Prompt: Perception
I like to think of myself as a person that does not have very many biases or prejudices. I am very open minded, and I like to look at boths sides of everything before passing judgment. I have noticed a few prejudices in myself though.
One in particular is my prejudice against people that dress certain ways. If I see a man in baggy clothes or a woman in very tight clothes, I can't help but think poorly of them. The words "ghetto" and "trashy" come to mind. If I see people like this, I generally don't speak. I think that working in a popular, preppy clothing store has only helped this bias along. The people that work in Hollister have developed a reputation of being snobby and judgmental. I do find myself judging everyone that walks in the store by the way that they are dressed. I even judge people that I see outside of the store.
With this being my main bias/prejudice, I'm sure that this distorts my perception the most. Clothes do not really make a person, but they do in my eyes. I know that underneath the clothing that I have labeled as ghetto and trashy, there are sometimes people with great personalities. This is a truth that I keep myself from because of the way that they are dressed.
If I think even further, it is possible that the greatest bias or prejudice that I have is the thought that I don't have very many biases and prejudices at all. I have made myself believe that I am the most liberal, open-minded and accepting person around. This in itself could be a bias. It could be me distorting the truth that I am actually very biased, prejudiced and judgmental. Maybe this is just me distorting the fact that I am, in reality, a very prejudiced and opinionated person.
I guess that I'll never know for sure what the reality is about myself. I think that Gorgias and Socrates were right. I think that I have distorted my own perception of who I am beyond the point of truth. Other people may see me for who I am, but I cannot. Because of my own opinions and biases toward myself, I cannot see what others see. I cannot see the real truth.
6 comments:
pass but i disagee with the way you feel.
Pass. I liked your blog. It was very agrumentative. I can not agree with your perception of people based on the way they dress though.
pass- i agree with your statement that "it is possible that the greatest bias or prejudice that I have is the thought that I don't have very many biases and prejudices at all." When writing my blog I thought the same thing....I thought that I didn't really have any biases or prejudice thoughts, which like you said may be the biggest bias of all.
Pass
Our prejudices can cloud our perceptions and also give us a scewed opinion abot a topic. The best phrase that comes to mind is that you cannot judge a book by its cover
Pass I think it is rare you find anyone these days that is not affraid to speak their mind. I mean that in a good way.
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