what is meant by prejudice?
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It is a pre-existing bias against a person with a certain trait that is unfavorable to them even before ascertaining their substance or whether or not their position has any merit.
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It depends upon what you mean by prejudiced. If you are referring to skin colour, then my answer is no.\n\nIf you are referring to decision making, then I would have to say yes. Every person has to pick favorites in order to make quicker decisions. When I go to the store I have to decide whether I like one brand over another. If both brands are the same, then I go for price.\n\nTake care,\nTroy
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I think you may be on to something there!!!  I read a post this morning in which the author speculates that we won't come together until we realize we aren't alone in the universe.  I buy that. \n\nHowever, I look at prejudice as an evolutionary tool.  Prejudice helps us avoid potential harm or identify things (people, places, food, etc.) that are safe and helpful.  Now when and why we developed prejudices against other humans (in terms of race, color, religion and the like) I couldn't begin to imagine, but I like to think most of us can agree that it was a pretty bad move.  \n\nYou're a breath of fresh air.  Thanks.
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"having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people"\n\nIt means avoid and exclude people who aren't morally superior like you.\n\nKind of inflates ones head, huh?
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It would be impossible for anyone to NOT be prejudice in some ways.  Prejudice is a biased opinion, based on insufficient knowledge.\n\nSo if prejudice is a biased opinion (we all have those) and the opinion is based on insufficient knowledge (none of us knows everything about everything) then it is impossible to be completely free of prejudice.\n\nNow, if you meant racism, that is a whole other issue.  Racism is a belief in the inherent superiority of a particular race or races over others, usually with the implication of a right to be dominant.\n\nRacism needs to be wiped out.  Grouping all people of one race together based on a belief that your race is better is ridiculous.
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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.
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Good question. There are so many, but if I had to choose just one I would say "prejudice".\n\n1: injury or damage resulting from some judgment or action of another in disregard of one's rights; especially : detriment to one's legal rights or claims\n2 a (1) : preconceived judgment or opinion (2) : an adverse opinion or leaning formed without just grounds or before sufficient knowledge b : an instance of such judgment or opinion c : an irrational attitude of hostility directed against an individual, a group, a race, or their supposed characteristics\n\nPeople all the time misunderstanding this word. They will do or say something that is prejudice, then the first thing out of their mouth is "I am not prejudice"
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You would be prejudice.
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Fear is a very basic uneducated response to a situation. These people are making assumptions about things before taking the time to get to know people. It's just like in the 1960's and prior when so many people were close minded towards African Americans and other minority races. They don't understand something or someone so they degrade them. It's disgusting and sad. People can love one another in a number of ways and there doesn't need to be one set guideline as to how you go about doing it. And the term is misused, 'homophobia' is to be scared of gay people, as in you don't want to approach them. But these people are not afraid of them in that sense. They need to stop interjecting their ridiculous religious claims and learn to be a little more open minded.
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Homophobia is the fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against homosexuality or homosexuals.[1] It can also mean hatred, hostility, or disapproval of homosexual people, sexual behavior, or cultures, and is generally used to assert bigotry.[2]\n\nThe term homophobic, meaning "prejudiced against homosexual people"[3], is pejorative in the same manner that bigoted or prejudiced is pejorative, and the identification of a group or person as homophobic is nearly always controversial.\n\nMike - Moderator, http://www.GayChristianTeens.com
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They aren't the same thing.  Racism is a form of prejudice - while prejudice can entail any number of factors.  Its like asking are apples and fruit the same thing - apples are a kind of fruit, but fruits represent a lot more than simply apples.\nPrejudice can be founded on any number of irrational beliefs, not simply racialist ones...
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I believe it is a fancy name for racism. Being intolerant of a certain race for various reasons.
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forever.  don't take the negative connotation to mean discrimination to be a bad thing.  discrimination is really about making choices and somewhere along the line the idae formed that if you change how you feel or act toward someone for whatever reason that you should be punished for it.  look, some people actually like black guys, or blond girls or green poodles or NOT.  does that make it wrong?  most people need to lighten up on that one and realize it actually is ok to like and dislike for whatever reason you so choose.  if i don't like how you decide, well then, i can choose to spend time with someone other than you, maybe the black, blond guy with the green poodle???  hmm?
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People have a natural tendency of categorization, where they put people into in-groups and out-groups. This comes out as "the belong to my group" (in-groups), and "they do not belong to my broup" (out-grous). This is the first step on the glorious path to stereotyping and soon enough - prejudice. (Groups may also be nationalities, or groups in a smaller society, like schools).\n\nAnyway - when the in-groups and out-groups are established, people tend to put good qualities to their in-group, and bad qualities to the out-groups. If they find something negative about the in-group, they bagatalize it and find it insignificant. If they meet somone they like, but who comes from the out-group, they tell themselves that this person is a rare exception from the rest of the group. This process is called maintaining categorizations (also protecting categorization). This also plays an important part in maintaining stereotyping and thus - prejudice. \n\nAnyways - people often favor their own group (nationality), and see other groups (nationalities) as lower or less good. \nWhere does prejudice come from?\n\n\nAlso - stereotyping means that you generalize certain traits to people who belong to an out-group.\nWhen these generalized traits are tied to neagtive attitudes - you got PREJUDICE.\n\n\nConclusion\nThe naturally occurring process of categorization, that is allowed spin out of control, because we like to see our own group as better, so that we can feel good about ourselves.
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i wouldnt consider myself prejudiced but i suppose other people would,  i think everyone at some stage are more ignorant than prejudiced about certain things like religion and things like that because i know i am, its more fear of not wanting to know so i think people tend to just go on the defensive about things they know nothing about and just follow the norm which is being prejudiced
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Ignorance is usually self inflicted.  Or it is learned in allot of cases.  So there acting out either what they've learned or what they have made up in their own mind.  Some do it out loud and some are underhanded and dirty.  Nevertheless we must remember that any form of prejudice can classify us as racist, whether it's somebody in a wheelchair or stereotyping.  It's good to know we have some people out here like yourself that would let people know about their ignorance.  Good question.
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Tolerant, as in, tries not to hurt your feelings? Hinduism.\n\nOr tolerant, as in, tolerant of the truth? Christianity.