Perpetuating the Predispositions of Prejudice
Whether people like it or not it takes one tenth of a second to make a first impression. This impression can form judgments and preconceived notions of bias within people who are completely unaware that their brains’ are categorizing so quickly. Although we make these pre-judgments based on a person’s appearance in less than a second, we still make pre-judgments about a person or group of people when we know their personalities and characteristics much better. This is largely due to the fact that it is part of human nature to judge. Prejudice is innate, but it becomes a much bigger issue when those who are ignorant perpetuate stereotypes and bias.
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Chances are, if we are able to relate to an individual on an emotional level we are much less likely to stereotype. Furthermore, in understanding the value of human life, it is much easier to empathize with a group subjected to constant stereotype that does not define them.
In Bloom’s conclusion of his TED talk he discusses the duality of human nature in that humans have emotional aspect, which shapes our reactions, but humans also have intelligent reasoning skills that influence our judgments. In lecture we discussed this idea of the duality of human nature, but instead related it to the reality that people have the capacity within them to do evil and good acts. A person is not born inherently good or evil, rather, their actions define who they are and whom they develop into.
Similar to the prejudice Muslims faced in light of the terrorist attack on September 11th 2001, Muslims are again facing false judgments due to the terrorist attacks of ISIS. The terrorist attacks plaguing the world are not the fault of a whole group of people; they are the fault of a small group of Islamic extremists much like the Ku Klux Klan was for post civil war
Whether people like it or not it takes one tenth of a second to make a first impression. This impression can form judgments and preconceived notions of bias within people who are completely unaware that their brains’ are categorizing so quickly. Although we make these pre-judgments based on a person’s appearance in less than a second, we still make pre-judgments about a person or group of people when we know their personalities and characteristics much better. This is largely due to the fact that it is part of human nature to judge. Prejudice is innate, but it becomes a much bigger issue when those who are ignorant perpetuate stereotypes and bias.
In the TED Talk titled, “Can prejudice be a good …show more content…
Chances are, if we are able to relate to an individual on an emotional level we are much less likely to stereotype. Furthermore, in understanding the value of human life, it is much easier to empathize with a group subjected to constant stereotype that does not define them.
In Bloom’s conclusion of his TED talk he discusses the duality of human nature in that humans have emotional aspect, which shapes our reactions, but humans also have intelligent reasoning skills that influence our judgments. In lecture we discussed this idea of the duality of human nature, but instead related it to the reality that people have the capacity within them to do evil and good acts. A person is not born inherently good or evil, rather, their actions define who they are and whom they develop into.
Similar to the prejudice Muslims faced in light of the terrorist attack on September 11th 2001, Muslims are again facing false judgments due to the terrorist attacks of ISIS. The terrorist attacks plaguing the world are not the fault of a whole group of people; they are the fault of a small group of Islamic extremists much like the Ku Klux Klan was for post civil war