Are Humans Hard-Wired For Racial Discrimination

Prejudice The meaning of discrimination varies on the perspective of a person. Some people believe that discrimination and stereotypes mean the same thing. Even though discrimination has different meanings, it will always have a negative connotation. People who do not accept others develop negative thoughts on others who are different. Prejudice, ignorance, and becoming close-minded are reasons why people should accept others who are different from themselves.
One of the reasons people should accept others who are different from themselves is that people develop prejudice. Prejudice is an unjustifiable opinion. In the text “What, of this Goldfish, Would You Wish”, by Etgar Keret, one of the main characters, Yonatan or Yoni, interviews Sergei, another main character. In the text, the author states,” Before the mind of Sergei Goralick really understands what it is his body has done, he seems to have taken …show more content…
In the article “Are Humans Hard-Wired for Racial Prejudice?” by Robert M. Sapolsky, the idea people being hard-wired for racial prejudice is explained by using examples of studies. An example of people developing ignorance by not accepting a person who is different from themselves is when the article includes a study done to people who are shown images of people either holding a gun or cellphone and the person has the choice of shooting the person. Later the text states,”When white participants (including police officers) were shown an African American, they tended to shoot faster and were more likely to mistake a cellphone for a gun.” This evidence suggests that people who do not accept others develop ignorance from past experiences and think that all people of a certain race are the same. This also shows that people, even though they believe that they do not discriminate, can discriminate just by seeing the person’s ethnicity, religion, and