You know
it’s spring when your lowered car window allows you to enjoy music from cars in the next lane. This week, while
driving through the city, I heard what sounded like Rap music drifting from the
vehicle. What was the driver’s ethnicity? Right. An Asian man. How old was the
driver? Right. About thirty years old. What kind of car did he drive? Right. A
Lexus. Maybe you missed most of those answers. I usually picture middle-aged
people owning luxury cars. We can easily stick people in boxes if we guess who they are or assume we know their
preferences based on our predispositions. See if this surprises you:
It
surprised and entertained me. If we assume a Catholic person is going to behave
in a particular way, then we’re limiting our thoughts, and maybe our treatment,
of them. Have you ever been prejudged? Try to fill in this sentence: Just
because I _________, doesn’t mean I _______________. Have you ever prejudged
someone else? What mischaracterization have you made, but will avoid in the
future?
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