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Society & Lifestyle > Racism We can unlearn prejudice: 2 of 56
As an adult how can we unlearn the prejudices we may hold against groups of people? Those groups might be whole races, cultures, classes, religions, genders, sports team supporters, other colleges, disabilities, and political stances, you name it we probably have some preconceived notion of who these people are. Being prejud... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Feminism & Women's Rights Is feminism outdated?: 2 of 40
The whole idea that we are still fighting for equal rights and that we haven't gotten enough is leading to a sad trend of spoiled rotten women! I took a feminist class in college and saw how women have had it bad in the past. But as of the twenty-first century we have it pretty darn good in the USA and in other first world c... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms Morals can survive in the present day society: 2 of 17
Morals are a social condition set by the society you live in. Any type of behavior can be considered the moral of that society. Whether they are good morals or bad morals, they are still morals. What we are asking here is: Can people be good instead of evil? This is purely a subjective question, because people are not born e... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms How to raise tolerant children: 5 of 35
During the first two years of your child's life you spend most of your time identifying their body parts. "These are you toesthese are your fingersthis is your leg" Once a child learns to separate their bodies from the rest of the world, they spend the next few years learning to categorize what the rest of the world is. They... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values We are products of our environment: 18 of 80
There are two things that influence a human's behavior: Personality and Habit. Of these two things Habit is solely influenced by environment. Personality is the genetic predisposition we all have Personality is not something that can be changed. We are born with a certain temperament, and set of needs that must be met throug... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Racism Ways to bridge the racial divide: 6 of 20
Some people say, "If we just stop talking about racism it would go away." Unfortunately, stereotypes don't go away on a large scale by stopping talking about them. There is no racial divide in literal terms. It is a psycho-social perception many people feel is real. Skin color and facial features do not make a person better ... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Ethnicity & Gender (Other) Ways we betray our hidden prejudices: 4 of 13
Often during conversations we will make some sort of blanketed statement such as, "Women who get abortions are just sluts." Or "I can't stand Republicans because they are all religious right-wingers." Or "All white people are racists." Or "All atheists are amoral." These types of blanketed statements give our prejudices away... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values Accepting people for who they are: 31 of 69
Accepting who people are is more about not trying to change them to what you think they should be. Accepting someone does not mean giving excuse to their bad behavior. Now with the rise of blame psychology, people are using the terms "Accept me for who I am." Unfortunately most people, who use this, don't realize that what t... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Racism The concept of race: 12 of 26
With the total push of political correctness, we now say there is no racial differences. We now say that there is only one race, human. However I contend that there is differences in race, though not one that makes any one race less than the other. Let's take a look at the animal world. At the Grand Canyon there are two squi... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values Do two wrongs make a right?: 7 of 13
As a kid growing up, I frequently heard that "Two wrongs, don't make a right," and another favorite saying of my religious mother, "Jesus said to 'turn the other cheek'." So unknowingly I let bullies push me around during my first few years of school, until I learned on vital detail, bullies can't be stopped by ignoring them... More..