If someone makes a statement about an ethnic group and it is true but the ethnic group didn't like it, would that make the person who made the statement prejudiced?
2006-08-01 04:31:57 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
No
2006-08-01 04:38:16 · answer #1 · answered by Marcus R. 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
If the entire group was offended by the speaker's statement, that would make the statement prejudiced. However, the speaker may or may not be a prejudice person....he or she may have made a blanket statement not fully understanding how offensive it could be. If the statement was a true statement, then sometimes the truth hurts. Incidents such as this one is the primary reason we must base our opinions on an individual level, not a 'group' level.
2006-08-01 11:37:52 · answer #2 · answered by geniec67 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some times the truth hurts. If it was a generalization about the group that others could take wrong then yes it is probably prejudiced. If it is something that is fairly obvious then no I would not consider it prejudiced. Of course it is hard to make a statement about any group of people and not have exceptions.
2006-08-01 11:37:28 · answer #3 · answered by Taztug 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's pretty much impossible to make statement of an entire ethnic group and have it be right. It can apply to 70% of the group but you can't lump an entire ethnicity into a group and call it good. Unless you've asked every single member of that group and they've confirmed, then it's nothing but a sterotype. I've met hispanics that don't like Mexican food, I've met blacks who don't like fried chicken and I know white folks who don't like country music. You can't make blanket statements about an entire ethnicity and expect everything to be kosher, that's called sterotyping.
2006-08-01 11:38:11 · answer #4 · answered by timhda 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
.Is the statement backed by a provable source,or is it what is called a universal truth? There is a difference. No matter what is said today in all forums some group,or people will find prejudices if they want to .If a scientists explains evolution and hes a Christan,is he
prejudice in his speaking..No hes stating facts gathered thru study and research. I wouldn't feel as if a person was prejudice if what he said was the real truth and not a stereotypical generalization.
2006-08-01 11:44:04 · answer #5 · answered by Yakuza 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is impossible to generalize any statement to the extent that it can cover an ethnic group. Groups are made up of individuals, each with his/her own choices and tastes. The individual is apt to have an opinion the collective does not share.
If you add a drop of sewage to fine wine, you have sewage.
If you add a drop of fine wine to sewage, you have sewage.
Some things just work like that. This is one of those cases.
2006-08-01 11:40:45 · answer #6 · answered by szydkids 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not aware of many things that are common amongst and entire ethnic group. Unless someone where to say something like: all Germans have relatives who came from Germany, or Jewish people are the descendants of Isac, or Black people have dark skin, the person would be considered prejudice.
2006-08-01 11:37:34 · answer #7 · answered by aslongasitsfunky 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not necessarily. It depends on what was said and the context of the statement. Bill Cosby comes to mind, and he says things about parenting, African American parenting in particular, that are sometimes harsh, but need to be said. He says what he does to bring those issues into the light, fix them and make familes stronger. He's often not well received, but he's actually very much rooting for the groups he's focusing on.
2006-08-01 11:39:24 · answer #8 · answered by lotsayorks 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not necessarily. It depends on the speaker intention and the context of the statement. In Yahoo Answers any statement regarding brown skinned Spanish speakers in the US is laced with racism or patronizing. Same could be said regarding Arabs, or Muslims.
2006-08-01 11:37:05 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A bigot, hello! Just cause in your opinion you believe the statement to be true does not mean the statement is okay to say in public. You tell that person to save those comments for the Klan meeting!!
2006-08-01 11:39:24 · answer #10 · answered by nucking_futs_22 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Prejudiced, not necessarily. Insensitive, maybe. Why point out things negative anyway. The particular ethnic group, i'm sure, already knows anyway.
If you don't have anything nice to say.....
2006-08-01 11:35:40 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋