Does discrimination come from where you live or within?
By iowamomof3
@iowamomof3 (30)
United States
August 30, 2009 11:57am CST
I have a question for anyone wanting to answer. Do you feel that discrimination comes from within a person and their familiy dynamics or does it come from where you grew up, meaning if you come from a city you are more likely or if you grew up in a smaller community you aren't? i ask the question because I grew up in a very small community, graudated with 18 people, never met a person from a different race until I was 18 and I would think that with this all I would be a little racist and stay around those I grew up with and feel more comfortable with but that is not the case. I accept everyone and don't feel that anyone is more superior due to the color of their skin. But I have met people from the bigger cities that have lived in a certain neighborhood but went to school with many different races and they seem to be very racist against other races. Does that seem right? It just blows me away that people that should be more comfortable around everyone because it is a normal thing for them seem to be more judgemental against other races. Me, being raised around just one race is more acceptable and understanding when it comes to everyone. I dont' know about you but this just seems weird to me. I don't mind it though because I like meeting all sorts of new people and learning about everyone and their different cultures and ways of life. i think it broadens my aspect on live itself. Any thoughts?
3 responses
@Biomechanoid (2923)
• Estonia
31 Aug 09
I think that it's all about the family, where person is being grown up. I mean, a child adopts the point of view that his parents share. If child's father or mother are discriminating some people and teaching child to avoid some kind of them, then after growing up and shaping his/her own point of view, person starts to behave like his /her parents did, starts to discriminate other people.
But discrimination can start after some kind of accident. For example, a black man steals a purse from a guy, guy gets angry and starts to hate all the black people, calling them thieves and bast*rds.
Still, the main source of discriminating views is home. Parents should raise their children responsibly, teaching them to be tolerant to other people, no matter how do they look or what language they speak, which religious views they share.
@silvercoin (2101)
• Lithuania
30 Aug 09
I was raised in a white family,surrounded by white people.I experienced discrimination in school for being different.It wasn't my skin color or nationality,it was my character who annoyed my classmates.I know how it feels to be discriminated,and I believe it comes from the family.Many of my classmates were rich kids and their parents wanted their children to choose "right" friends and they were taught to be very selective and critical what finally leads in being racist.People who don't want to learn anything new about the world,start hating things they don't understand.Living with other races doesn't teach tolerance.The person must be ready to learn to be tolerant.
