Lasereth

Read my post again if you're not sure of what I meant by it. I state clearly that prejudice isn't negative. Racism is negative. Prejudice is a word that is now negative in our society even though its definition is quite literally gathering data about something and making an educated guess.

Thinking a black thug on the street is a criminal isn't racist because most black thugs on the street are criminals. It might be prejudice but how is that a bad thing? When I see a black thug on the street, should I say, "look at that lawyer?" I don't have data saying that he's a lawyer. I do have data that give him a huge chance of being a criminal. So me using data that correllates with a person is immoral?

BTW I ask anyone who thinks this thread isn't going anywhere to take another look. This is a huge issue in our world and talking about it helps everyone understand their own feelings and point of views better. I'd rather be talking about issues like this than Britney's custody battle.