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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMy flaw/short coming/whatever you want to call it.
I am admitting this in hopes I can fix this in myself to be a better person. I believe I am racists to a group of people. I have friends who are straight and who are gay/lesbian I even have a Transgender friend. I have friends of all racists and nationalities but I have to admit when I see one pairing I do a mental gasp and get surprise.
If a I see a couple where one is person is white and one is African/African-American. I skip a beat before I accept it or am my normal self. The black friend of that couple think I am not racist That it is a subconscious condition that comes from living in America that most people have and I have not acted any differently to them (they are a Gay couple) than the other gay couple I know.
So what can I do to fix this in myself.
shraby
(21,946 posts)eventually die. The thing to do is treat them all the time like you'd want to be treated
Catmusicfan
(816 posts)Thanks.
TheBlackAdder
(28,209 posts)Over time, as you catch yourself, you will slowly adjust your instincts and base reactions.
Time, awareness and desire to change are the top three factors.
Phoenix61
(17,006 posts)would you have the same gasp? My guess is you would. I know I would. Not out of prejudice but because it is something different. Our brains automatically make note of things that are different from what we usually encounter. Noticing, to me, doesn't seem like a problem, it's treating people like they are less than us that's the problem. Based on your post, it doesn't seem that you do that.
canetoad
(17,169 posts)Stop yearning for approval.
Abysmally deep as this may sound, you are who you are. Do not, I repeat NOT look for approval on the internet. It is the path to insanity.