A Speech About Prejudice In The 1930's

I honestly didn’t think I had any prejudices that I was aware of. As we discussed in class I realized I would have a problem with a male babysitter. Without the class discussing this though I didn’t really realize that I had this prejudice. I’m sure I have plenty more though that I’m just not aware of which seems rather scary that I cannot recognize them. I think most people do have prejudices, including myself, which they are unaware of their prejudices because to them it just seems normal.
I’m not really sure where my particular prejudice came from. Most people tell me I’m really good with kids and so is the rest of my family. I haven’t had any bad experiences with male babysitters so that didn’t really effect how I felt. Most prejudices I think though come from your family and the other people you surround yourself with. I believe this is the main area that they originate from because these are the people you spend the majority of your time. Your parents especially so because they are the ones who are with you when your younger and mold your morals and beliefs. Your friends on the other hand you tempt to start to like similar things …show more content…
For starters you need to be able to identify the prejudices that you have. This may be what I struggle with in identifying those prejudices. Possibly having someone inform you of these prejudices you don’t see could be very beneficial. After you’ve identified the prejudices that you have you could possibly surround or put yourself in certain situations that would invoke your prejudice attitude. Something such as traveling around to be around people they you may have a prejudice against could help expose you as well. Along with that you could possibly just think about what you would think if people would do the same to you. This may help by realizing and thinking about what you’re actually doing sometimes without even