Does the average R3V'r, without using Google....

[z31maniac]

...know the difference between prejudice, bigotry, and racism?

[Massimo]

Same shit different color?

[george graves]

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Prejudice:
The word prejudice refers to prejudgment: making a decision before becoming aware of the relevant facts of a case or event. The word has commonly been used in certain restricted contexts, in the expression 'racial prejudice'. Initially this is referred to making a judgment about a person based on their race, religion, class, etc., before receiving information relevant to the particular issue on which a judgment was being made; it came, however, to be widely used to refer to any hostile attitude towards people based on their race or even by just judging someone without even knowing them. Subsequently the word has come to be widely so interpreted in this way in contexts other than those relating to race. The meaning now is frequently "any unreasonable attitude that is unusually resistant to rational influence".[1] Race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, and religion have a history of inciting prejudicial behavior.

Bigotry:
A bigot is a person who is intolerant of opinions, lifestyles, or identities differing from his or her own, and bigotry is the corresponding state of mind. Bigot is often used as a pejorative term against a person who is obstinately devoted to prejudices even when these views are challenged or proven to be false or not universally applicable or acceptable.

Rascism:
Racism, by its definition, is the belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race. People with racist beliefs might hate certain groups of people according to their racial groups. In the case of institutional racism, certain racial groups may be denied rights or benefits, or get preferential treatment. Racial discrimination typically points out taxonomic differences between different groups of people, even though anybody can be racialised, independently of their somatic differences. According to the United Nations conventions, there is no distinction between the term racial discrimination and ethnic discriminiation.
They all mean similar, yet different things as you can see.

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Great answers!, The answers seemed to be what I thought too. but I wanted to be sure that my interpretation was similiar to others

[Vivek]

Didn't read what GG posted.
Prejudice: bias based on anything really, except something that actually matters.
Bigotry: no clue.
Racism: bias based on race/ethnicity.

[ak-]

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lol, win.

[StereoInstaller1]

A woman I worked with said " I love colored people, I got nothing against them at all, they sing so pretty in my church". The sad part was she was serious. She truly was happy to see blacks come to her church, was absolutely overjoyed...she knew she was gonna hear a treat.

That was the second most prejudiced thing I have ever heard.

The first? My long estranged brother Tim once said to me, in all seriousness "well, you know them puerto ricans they make mexicans look like ******s"

First, this statement was so bigoted that I don't even understand what he was trying to tell me, second, that was easily the most racist thing I have ever heard and third, where the fuck did Tim ever meet a Puerto Rican?

[Vivek]

Sometimes people are just so ignorant you don't even know what to say to them.

[StereoInstaller1]

Quick add: I don't know about you guys, but I was never really offered a choice in when, where or what I was born, nor a choice in families to grow up in.

I just happened to be born a white male from a "one step up from trailer trash" family, it ain't my fault. Nor do I care what you were born, aside form the fact that I am fascinated by all other cultures on the planet (well, most) I do my level best to treat you as I want to be treated.

If you are Egyptian, I will ask you about your country. I know it is a lovely place. If you are Lebanese, I will ask you for recipes, I want to learn more of how to cook that food.

The whole damn world is full of different, and I like most of it.

Expecting your idea of good or bad from any given person due to his parentage, country of origin or race is absolutely stupid. Remember that there are other cultural norms all around the world that have different meanings for different actions, so what you consider good may or may not be good in their eyes.

[ButtJuice]

Biased: Making a judgment based on your opinions vs. fact.
Bigotry: Just being an asshole because you hate everything?
Racism: Hating someone for having different skin/culture than your own.

Am I close?

[alexth1]

Same, they have the same concept; to hate.

Bigotry, I'm not sure.

[z31maniac]

Didn't read what GG posted.
Prejudice: bias based on anything really, except something that actually matters.
Bigotry: no clue.
Racism: bias based on race/ethnicity.

Biased: Making a judgment based on your opinions vs. fact.
Bigotry: Just being an asshole because you hate everything?
Racism: Hating someone for having different skin/culture than your own.

Am I close?

Prejudice:

Let's imagine you are walking down the street, in a big city at night. On your side of the street is an 18-35 black male, wearing the typical "urban" style clothing. On the other side of the street, is a well dressed middle-aged white guy.

You "Pre-Judge" the situation, knowing that 18-35 black males are responsible for 75%+ of violent crime in the US and cross the street to the side where the middle aged white guy.

You used prior knowledge to Pre-Judge, prejudice, a situation and adjusted your actions accordingly. Now you could cross the street and the white guy could stab you to death, bad luck. But your decision was based on prior events, not racism

Bigotry:

GG posted a good one.

Racism:

GG also posted a good one, or in other words, Hitler.

Just wanted to point out the VAST MAJORITY of things that referred to as a racism actually aren't. It's used as a way to silence opposition and paint someone in a certain light.

[mrsleeve]

Yes I do.

[slammin.e28]

Am I the average r3v'r?

[ohthejosh]

Is it prejudice if I forgot to lock my doors and I got lost into a shady part of town and an 18-35 yr old black male in typical "urban" attire was crossing the street straight for my car? Serious question btw...

Prejudice can be subjective I think. I try not to be any of those things but I feel like I can be whether I know it or not.

Oh and something to think about, have you noticed that the cooks at Panda Express are now predominantly latino and the servers and cashier are asian?

Now is Panda Express racist by putting the asians up front and the latino cooks in the back cooking? Or are those of us who think its weird that the people cooking the "chinese" food aren't asian the racist ones?

[z31maniac]

Now is Panda Express racist by putting the asians up front and the latino cooks in the back cooking? Or are those of us who think its weird that the people cooking the "chinese" food aren't asian the racist ones?

Did you read the above definitions?

How could that possibly be construed as racist?