You don’t have to try to understand others. And some people just prefer that way. These people are ignorant to what’s around them and do not care that their attitude is perceived as racist. All they care about is that they are right and that anyone who is different to them is wrong, stupid, poor, etc. If these people’s attitudes to not change soon, there will be no hope to stop discrimination.
If a member of a minority group were to be offended by another individual then the minority group member must take stand for himself or herself instead of allowing that certain individual to walk away with these hate words. The best way to combat hate speech is to speak out against it. Not only will they set things clear for others but they’ve made an effort to stand up and clarify situations that they may find offensive such as racist stereotypes. Speech codes do not allow people to clarify situations; all speech codes do is silence individuals. These very individuals still do not know what’s wrong and right and will still have a mindset that will offend others in the future when they’re out of college.
What we have considered taboo in previous years is now becoming just as normal as straight couples being able to marry. there are things we may consider to be normal and acceptable now that later down the line we look back to see how unfair they really were. Social norms will always change because Our beliefs on what is right are always changing. Social norms can never be perfect because not everyone will think the same or believe in the same things there will always be some type of flaw. So when will it be appropriate to question social norms?
People do not like to admit to their failures because they think of it as a sign of weakness. Admitting that you have made a mistake is not a sign of weakness, but an indicator that you have the ability to accept your flaws and take a step in the right direction in order to change the outcome. Many people will blame their failures and misfortune on the life they have been dealt. They will blame society, their race, their lifestyle, or other people. By doing so, the only thing they are accomplishing is pointing the finger.
I have also learned that different people respond differently to different situations. Some handle situations well, some do not. I’ve also learned that suicide really doesn’t help anything it makes things worse because it can have a so called “domino effect” where if one person commits suicide someone else won’t be able to stand the guilt and would commit it themselves and so on and so forth. I recommend anyone who has lost a loved one, someone close to them or even maybe a pet, and are looking for advice, to read this book. It is full of helpful tips and suggestions for dealing with grief and
I get offended if someone blames something on me during an argument so it makes me shut down and not want to talk to them. I never want to hear that something was my fault or that something I did was a direct result of someone’s anger or frustration. I need to keep in mind that, like our course book says: “Constructive criticism does not condemn or judge but is based on empathy and a SINCERE DESIRE to help someone understand the impact of his or her behavior.” Another thing that was in out course book was to a T exactly what my communication goal was: “Identify the specific emotion you are experiencing as a result of the behavior. Sometimes we can’t describe our emotions because we don’t have the vocabulary to accurately describe what we are feeling.” I think that is a lot of my problem. Maybe I need to research “feelings” and what each feeling means so that I can better describe to someone my emotions?
There are families that would disown a child for intermarriage regardless of how their child feels. Although this is a grievous situation it does, in fact, show progress through the chains of racism. Reflecting that a child of a discriminatory family doesn't necessarily choose the same method of life as their parents. This can often be a way for people to change their views on a race as well. What this doesn't mean is that everyone is consciously discriminatory.
A person that so easily dismisses their behavior as innocent probably has a hard time distinguishing between any inappropriate remarks, racist or otherwise. I’ll take this a step further and assume that Fredia probably is going to think any type of discriminatory or inappropriate behavior is okay as long as it wasn’t happening to her. What if the men made inappropriate remarks around or towards Fredia? Her mother? Her sister?
Their sexual orientation does not dictate the kind of person they are. What they do to others does. Most gays and lesbians are not in the streets trying to tell other people that the religious groups are the bad people, they just want to be left alone. In times of war among countries the enemy has an agenda and the opposing side will harm who they must to protect their own, yet this is not war. Homosexuals are not hurting anyone by being homosexual, so why such hostility?
This shows that when the country is all set and done with what they were doing that it will just hurt the morale of them. This argument could be differential to some, but they have to think that not only could it stop and possibly save countries but it could also save lives of many people. Therefore using torture does not help the cause in the world to this day; it will only keep destroying countries all