Past Prejudices you've had

Have you ever had a prejudice against a certain type of people but you don't have it anymore and what made you lose that prejudice?

I thought all jews were bad but then when I was 20 I started a new job and a brother and sister who were Jews were working there and they were 2 of the best people I've ever met. They became my favorite 2 co-workers and forever changed my views. After that I never pre-judged anybody again.

Wow I was just thinking of telling this story in the other thread lol. Though I feel I might have already told it in another past thread, oh well.

I was very close minded towards muslims when 9-11 went down. Before that I was just completely ignorant to their exsistance but 9-11 plus a whole lot of mis information had me thinking pretty badly about muslims.

Till one night I was at this party and I was introduced to a one eyed mid-eastern looking dude that because everyone had trouble saying his name went by Dain. And we hit it off instantly he was a muslim like I am a christian we believe in our God, pray and try to be better people, but don't think we aren't aloud to party and have fun. He was from Palestine and had grown up being shot at and tormented by Israeli soldiers. He taught me about the other side of the story as far as problems going both ways over there not just one.

Told me how Isreali soldiers would round up him and his friends and make them climb a tall skinny pole for their amusement. He opened my eyes and we became good friends. Funny thing was all the stories of fucked up shit he saw back in his homeland it was Cinncinnati,OH were he lost his right eye in a car jacking. Got shot right in the face. Anyway my boy Dain died in a car reck about 4 years ago now RIP bro I miss you

Oh yeah also I met many of Dain's family and they were all very nice, hard working people. Who never showed me anything but respect and love.

nope, never. I grew up a pretty open minded person. I credit that to sports.

OU wrote:

nope, never. I grew up a pretty open minded person. I credit that to sports.

WHAT?? You didn't get alittle anti-muslim after 9-11? In your military town? What can I say your a better man than me.

MMAEYES wrote:

OU wrote:

nope, never. I grew up a pretty open minded person. I credit that to sports.

WHAT?? You didn't get alittle anti-muslim after 9-11? In your military town? What can I say your a better man than me.

Anti muslim? But what about my muslim friends? I know the difference between an entire religion and group of extremist. Bad people out there of all religions.

True. There are good and horrible people from every religion. That's how I judge people now. If someone is good to me I'm good to them if someone is an assehole then I'm the biggest assehole there is back. That's what I luv about this place. We treat other posters depending on what they post and not on their beliefs.

I'm only prejudice against Aussies.

I only hate people in Peoria...

I haTe aussies or wherever it is your from

I was gonna say the "Aussie" thing but I will let it go now.

I have always been cool with anyone.

i also hate can tuck eee

and the ses pool known as louisianna

I hate pretty much everyone but the black people that I see on a daily basis at work certainly don't do any favors for their race in my eyes

bobbitt15 wrote:

I hate pretty much everyone but the black people that I see on a daily basis at work certainly don't do any favors for their race in my eyes

LOL

i could care less about any race everyone is cool in my book.

Being prejudice against everyone in a particular race, cultural or ethnic group is ridiculous. But there are some who live down to a negative, combative or violent stereotype or subculture. Hate on them all you want.

Anyone who hates Aussies can kiss my down under ass

I used to think white guys couldnt play ball, then i started watching Steve Kerr, Stockton, Dirk, old Pistol Pete shit, and Jaison Williams play and I was like oh shit i was wrong

what a moron i am

then i saw Shawn Bradley and i realized i was right

Lol.

WOW I just realized I'm the only one who admitted to a past prejudice other than Freak lol

MMAEYES wrote:

WOW I just realized I'm the only one who admitted to a past prejudice other than Freak lol

Too many pussies not wanting to man up. I'm just special

As a kid, I didnt like blacks or hispanics...my dad is a racist, and growing up, I always heard him saying bad things about them and it just kinda stuck with me until I was old enough to realize he was just being ignorant.

I have no problems with anyone anymore.

NoRegret wrote:

As a kid, I didnt like blacks or hispanics...my dad is a racist, and growing up, I always heard him saying bad things about them and it just kinda stuck with me until I was old enough to realize he was just being ignorant.

I have no problems with anyone anymore.

Respect for manning up to that.

Growing up in small town hickville in the middle of nowhere, I heard all of the stereotypes because they weren't around to call anyone on it. My dad's friends used to crack jokes about black's, Mexican's, Jew's, what have you. But I was always indifferent as there weren't any in our area to really give opinion on (Sad when you're a toddler and you know you're smarter than the room). Yet, I knew 500 dumbass, redneck, scumbag white guys who couldn't think their way through a coloring book without help. From my childhood, our town has grown from 7,000 to 80,000 and we have a fairly diverse base now due to the drawing power of our area. A couple of my closest friends are black and hispanic and 90% of my employees over the years have been hispanic. My wife and I are very close with a couple of Jewish families, Muslim families and have some very good friends who are gay. Do I or have I had issues with some people from various groups or cultures?... Sure. But no more so than the dozens of home grown idiot white folk that I deal with day in, day out... In fact, probably much less so...