Why Bigotry and Prejudice may never die
Bigotry is defined as a person who is intolerantly
devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices while prejudice is defined as
a preconceived judgment or opinion formed without just grounds or before
sufficient knowledge. These definitions
goes a very long way in proving my point and providing the substances as to why
I feel that bigotry and prejudice may never die.
People develop prejudice about almost everything and very
few ever take the time to investigate to find out if the grounds for their
prejudice are true or not. The failure
of Black America to take the time to learn the true essence of White America
leads to prejudice of all whites just as when White America refuses to invest
the time to find out if what they have heard or been taught is true about Black
America. The same thing happens with any
group or section of our society when those who are not a part of it fails to
seek sufficient knowledge about that group or section. We often times rely on the experience of
others to give us an insight into that group or section which is then used to
form our opinions of them.
Because we relied on the experience of others to form our
opinions we then promote those opinions as fact which in turns changes our
prejudice into bigotry. Bigotry manifest
itself into the devotion of believing what you learned is true and even if the
proof of the opposite is presented in ample measure, to change courses now
would mean some kind of desecration of your principles. You then make the final decision to stand by
your previous convictions and will not allow anyone or anything to change
it. You convince yourself that what you
are learning now must be a conspiracy or a trick to make you look like a
fool. Depending on how long you have
carried these ideas and feelings will determine just how steadfast you must be
in defending them. This position often
makes you seem unreachable to many and they often give up trying to educate
you. When you are left alone, your mind
wonders if you could have been wrong all this time and only through the grace
of God, some change and return to being acceptance of others while others never
change.
Today’s youth may be our only hope to creation of a more
perfect union because they are refusing to accept things as they appear. They are now questioning more and
investigating more. They are taking the
time to get to know others. This may
drop off for a while as they mature but those who had the drive then to
question will soon return to that stage later on in their development which
leads us to the major shift in policies.
The color of another’s skin does not deter them from trying to get to
know another nor does their choice in who they love. The see human rights as just that, human
rights there for one and all. Thank God
for that because to be quite frank.
There are many in the Black community who are prejudice against others
in the Black community for the very same reason. They have never taken the time to get to know
them except for the superficial. Women
cannot understand why Republican women are voting for bills that not only put bureaucrats
between you and your doctor but was offering to put your boss there too. African-Americans who lean Democrat cannot understand
Republicans like Adam West, and Herman Cain. Maybe someday we will learn from our kids and judge
not lest we be judged.
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