CHILDREN AND PREJUDICE

Children and Prejudice

Children and Prejudice

Prejudice has been a component of human beings given that the beginning of time. People clutch disparaging concepts towards last groups because of sex, race, color as well as religious beliefs. If our society hopes to move forward and continue to be productive, prejudice must stop. In a time when the world is advanced as it ever has been, prejudice still remains a major problem. Finding out the origins of prejudice, and being capable to be aware of prejudice views, we as a civilization will be able to discover solutions to discontinue it.

Some people truly believe that the days of racial prejudice are over. These people say that because we, as people of all different races and colors, can live together in the same neighborhoods, dorms, apartment buildings, etc, prejudice must not be prevailing. Because couples of mixed race are seen walking down the street, in the grocery store, at the mall and in our favorite restaurants, racial discrimination must not be such a big deal in today's society. However, this inference is not necessarily true. Especially since moving to the South, I have witnessed an abundance of racial prejudice. My friends, their families, my coworkers and peers all have something to say about interracial dating. “Oh, there is nothing wrong with them, but I would just never date a black guy” is such a common remark out of Southern girls' mouths. “My daddy would kill me!” is another familiar comment. If dating someone of another race or nationality is such an acceptable thing to do, why do so many people have to make up excuses as to why they would not date, or even worse, marry a person of a different race?

What about the all too familiar “bad side of town?” We all ...