Are you prejudiced? Are you sure?

All heterosexual men are sexists.

All gay men are promiscious and like leather.

All feminists are lesbians.

All young women can't defend themselves and need protection.

All children and pets are cute.

All black men have a large penis.

All politicians are corrupt.

All unemployed people are lazy.

All conspiracists are crazy.

All Muslims are terrorists.

All Christians are religious zealots.

All immigrants are thieves and rapists.

All punks and goths are anarchists.

All addicts are stupid junkies.

All managers are psychopaths.

All women who say 'no' actually mean 'yes'.

All men constantly think about sex.

All artists are too lazy to work.

All boys want to play with cars.

All girls want to play with dolls.

All teachers vote for leftwing politicians.

All white people are racists.

All black people never discriminate.

All millionaires are crooks.

All racists are fascists.

All socialists are communists.

The list goes on and on.

I'm sure you can think of a few more misconceptions.

You may even believe a few but are ashamed to share which ones.

But there's nothing to be ashamed of because we all have prejudices.

Unfortunately, we are often led to believe some of these prejudices are facts.

Why? Because we feel comfortable to be part of a group. An important part of being in a group

is to be prejudiced towards other groups. 

Only one prejudice is true: we are all prejudiced.

What's important is how we deal with prejudices.

Those from other people as well as our own.

Have you ever been discriminated against because of a prejudice? How did you deal with it?

If you notice someone else is prejudiced, how do you react?

If you notice you yourself are prejudiced, what do you do about it?

What do you do when someone tells you you are prejudiced?

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