Do you feel any prejudice towards any group?  And why do you feel that way?
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I do not feel any prejudice towards people of any race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, religion, or spirituality. I believe so strongly that all humans should be treated fairly and equally. I have given up friendships and relationships because of this belief.\n\nThere are so few things I feel are worth standing up and fighting for - against anyone at any time...this is one of those things.\n\nI hope your question isn't asked because you are struggling to understand why someone is discriminating towards you, but I fear it is. My sincerest wish is that you find the answers you are looking for and are able to know that no matter what prejudicial thing anyone says or does to you - NO MATTER WHAT, it's never about you. Hate and ignorance are ALWAYS about the person speaking or acting. Know that, try to educate them if the opportunity is there and be confident and calm in the knowledge that it is NOT ABOUT YOU.
848806
Yes I do. But don't believe in pushing my beliefs on anyone. Feel that everyone has their own choices on what they believe. And respect that. As I like to be respected. :)
926883
I feel comfortable when I am with people who smile and act laid-back. I feel very tense and nervous around people who are aggressive and loud and sending out violent vibes. It has nothing to with their ethnicity.\nThere are people of all colours and creed who wear hatred as some kind of badge, and they are not pleasant to be around. \nOn the other hand, people who display patience and tolerance and acceptance are easy to be with.
263666
I know exactly how you feel.  Hang out with everyone - I can't stand clicks of people.  Be smart and don't discriminate.
887086
I am white, but I can tell you that any kind of hate hurts. \n A few years ago, I was working at a fast food restaurant. I had a problem with a black female customer who started calling me prejudice (among a few racial slurs). The entire crew laughed so hard, they had tears in their eyes. A few minutes later, my black husband walked in the door! The customer was so embarrassed, I bet she learned her lesson.\n People know that racism still hurts, why do you think that customer started yelling the racial slurs? She damn sure wasn't trying to tip me! It did hurt me until the store crew pointed out the humor in the situation by laughing at her.
36751
Some people don't like anyone who is different than they are in any way.  This includes race, religion, sexual preference, national origin, etc.\n\nSome people fear what they don't understand.\n\nSome people come from a family where prejudice has been handed down from generation to generation.  Unfortunately, they don't even understand why they don't like something.\n\nSOMEDAY I hope we can all learn to understand and accept each other...
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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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No mate... you're not..\n\nI live in a large city with a very high ethnic/immigrant population. I have grown up with people from all cultures and am pleased that my children don't recognise racial and religious differences. I am now way racist and shirk from saying anything because of the fear of being branded as such...\n\nBut...... enough is enough...\n\nI work in a small town where the majority of people are racist and I hate their attitudes... but you can see the popularity of what they say growing...\n\nI have concerns for the future.. I worry that it will be ok in the future to be openly racist and aggressive to minorities, as was acceptable in Nazi Germany...\n\nAll of our politicians, irrespective of political persussion must do something soon to stop the "immigration" issue becoming a negative issue upon which bigots can campaign and stand. It's a worry... but equally worrying is the fact that we really are being swamped.\n\nI recently completed a canvass for the local Council by completing their electoral registers in a few wards. Iwas shocked at the number of nationalities represented: Poles, Czechs, Russians, Italians, French, Germans, Gambians, Ghanaians, Phillpinos, Burmese, Jamaican, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Croatian, Indian, Chinese, Danish, Potugeese and Hungarian.\n\nIt came as a shock to find so many confined in such a small area. It was like a ghetto...\n\nReally... it's time to act with sense and decency before more radical steps have to be taken.
1102155
By whom? As far as I know, you are the only one who feels this way, so I guess you should ask yourself that question!
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Jeez, calm the hell down. I can't believe that you are so sensitive to things. Look, I agree there are some things on here that are racist and some blatantly racist. But the easiest thing to do is either go to a different category, or report the questioner. Do not bring Iraq into this. This is different ok. This ethnic diversity in this country is unlike any other in the world. The largest human experiment referred to as a melting pot is the first and only of its kind in human history. In the past, when a race first meets another race, they want to kill them, conquer them, and this makes them feel superior. I realize there are exceptions to this but the majority of the time this is the truth. So its human nature to do this. Its just like if there is a huge room full of people of all races with the lights off, you will talk to and be with whoever is next to you but once the lights go on, all races will eventually segregate on their own over time. This is human nature. But what can be done is tolerate those who are unlike yourself. This is how we have grown as a nation and why we are so strong today. Most other countries have one major minority group. The US has every minority, so if someone tells you or I that they aren’t as racist in Japan or France, that’s because they aren’t in a melting pot society where they are forced to deal with human instincts regarding other races on a daily basis and create biases and stereotypes. So in reality, this country is one of the least racist because the majority of society here has learned tolerance. I am white, and I have been racially discriminated against and profiled. I live in an area where if you are white, you are either lost, or rich and lost. So I get f-ed with all the time. But I have thick skin. You sir do not. I am sad to see that someone who has a genuine ability to convey their feelings in a grammatical and tactful way is going to throw that away because of some a-holes on computers somewhere. A person’s input in these answer columns are very important to some people and I myself have felt like this is the only place to have someone respond to a problem I have. Has anyone benefited from your input in a crisis of their own? When someone chooses you as a best answer, do you feel like you have helped someone? Well I hope you reconsider and just keep helping those you can. If not, fare thee well. I hope the world benefits from you another way.
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If anyone lives in a diverse community they are bound to be discriminated against. I have had blatant discrimination, which shocked me, then angered me. After I forgave the ignorant attack and realized others endure much more, much more often than I do.\n\nI have a lot of friends outside of my race, I am perplexed often by their(some not all)preoccupation with race (mine and theirs) and how their identity is so wrapped up in being Black, Peurto Rician or Dominican etc. I generally do not think about my race, I'm white and I think in general whites do not allow race to identify them, unless they are racists. I actually get uncomfortable when I am introduced as Italian-American ...I am not uncomfortable with my heritage, just being labeled in a way that makes being Italian-American seem like the second most important thing for someone I am introduced to know about me.
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It's funny, but there is almost no group in history that doesn't have the feeling they are persecuted. The whites, during the fifties felt they were persecuted. At a time when they were lynching blacks, they felt persecuted. Many Christians, in this country feel persecuted. They are in the vast majority, yet feel persecuted. Often they feel persecuted because the courts have prevented them (the Christians) from forcing all children from praying in schools. \n\nAll groups are attacked at some time or another. It is extremely psychologically stable to get into a defensive mode of thinking.\n\nRight now, Americans feel persecuted, Muslim Arabs feel persecuted, Israelis feel persecuted, Palestinians feels persecuted.  All of these groups have been attacked, but is it truly persecution?
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They feel bad about themselves in some way.\n\nI applaud you -- I hope you speak up and out when the conversation turns racist.  Then you are really shedding light on the problem.
774731
Is this a serious question or just an exteriorisation of your prejudice?
109744
Great question.  I think most racial groups have racist members in them, and I think these racist feelings stem from personal experiences with other races.  Newer examples of racism tend to be among minority races.  Black people in my area don't like Hispanic people, and Asian people don't like black people.  These issues come from what they perceive about the other races based on their interactions with a select few.  I think a lot of white people are quieter about their racist feelings now and often don't realize their feelings are racist.  The older I get, the more I see that the real problems are between the haves and the have nots as opposed to the "whites and the blacks."  I personally think the issues in New Orleans had far more to do with poverty than with race.  On a side note, one of the "selling points" for one school in New Orleans was that their school had a copier so teachers wouldn't have to make their copies at the central office.  My school has 3 copiers (in NC).  When dealing with THAT sort of poverty, I think the problems with the gov't have far more to do with poverty than with race.  I rambled.  Sorry.
278922
Same way I feel about thin people on planes. We are all human and all have equal rights, fat, thin, tall and short. Discrimination against others just reflects the type of person you are.
372033
I don't believe people are racist.I truly think they are fearful of what my happen when they let there enter self take over with feelings that make them say and do fearful things . You do have to say a lot has happen.Give them time to get to know you and see if you still feel the same way .Are maybe them are the people you just need to still away from.