
Originally Posted by
kojax
e little problem with the store keeper who eyeballs the Hispanic kid who walks into his/her store dressed like a hoodlum. If he/she is trying to motivate that kid to be an upstanding citizen, he/she is failing. If he/she is merely looking after his/her own profitability, he/she is probably doing about the smartest thing he/she can do, because that kid is statistically more likely to rob them.
This is the false logic that allows REAL criminals to take advantage of REAL IGNORANCE
get it... false logic = real ignorance
you might be wise to look after your store, but you would be wiser to do so constantly.
Prejudices are wrong because
A: What you think about someone effects how you interact with them
B: How you interact with someone effects their behavior
Your thoughts about people influence their behavior. Statistics are an objective view, but when it comes down to living in the ghetto, not that I know from experience, but it is obvious that like all social atmospheres there is pressure to fall into suit. The social consciousness of a group influences the individuals in the group. It is easy to also say "The social consciousness of a group is determined by the members of a group" but this is seperating the group from it's external influences. Individuals in a group are also members of various groups, the group is a part of a much larger community, and ultimately the social consciousness is effected by everyone in the world to some degree.
Be curious about people and their differences, some are simply not aware of any other way to act and so they fit into comfortable stereotypes. If you are at the same level as them, then you should learn before you speak, but if you are above that mindset then you should keep a constant eye open to rid the world of it.