prejudice on the internet

It's prejudice if people don't employ little midgets... There should be little midget people working in McDonalds standing on stools.. and maybe some midget police officers

 

I am probably more surprised that you are surprised by this.

I have seen people on here pull out the you must be gay card more times than I can count to simply try to discredit someone else. Those same people were the ones who tried all along to make like they had no issue with being gay.......go figure.

The whole problem is that many have issues that just appear when they are mad or out of control.....called trust it, as that is who they are. When a comment is made and the response is out of control, trust the response as that is who they really are.

It is masked most of the time, get someone out of control and that is who they really are.

Myself included.

Welcome to people and that is not only on the net, that is life. We all have baggage or we would not be here.

Who knows all the answers,and will then they really be going to bother posting them here? nah, they will write a book on this and be rich......in money only as there are no answers to this other than humans do not do the right thing....we aspire and then we do not do it many times.

Peace and love to you.

 

I agree with Kayleigh here. There have been a lot of changes in media that make (some) prejudices much more of a taboo.

But there are still plenty of people who harbor the same prejudices who form cliques or such. On the internet, content is unfiltered anywhere in the world. Even in places with national firewalls, their very easy for a person with basic computer knowledge to bypass.

Theres a lot of power there. No time in history have all cultures been able to interact so readily. The internet mixes preists with sinners, blacks with blondes, chinese with japanese, fat people vs overzealous body builders, teens with people who want to lure them into lacivious acts, a whole lot of people who are trying to get laid.

Parents asking for information on drug use. Kids asking for how to get high on cough syrup. Hate mongers with passive people.

In all of this, I'd say the internet is amongst humanities greatest achivments.

It's also unfiltered content in which any persons prejudices or fantisies are very real. The internet is a very interactive enviornment, and taking someones feelings for granted certainly isn't okay.

But usually when somone is overzealous with their opinions, it's usually because their not secure with their own thoughts or feelings towards the subjects.

Their have been many legitamate and far ranging studies that homophobic men who call themselves straight, are much more likely to get aroused watching gay porn then straight men who say they have no problems with gays.

So take that into consideration. Feelings of others are important, but your feelings are your own concern, and ultimatly, you will have to grow to face hatred with more hatred, ignore hatred, or face hatred with understanding.

You can face hatred with understanding. If someone attacked me on the street for my wallet, I would understand they were desperate. I would also understand my need to protect myself, and I would knock them down deeply.

Usually, when situations with deep emotions arising, a true master ovserves and tries to come up with the situation for all parties. That is the way of Wu Shu.

Sun Tsu said conflict is part of the natural state of existance. Only with careful study and discipline can conflict be dealt with.

If you can master your feelings, then won't feel anger towards others prejudices. Only pitty for their ignorance.

That doesn't mean (if an on online forum) that if their abusive towards someone who's seeking counsel you should avoid it. Conflict must happen, and you should deal with it not out of your own passion on the subject, but to do what you feel needs to be done.

If you feel what needs to be done is protect the feelings of someone else, then the best way may be to confront the agressive type, and console the victim of this behavior.

I don't have time to try and understand a forums emotions. I don't really understand my own half the time.

But if you feel the desire to protect people, that's very knoble. Just be sure and act with a level head, once you've mastered your own heart.