2006-09-19 05:02:41 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Dr. Phil was discussing this last night.. It's due to ignorance. They fear what they don't understand.
2006-09-19 05:04:53 · answer #1 · answered by Justsyd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People used to say that it wasn't hatred, it was fear, and this is where the term "homophobia" originated, but studies determined that it actually was a hatred, according to brainscans and emotion studies. They also determined it wasn't a self-cited hatred, but a learned one. It was decided that people who hated stereotypically were no responsible for their hate, but were responsible for whether or not they tried to fix it.
I also read somewhere that if you put 5 black children and 5 white children on an island somewhere, a place where they are never taught or influenced by other humans to hate another race, the children will grow up never hating each other.
But if you unbalance the numbers, racism will surface. If you were to pu 3 black children on an island, and 7 white children, a temporary separation will occur, but the children will all become friends.
However, if you leave just one black child with 9 white children, the black child will most likely be ridiculed for being different and possibly cast out of the group, depending on who the dominant personality is.
There is no explanation for why people feel this way, only that they've learned it from someone or some situation they were in. It is however a quality of a person, whehter or not they learn to love in place of this hate. It is not the fault of anyone else that they carry this hate, rather than try to suppress it. That's my opinion.
2006-09-19 12:12:50 · answer #2 · answered by Rockstar 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A lot of what we carry around in us it taught to us from somewhere. You're just not born hating anybody. You had to be taught the hatred somehow, whether it be a parent, someone else or perhaps a person of that particular race did something to you and now you hate all people of that race. Take 9-11 (Sept. 11th) a lot of people started hating a certain race of people due to the atrocities of that day.
Media also plays a great part in the way some people feel about certain people, issues, etc.
As far as religion. Some religious people feel their religion is the ONLY religion and that everyone else is wrong....taking on a "holier than thou" attitude.
Some people with low esteem find themselves fitting-in inside a hate group so they join to become needed, wanted, etc.
And yes, some people do fear the unknown and that fear can manifest itself as hatred.
The bottom line is hatred is a learned behavior whether it be due to your own experiences or someone else's.
2006-09-19 12:20:12 · answer #3 · answered by Katrina 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have found out that the biggest problem with hatred is in here in America and in general with Americans. It is basically the attitude that we as American are better than everyone else. The answer to it all is educate your self about other cultures. Accept people for who they are. Be proud of who you are without being arrogant. When I lived in Europe. There wasn't a thing that was called race. As an American no matter what color creed or religion you were an American. End of discussion. When someone comes to the US we expect them to speak English, yet when we visit other countries we also expect them to speak English. We need to look at our selves to see how we treat others. We also when we criticize some one, we are seeing in them what we do not like about our selves.
2006-09-19 13:05:36 · answer #4 · answered by Myriam C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't really know the correct answer to your question, but some people are carried opinions from family/friends and what they were taught. Others just have bad experiences with maybe some individuals that are the same colour, race, religion, etc. Not too sure, but it's unfortunate that people can be so cruel. If people treated others the way they want to be treated themselves, maybe everything would be a little different???
2006-09-19 12:07:02 · answer #5 · answered by Marie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cause man, we may talk about individuality, but we're frickin terrified to be unaccepted by the group at large. Also, people that keep the fight superficial and meaningless allow the mighty and powerful to continue thier rule of the world unchecked. Racism and bigotry are good for the man, man.
2006-09-19 12:09:57 · answer #6 · answered by mranswerguy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the are raised that way by parents or friends, or they had a bad experience with a certain type of people
2006-09-19 12:05:15 · answer #7 · answered by Molly323 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
because you have to blame it on someone. Well, you dont have to, but some find it easier to choose to than to identify what the real problem is. They choose to remain ignorant. And some parents try to instill this stuff in their children by cramming it down their throats. Thankfully, it didnt take on me!
2006-09-19 12:04:47 · answer #8 · answered by vanman8u 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they are ignorant about the world and think they know all the answers- especially many people on these yahoo answer forums, it's ridiculous!
2006-09-19 12:09:53 · answer #9 · answered by Green thumb 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Theyve been taught from a very young age that this is the way to be.
2006-09-19 12:05:34 · answer #10 · answered by ~~ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋