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lumberjack_jeff

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6. I've concluded that for most people, stereotype and arguably bigotry is the default setting.

Wed Oct 8, 2014, 10:33 AM

Oct 2014

I think all relationships are one to one, not one to many. The only thing that cures a person of homophobia is making friends with a gay person. They then internalize a positive stereotype to generalize other gays to replace the negative one. The same is true of racial stereotypes or people with disabilities.

Viewed in that way, the problem is fixable. This is the primary benefit of inclusion for people with differences.

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What is the ESSENCE of Racism? [View all] reddread Oct 2014 OP

I know this is implicit in what you said, but let me try to make it more explicit. merrily Oct 2014 #1

Stupidity. nruthie Oct 2014 #2

Lack of empathy. This is why some white people can look at a msanthrope Oct 2014 #3

Economics malaise Oct 2014 #4

Biology. Orsino Oct 2014 #5

Fear of The Other. Sheldon Cooper Oct 2014 #7

We haven't evolved for civilization yet. Orsino Oct 2014 #8

I've concluded that for most people, stereotype and arguably bigotry is the default setting. lumberjack_jeff Oct 2014 #6

No, it's not a belief. It's a STRATEGY! Bad Thoughts Oct 2014 #9

actually I think that is what I meant reddread Oct 2014 #11

I always the thought the essence could always be traced back to a persons upbringing scarystuffyo Oct 2014 #10

Belief that race determines who people are, in essence bhikkhu Oct 2014 #12