you found yourself judging others with the majority only,to later find that your view of that person you judged was wrong?
2006-12-04 15:47:24 · 6 answers · asked by jgmafb 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
thanks for the thumbs down "joanna",just goes to prove how immature you really are!why can't you handle the fact that you're dogging a person you only know from the tabloids and,i have met them personally?
2006-12-04 16:15:24 · update #1
thank you everyone!i asked this to prove a point.
a lot of people here love slamming paris hilton because of t.v and tabloids.
but,i have actually met the lady,through charity work she did for a neighbor's dying child.she so not like many of you think.
2006-12-05 18:47:14 · update #2
Yes...I have on occasion been guilty of a "Herd Mentality"
Judging others before actually getting to know them...on occasion I have judged them as not worth knowing, only to find honorable, respectable people underneath...
and on other times..I have found people to be less than they were rumored to be, and totally without merit
I have apologized to those I have hurt or offended and distanced myself from the others
2006-12-04 16:23:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Oh, countless times. But we inherently stereotype, especially at first glances. It's a natural human defense mechanism. The difference between a bigot and a normal person is that bigots can't look past the stereotype. Normal people learn to set their preconcieved notions about a person/group aside so they can get to know the individual. There's nothing wrong with having judgements about a majority at times (there are obvious exceptions of course). It only becomes a problem if you fail to look past the initial judgement and see who the individual is.
2006-12-04 17:07:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It happens to all of us. It is part of how we have created stereotypes for people in different circles of society. We are tolerant of people in our own culture, and somewhat tolerant of subcultures (cultures within cultures such as the religious variations like methodist, lutherans...) since they dont quite share our complete beliefs. But we always seem to ethnocentrate (evaluate one culture or groups behaviors based on our own culture or groups standards and values) because we believe we must be right to avoid conflict within ourselves. Its when you can openly recognize that you are doing this, that you can override this temptation and actually see them for who they are. Sometimes your stereotypes will prove true, most of the time though they will not. We must all learn a level of multicultural acceptance or at least tolerance to be able to get beyond hate. It opens the world up for new friends and exciting futures.
2006-12-04 17:56:54 · answer #3 · answered by Still Learning 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have I ever been wrong? Sure I have...everybody has at times...
I'll give you a thumbs up to erase the thumbs down. LOL
2006-12-04 17:43:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes i used to dislike a person because he was one of the "popular" guys, and then once I got to know him we became best friends and I was best man at his wedding.
2006-12-04 16:29:43 · answer #5 · answered by jumpinjackdw 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. And when I realized I was wrong, I admitted it, and apologized to the person in question.
2006-12-04 15:49:24 · answer #6 · answered by spunk113 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋