point, it is time for them to control what they can. Marry before having children, stand by your family, raise no more children than you can afford, and be faithful or use a condom to at least stop the rampant spread of STDs and illegitimate kids. Oh and don't attack immigrants of color who come here for a better life. We are not the whites who enslaved you and who wield state power against you.

[Anonymous]

Oh for a mile in their shoes PP. I guess they just need to get your memo and then they can just stop all of this baby making stuff!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes. Women who wear burkas. When I see them and their families, especially when I'm with my kids, I really want them to get back to their own country. I do not want women in burkas (and the men who make them wear them or the children who then thing it's ok) in our country.

Yes, prejudiced. I know.

I could give a shit about them, but when I see little girls in jeans and a long sleeve, close sleeve shirt at Six Flags in the summer, I want to scream. First of all, those kids are too little to worry about ankle to wrist to neck covering. No normal person is offended by an 8 year old's naked calf or turned on by it. Secondly, for fuck's sake, can't you put them in khakis and a loss fitted button down shirt? Jeans and a polyester shirt are a sure way to induce heat stroke in July.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Blech PP. that "something" is called the legacy of SLAVERY and you're incredibly obtuse and/or ignorant.

Yup, but how long will AAs, the men in particular, continue to make decisions that perpetuate this legacy? A lot of AA suffering is due to white racism, but from my vantage point, it is time for them to control what they can. Marry before having children, stand by your family, raise no more children than you can afford, and be faithful or use a condom to at least stop the rampant spread of STDs and illegitimate kids. Oh and don't attack immigrants of color who come here for a better life. We are not the whites who enslaved you and who wield state power against you.

+1. Well said.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I kind of really dislike African Americans. I am an immigrant and they have been very unkind to me. I especially dislike the men, who seem to be culturally predisposed to promiscuity, street harassment, abandoning their children. Even the more educated ones have a host of antisocial behaviors. I just don't get it.

Wow, as a law abiding, straight laced, non substance using, kind. Empathetic, bright, highly educated, well married, grounded, mother, loyal, proper African American woman--this belief is such a stereotype from my view. My black Eagle Scout, responsible, educated, kind husband is nothing like you describe.

I really try to not generalize to entire populations of people. This kind of thinking makes me hesitant (stressed) to reach out to you when my kid is at the pool for swim team and other such environments. I had a friend once who stayed out loud to me "I've always wanted to have a black friend." Can you even imagine how this might feel?

There is always someone who will pop up and claim that their exception is the norm. The fact is that AA men are dismal on most of the measures of decent manhood. Most promiscuous (read the book "Is Marriage for White People?") most likely to cheat, lowest marriage rates, most likely to have out of wedlock children, highest STD rates, highest incarceration rates, most likely to abandon their children, highest unemployment rates and on and on. Some of it is racism -- I'll give you that re: the unemployment and incarceration stats. But choosing not to marry the mothers of their children, spreading their seed all over town and not taking care of the resulting children are the result of poor values. I am a white collar professional with a handful of AA male peers. Everyone is either single and childless or married with kids or divorced and in their kids lives EXCEPT the AA men. Guess what demographic is the only guy at this high level job who has a "baby mama"? Guess what demographic is the only guy who readily admits he plans to have kids without getting married because he is afraid of alimony? They just don't share the values that most of the world finds important.

It is not a matter of being black because Africans are really family oriented no matter how poor. There is just something about AA culture and denying that doesn't change anything.

Ignorance is bliss. I am this poster. What I posted is the norm. It's my norm. I'm not trying to prove anything to you. Simply stating the norm of myself and those I'm related too. I am not speaking for an entire race of people anymore than you or anyone else is here!

[Anonymous]

Immigrants who move here, make zero effort to assimilate, and then expect to live in a bubble speaking their own language and only interacting with others from their own race. Why even move here if this is your attitude?

[Anonymous]

Oh for f's sake. Because half of Central America is a god damn gang-run impoverished hell hole. That's why. Why did your great Grand parents move here?

[Anonymous]

Hmmmm...would I rather stay somewhere and struggle to find two nickels to rub together in an environment rampant with chaos and violence or go someplace where I could earn some money and increase the odds of living a decent life?

Wow...that's a tough choice.