I'm intrigued by your view on this. I mean that sounds reasonable enough, but would you also agree that there are racists who are racists just because they can be? I mean, I've seen a lot of hate-based actions in school and the outside world that just make me cringe. And you look at these people and there's no good reason in my opinion. Experiences or not.
I totally get your view though. My step-dad's mom comes to mind. She's a sweet good ol' gal from a small town here in hicksville, Iowa, and she's not openly racist, but behind closed doors she still discriminates, just not to the extent that the type of people I'm talking about take it.. i.e derogatory words, signs, ideas, thoughts, etc.
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(you need an account to see links) So do you think prejudices are a flaw within the self?
I think mine specifically was a nurture issue. My mom grew up in the 70's and went to a predominately black school as well, but things aren't the same as they are now. She had bad experiences and educated and told me about them, and that's just the way it was. I had to have my own experiences to change my opinion. Now I just look back and think it's funny how ignorant and misinformed I was.