Do you think Bigotry and prejudice still exist in US?
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It exist because not all of us get to live in a metropolitan city like New York or San Francisco.  Those cities include many different people from around the world and you become accustomed to different people.  You learn about them and respect each other more.\n\nBigotry and prejudice is always drummed by racist people when the economy is not doing well.  Blame the foreigners is the theme of racist during slow economic times.
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Yes, sadly, Skin Color is still an issue.  Racism and sexism is still a huge issue in America.  Think about it. How many huge-businesses can you think of... (like the Gap) that are run by women, Latinos, or African-Americans?  All racism, for all races is still there. Racism for African-Americans is very high in the South, sadly.  My advice to you is just fight against it as much as you can and be as understanding and compassionate as you can be. You may not be able to change the world, but you can change a few lives one day at time.  \nEmily
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globally, no. there is no way to end prejudice in the entire world. however, on a smaller, individual level we can end prejudice through education. if people were better educated about world history and other cultures, we would be more understanding of each other.
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There is still an inbuilt discrimination in society against atheists - in many countries it's rampant and institutionalised. Another poster on Answers was recently 'asking' why it is considered intolerant to be Christian but tolerant to be anti-Christian. Seems like a persecution complex to me. To start with, atheists do not follow the teachings of a book that explicitly says theists are evil...\n\nIn an interview, Reagan was once asked to comment on the fact that 90% of Americans believe in God (whatever the percentage was at the time). His response, unremarked upon at the time, was that he wished it was 100%.\n\nWhat an amazing sentence! Imagine if he said that in reference to the perentage of Americans who were white or heterosexual or able-bodied! There would be a (perfectly reasonable) outcry. But about theists? No problem. Business as usual.\n\nFor my part I believe that you could easily make a statement that atheists are more trustworthy as they rely solely on an internal set of morals and ethics (usually established as a reaction to what they see around them) to decide right from wrong, as opposed to theists, who often have a conflict between their personal morals and a set of codes established thousands of years ago in a country far away. Trying to apply different - and even contradictory - codes of behaviour can lead to confusion an anomie.
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American society is very much a "black & white" society, very consumerist society.  People, as a rule, are discriminatory (not the same as prejudiced), they have a definite us vs. them streak.  There are myriad of institutions that reinforce this view, religion and patritotism, to name two.  In the us vs. them view, regardless of fact or opinion I am right and you are wrong.  The educational system in the United States further reinforces this by not making people think, just memorize.  I could go on and on, but I feel that I would end up ranting.  I hope this helps you.
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My friend K-9,\nWhat in the world remains that you do like. \nFirst its the US Military you Hate. \nThen Its the Black People you Hate. \nNow it seems to be the turn of the Gay community. \nTsk Tsk. \nOH i just remembered You do admire the Insurgents in Iraq, and come to think of it, there has not been anything bad from you on the Muslim front Either. \nOn your question, Why would they not be Entitled, In to-days world i would guess they would be. \nBack then the world was not as open about things. \nSo anyhow nice to know you can be so Versatile in your opinions of not liking people.
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Some people already do, you know.  There are people who are able to set aside prejudice, at least on a person-by-person basis.  \n\nUnfortunately, race, religion, and lifestyle often encompass pretty radical behaviors that can't fail to separate and divide people. One can make the case that some of the more extreme behaviors are designed to alienate others.  As well, extremely differing lifestyles are the result of differing economies, which are hugely disparate around the world.  \n\nSo, I guess, when everybody can put aside their extremism, whatever its origins, we'll be able to find more common ground with one another.  \n\nWe're entering into an era of global interaction on an individual level.   English, the 'language of commerce' like it or not, looks to be becoming the language of the global community.  The Internet already provides us with the method, all we have to do is be able to speak the same language enough to start communicating.   If we find we all have more in common than we do dividing us, average people may be able to succeed where heads of state have failed, in making peace.  Eventually.
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I see very little outside of the United States, so I will limit my remarks to my country.  Our culture has become very diverse.  As a consequence, there seems to be a wider span of beliefs and thoughts about the proper and socially acceptable behavior.\nOn one hand are those who are steeped in traditional moral value, but have been lead to believe that military action in the middle east is acceptable behavior.  On the other hand are the rising minorities who are coming to the realization that the “American Dream” may remain just a dream for them.\nToo far?  We, as a society, are too divided to solve our own problems.  We are rapidly building walls between ourselves and each other as well as the rest of the world.  We seem to have forgotten tolerance in favor of getting “in each other’s face.”  The seeds that we sow now shall be reaped at some future time, perhaps when our national debt is owed to the rest of the world.
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I'm not willing to say that most of them are, but I'm sure they make up a substantial chunk of the pie chart. Why else would anyone be so preoccupied by the subject?\n\nI've noticed that several people now have called this question homophobic. Why do you think that noting that some very narrow minded homophobic people might really be gay is derisive to gay people? Do you think that's a nasty word? Do you think it's mean to say the word homosexual? It's not. That's pathetic. Gay people have every reason to hold their heads high. \n\nWhat the asker is asking us to confirm is whether we've noticed that there are groups of people with very questionable opinions about homosexuality that may be reacting to their own sexuality like it's dirty, which is painfully funny, because only a sadist would pick a faith where the way they came from "God" is a cross that they must angrily pretend not to bear until they die -- and yes I have noticed.\n\nNow will all of you get off this "what's wrong with that?" business?
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It is unfortunate that the majority of people in this country are still so scared of the possibility of gays living equal among them. Why else place such a ridiculous ban? Some will say that children raised by gay parents will have it a lot harder. I disagree. I am amazed at how open and honest the youth in todays schools are. The only ones I know of that are homophobic have learned the behavior and language from their parents. If the youth of today can accept each other, why can't the adults? Fear. My partner and I just placed a question on here about how to adopt. the answers ranged form "Yuck" to 'How dare we drag a child into our fantasy?" These answers just mirror the fear and ignorance of the majority of Americans. Gays are accepted as long as we are funny, and the life of the party, but as soon as we stop acting like the characters on a sit-com we become a threat. The ban doesn't surprise me. the real question here is what to do about? How do accepting, open minded, loving people fight against such fear?
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Because no matter how much we want to believe that racism doesn't exist anymore, it does! Nowadays it is just more subtle. It really sux!
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I don't think we do believe that...racist are everywhere...whites people hate others, black people hate others...people hate people...just look around.
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I haven't read other responses yet, but I don't want to forget anything, so I'm gonna rush into my response.\nYou brought up some great points.  I think the main fact that you brought up is that our (when I say "our" I'm speaking for Christian conservatives b/c I can) beliefs have progressed for the better.  When you grow from being a child to an adult, your views of the world change.  The same thing can be said for collective thought.  I think that's a GOOD thing though.  It shows that we're changing for the better in many ways.  Thanks for letting your readers see how far we've come.\nOUR opinions aren't the last word.  You've just shown that.  However, from a Christian perspective, God's word IS the last word.  It (and HE) doesn't change.  Of course you can say that the God of the OT was a big meanie and the God of the NT was way nicer, but that's another discussion altogether.  In this respect, it's not wrong to say that the rules haven't changed.  Our UNDERSTANDING of the rules have.  The more you learn, the more you realize you don't know.  Cliched, but oh so true.  \nThe people who used (some still do) the Bible as an excuse to hate and abuse people of different color were NOT actually Biblically based.  They misunderstood (or intentionally so) the whole tribes thing & took that to mean different races.  Again, they weren't actually Biblically based.  People who say homosexuality is wrong and use the Bible to support that belief aren't taking the Bible out of context (in my opinion).  \n\nI can't speak for the bigoted stuff you mentioned like wearing sheets & crusading.  That's not a part of Christianity.  It's a part of retardation (no offense to mentally challenged people).  \n\nLike I said, your point is a valid one.  Opinions have changed, and they probably will again.  That doesn't mean we should just all not have opinions for fear that they will change.  There ARE fundamental truths, so it's important to hold fast to them.
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I feel there are two reasons prejudice will always be with us in one form or another.\n\nFeeling superior.\nThis was said to me (by someone who never could hold down a job or make ends meet) when I asked if he could afford the rent where he was moving.\n"What do you think? I'm not like those muchachos from the other side of the tracks who doesn't even TRY to pay their bills!"\ntranslation; I may be a loser but I'm not as a big of a loser as THOSE people!\n\nShortcut\nI takes a while to know who is honest & who isn't, who is a hard worker & who isn't, etc.\nPrejudice allows people to think they can look at someone & have a short cut to knowing those important things. \n\n\nI suspect a lot of the prejudice blacks face today isn't racism in the strict sense.  It's not prejudice against the race, as much as the culture.  In other words, "it's OK to be black as long as you walk, talk & act white."  It's still prejudice.  \n\nExample: A black with a strong black dilect will be treated very differently from one who talks "white."\n(I'm not talking about bad grammer, just different phonetics.)\n\nI think of Jeff Foxworthy's joke "People hear this accent & want to automatically deduct 20 IQ points."  How many IQ point do you think get deducted from someone with a black dilect?
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I think it is a combination.  As children our instinct is to explore - but when we approach a stranger, we are scolded.  Our own natural safety mechanisms teach us to be wary of the unknown.  I think that this has blossomed into bigotry and so children are actively taught to persecute and dislike the different.\n\nFortunately, as our race grows ans matures we are seeing less open bigotry.  I remember when I was a child there was a lot more open bigotry - in fact my birth father had no problem using the most offensive racial terms.  Now-a-days that is just not that common in any of the few states that I have lived.  It is not on TV and children are taught that it is wrong much more.
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1)Yes, we still live in a racist country.  I am a 46 year old Black woman who has experienced quite a bit of racism bcos of the color of my skin (caramel) without any knowledge of who I really am.  I have traveled quite a bit within the states as well as other countries & honestly cannot see much of a difference.  Point in case...I've even traveled to Africa & have been faced with questions like "what are you?".  I think that I offended the one asking the question bcos I said "I'm an American".  They responded "do you mean African-American?" to which I responded "sure if thats how you would like to phrase it".  2) Yes my parents had a hard time but they "dealt with it" by being active in the civil rights movement.  My great-grandmother would never let me work in the fields when I visited saying " no way, your Mom & Grandmama would have a fit & besides those days are over for your generation".  She was right, however there are others here who seem to forget that.  With regards to "us guys" still living in this country...this is our country & we'll fight for the right to live here....in peace.
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Not really. I think people may be a little quieter about their opinons than before because people may feel they are racist, but I think most people still feel the same way about the situation.