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To: buckalfa

Being prejudiced shows the students are stupid. Period. Not college material. I can’t abide those superior types and their ignorant “jokes.”


4 posted on 06/12/2020 4:17:01 AM PDT by yldstrk (Bingo! We have a winner!)
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To: yldstrk

If stupidity were a bar to entrance the universities would be nearly empty.

Speech is either free or it’s not.


18 posted on 06/12/2020 4:39:39 AM PDT by Kozak (DIVERSITY+PROXIMITY=CONFLICT)
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To: yldstrk
Being prejudiced shows the students are stupid. Period.

In my 72 years, I've met very few people who do not have some sort of prejudice. Many who do not are either those of very limited social contact experience or are those incapable of making inferences and judgements.

Many who are quite proud of their lack of racial prejudice nevertheless have very strong tribal prejudices, e.g. ""They get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations" or "Donald Trump’s supporters could be put in a 'basket of deplorables'”.

BTW, ALL incoming college students are "stupid" and/or ignorant and/or uneducated. That is the whole purpose of a good college - to educate students, to make them aware of new facts, cultures and peoples. To teach them to examine facts, evaluate the presenter of those facts and their competence and veracity, compare those new facts with their existing knowledge, then make inferences and judgements based on the sum total of their knowlegge and experience.

These new inferences and judgements enable them to more quickly and accurately make preliminary evaluations of new information and experiences. This might be called "pre-judging in light of past experience".

"Once bitten, twice shy" applies to animals at petting zoos, strange dogs and rattlesnakes, among other situations in life. It is a prejudice that may save you inconvenience, pain, suffering or an untimely death. Some prejudices are good, though they need to be routinely reevaluated and adjusted.

As a parting thought:

"Oh, she sailed away on a bright and sunny day,
On the back of a crocodile.
“You see,” said she, “he’s as tame as he can be”
"I’ll ride him down the Nile.”
The croc winked his eye as she bade them all good-bye,
Wearing a happy smile.
At the end of the ride the lady was inside,
And the smile was on the crocodile!

25 posted on 06/12/2020 4:53:02 AM PDT by BwanaNdege ( Experience is the best teacher, but if you can accept it 2nd hand, the tuition is less!)
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To: yldstrk

Who defines “Prejudice”?


37 posted on 06/12/2020 5:28:07 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: yldstrk

being prejudiced shows that you have either been taught to be that way by your family and\or peers, OR it shows that you have had repeated experiences with those you are prejudiced against and have what you believe is reason to be prejudiced.

Stupid has nothing to do with it. Stupid is the inability to learn. In either of the scenarios above, the person LEARNED to be prejudiced.

And by the way, “ignorant “jokes”” are usually funny because they are forbidden. Making racist jokes doesn’t mean you are racist. It means you are insensitive to other’s feelings and that in itself is what all the crying is about these days. “You hurt my feelings so I’m going to burn down your house.”


43 posted on 06/12/2020 5:44:03 AM PDT by NicoDon
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To: yldstrk

Being prejudiced shows the students are stupid. Period. Not college material. I can’t abide those superior types and their ignorant “jokes.”

College students say all kinds of stupid things. But its ok to say stupid things if they are left of center stupid things.
Students are allowed to wear a Che T shirt for example.
Che was a mass murdering thug. Why is that ok?


47 posted on 06/12/2020 5:48:30 AM PDT by HereInTheHeartland (Leave me alone, I have no incriminating evidence on the Clintons)
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