Reflection #14

The stereotype that our parents teach us as children is when prejudice starts forming. The stereotypes are facts, and we behave as if they are the truth because we do not question our parents, the only authority we know of as children. When situations happen with our stereotypes, what we learn is not evaluated and probably won’t be changed. Later in life, we acquire and learn new things. We evaluate, discuss and compare what we have learned and new learnings.

My mother didn’t raise me to be prejudice against race, gender, age, religion, etc. I know I was raised with certain stereotypes, but can seem to figure out what I am prejudice about. I am prejudice sometimes about people who body odor isn’t appealing to my senses. That is all I can think of. And I am only prejudice about being safe. For example, I only will feel uncomfortable if I do not lock the car door, or the house. I will lock it because no matter where I am I have learned that I can not really trust people with my personal belongings. I sincerely have an open heart and trust practically everyone, but I will not act as if I live in a crimeless area. And even if I go in a luxurious neighborhood I feel I still must lock up, or the worst could happen.

I am looking in my actions and my thoughts for any sort of prejudice. Through my eyes and through my mind, I do not show any kind of behavior of prejudice like: antilocution, avoidance, discrimination, physical attack, or extermination I don’t feel I commit intentional prejudice, and extremely doubt if I commit any prejudice that is unintentional.