Listening To Everyone's Stories, The Essay

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Consequently, the former will attempt to behave toward the latter in view of the prejudices he or she has relating to the particularities present in the latter. Most individuals make use of anti-locution when they put across their discriminatory principles, as it is easier and apparently less immoral to do this. Anti-locution is as wrong as direct discrimination, given the fact that it encourages people to be prejudiced. Avoidance is another form of prejudice that seems to be less harmful than straightforward discrimination. Because they were taught that people from a community different from theirs behave in a particular manner believed to be wrong, individuals will consider that it is easier for them to evade any chance of interaction with the categorized group rather than risk having to deal with the particularity associated with...

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However, little to no individuals expects to come across discrimination that is directed at them. People are shocked when this happens and cannot explain how it is possible for someone to discriminate them.
While most individuals (especially the ones being discriminated) claim that they do not practice or support discrimination, it often happens that they encounter a condition where they act against their principles. It is extremely difficult for individuals to behave morally when they interact with a person whom they know to belong to a certain group. Instead, they are likely to behave toward the respective person founded on the information they know with regard to the group he or she belongs to.

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