rakimkoolgrapwutang
08-24-2012, 03:51 PM
people are often told not to prejudge or make stereotypes however i think sometimes these things are needed.
i think human beings are required to make snap judgements in certain situations. the best example i can think of although it sounds silly is if a lion is running towards me i wont sit there and let him eat me im gonna b prejudice and make a snap judgement and immediately assume the lion is bad.
if i was going to make some more realistic situations another good 1 is if i was an old man and i saw a group of teenagers late at night id probably be prejudice and assume the teenagers r bad and go a different route. although people will say the old mans being unfair i can see how he reacts that way. those teenagers couldve taken advantage of him. its a basic animal instinct that the man made a snap judgement so he could protect himself.
also although its not true that a certain individual will act a certain way cuz of his age sex race etc it is however true that individuals in certain groups have similiar characteristics. a simple one would be girls usually have longer hair than boys. people can also use this knowledge to their advantage. eg if i was an employer and i had to pick an employee for heavy manual labour and all i knew was that 1 was a kenyan and the other was american id choose the american cuz kenyans r usually very skinny and not at all muscular. however it would b a different story if i was able 2 interview these 2 different people and look at their qualifications cuz then it wouldnt b the right time 2 make a snap judgement.
i think human beings are required to make snap judgements in certain situations. the best example i can think of although it sounds silly is if a lion is running towards me i wont sit there and let him eat me im gonna b prejudice and make a snap judgement and immediately assume the lion is bad.
if i was going to make some more realistic situations another good 1 is if i was an old man and i saw a group of teenagers late at night id probably be prejudice and assume the teenagers r bad and go a different route. although people will say the old mans being unfair i can see how he reacts that way. those teenagers couldve taken advantage of him. its a basic animal instinct that the man made a snap judgement so he could protect himself.
also although its not true that a certain individual will act a certain way cuz of his age sex race etc it is however true that individuals in certain groups have similiar characteristics. a simple one would be girls usually have longer hair than boys. people can also use this knowledge to their advantage. eg if i was an employer and i had to pick an employee for heavy manual labour and all i knew was that 1 was a kenyan and the other was american id choose the american cuz kenyans r usually very skinny and not at all muscular. however it would b a different story if i was able 2 interview these 2 different people and look at their qualifications cuz then it wouldnt b the right time 2 make a snap judgement.