I used to say with great pride that I was not in the least bit prejudiced. Then I joined the navy, and was then immersed into a society where a certain group of people began to gnaw at my patience. To see them dress, act, and live a certain way, then cry racist when I opened my mouth to ask about it, just felt like my hand was being slapped away. Basically, this was the beginning of my prejudice, and it wasn't a single skin color of people either. I saw several skin tones that fell into this category, and I grew to hate that attitude more than anything. Don't get me wrong, I had several great friends that were not my ethnic background, and I'm not slamming any specific ethnicity. I am slamming an attitude that says I'm better than everyone else, and I don't care who I walk on as long as I look cool.
What about you? What kind of attitudes screw you the wrong way, so to say? Don't answer if you have a racist comment, I'm just looking for characteristics that come from inside, and those are all too often visible from the outside...so what's your take?
What about you? What kind of attitudes screw you the wrong way, so to say? Don't answer if you have a racist comment, I'm just looking for characteristics that come from inside, and those are all too often visible from the outside...so what's your take?
