Isn't that more of a reaction thatn a thought really. Prejudice means to pre judge, and isn't that what everyone does in the first place. When meeting someone, most if not all people make an assumption in their heads of what kind of person or who the person might be, which in turns means they pre judged the person, in other words they were prejudice. When a girl presents her boyfriend to her parents, the parents judge foremost based on looks, if the boyfriend has long raggedy hair, torn jeans, flip flops, he's unshaven and has a shirt that says love em and leave me, the parents have already prejudged him on what kind of person he might be, which may not be the case, it is a daily occurance that cannot be controlled, so how are we suppose to not be prejudice?
2006-12-29 06:41:24 · 5 answers · asked by Enterrador 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
Using the information we can gather to quickly make a conclusion about a situation is a useful skill -- it helps us to navigate the world around us and allows us to draw on past experience to make decisions. However, it's also inappropriate to hold on to those judgments when they are obviously not correct.
2006-12-29 07:09:23 · answer #1 · answered by drshorty 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You keep an open mind and talk to people before cementing your pre-judgments on that person. Keeping along the lines of this boy with the ratty clothes and long hair... He may have a PHD and be very polite. But you would never know that unless you got past the outward appearances.
I take people as they are, I want to know what is inside them before judging the outside. Yes, I do look at someone and say ew, you have a stain down the front of your shirt. But that doesn't prevent me from talking to them and getting to know them.
2006-12-29 14:46:34 · answer #2 · answered by Steph 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that we should not take it to extremes. That is, in the beginning you may have your suspicions about a person so you may not be too trusting (tell-all), but you should still make every effort to get to know them better so that you can make an informed judgement.
This is even more important when dealing with an entire group of people.
2006-12-29 15:01:55 · answer #3 · answered by Alletery 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the thing to do is to not be ruled by our pre-judgments and get to know the person.
2006-12-29 14:47:36 · answer #4 · answered by Purdey EP 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If were open minded sometimes you'll find yourself being less concerned with being judgmental. There is a quote that says
"When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself".
2006-12-29 14:50:21 · answer #5 · answered by peacfulwar 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋