bigot gene that causes some people to become intolerant fundie s. In other words, is bigotry a choice?
2007-12-21 20:59:01 · 17 answers · asked by Cathryn 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
Love the question. Like many other pernicious diseases that damage the quality of our lives, I'm more interested in effective treatments rather than the cause.
2007-12-21 21:06:15 · answer #1 · answered by Paulo 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Nope. There's no such thing as a bigot gene.
What there is is bigotry which is passed from parents to children with a reverence and seriousness of the type usually reserved for heirlooms like Grandma's engagement ring or Aunt Louise's china. The sad thing about it is that for a lot of people, bigotry isn't even a choice. They have been brainwashed since birth and programmed to hate, so they don't know any better. Luckily, some of them are smart enough that you can reason with them and show them where their thinking has gone off track. The best thing to do with the rest is to simply avoid them. It saves time, frustration and heartache.
2007-12-22 05:08:19 · answer #2 · answered by Bronwen 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Biggotry IS a choice, but a learned one indeed.
Science can only explain right now that most children of biggot families become biggots, but not all, there are many other cases.
It's not a gene, it's a conditioned response. Much like "I must do the dishes" or "Look both ways..."
Conditioned responses can be good or bad. The whole "This person doesn't look like me and therefore is bad" thing is ridiculous especially now that mankind has for the most part grown up.
In fact, such things will LIMIT a person if they stray from their own environment. Try going to New York and spouting that people of darker skin are lesser humans.
It's interesting to find that non acceptance of others leads to non acceptance of ones self.
As far as the gene is concerned, if there WAS a gene, it would pass to AT LEAST every other child, and this is not the case. Look at adopted babies for one, and look at the people around you.
2007-12-22 05:09:14 · answer #3 · answered by Kren777 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
As far as I know there is no bigotry gene...only the imbecility gene..People will choose a path predetermined by family and friends..just a hybrid of surface ignorance and subconscious inner fear and doubt.The path they follow is all or not..Humans are aware of this..to an extent even their religious leaders cannot/will not understand.Bigotry is an excuse for freedom for what people believe who say F*C*K you...whoever you are...Me I'm a gardener...you're all green...Know what I mean? ( ASK Mendel).*EDIT* Browen nails it again with economy of logic and reason.
2007-12-22 08:57:31 · answer #4 · answered by kit walker 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think bigotry is a matter of how a person was raised. A lot of people here in the South still live by the same predjudices of their grandfathers because they truly believe in them. I don't think it's just a matter of waking up one morning and deciding to dislike someone.
2007-12-22 07:11:31 · answer #5 · answered by Mikey D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's probably more a product of environment. I mean most of us are essentially just like our parents, whether we admit or not. So, that being said we believe what we believe because it's been programmed, not hard wired, into us by years of grooming from parents we trust have our best interests in mind. Of course, we know that this is not always the case, don't we?
2007-12-22 05:05:10 · answer #6 · answered by abiogeek2 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Of Course it is, I have a problem believeing anything non-physical is genetic. Individuals grow, learn and form habits and beliefs on their own. And if they have to base their beliefs on gene's, then they dont truly believe their beliefs, and have alterior motives.
2007-12-22 05:02:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Darwin's lesser known 'theory of divergence' means that we differentiate ourselves in clusters to strengthen the potency of certain attributes, unfort the psychological residue can manifest as dodgey attitudes: (
The other thing that's crucial in evolution (in all senses) is DIVERSITY !!!
2007-12-22 05:17:14 · answer #8 · answered by Peter W 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ah, odd question. but an asked one, from before. beliefs are very often ingrained at a younger age, especially from people they are close to. but it is more a way of thinking than a choice.
2007-12-22 05:11:03 · answer #9 · answered by hey h 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so, and yes, bigotry is a choice.
2007-12-22 05:01:25 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋