You can't. Just try to love everyone including yourself, stand by your own principles, and choose your battles. Racism is just one form of prejudice.KD wrote:all racists look alike to me - really i cant tell the difference. how do tell them apart?
As a Christian, I am being faced with prejudice more and more. Even on this board, and FYI, I notice that the criticism is limited to Christians. I really don't think it's fair that I am branded because of the thumpers. I also often face criticism from the thumpers because I practice Christ Centered Yoga instead of attending a church where I am usually not welcome. In the end, I only have to answer to myself and God. Do I hate atheists? Well, nooooo! Some of my best friends are atheists, and I usually get more flack from them than they do from me, but I respect their beliefs.
Oftentimes I find that folks from the north think southern is synonymous with stupid. I face prejudice there even though I am often more educated than they. I grew up in California and was called an "Okie" even by some of my teachers.
Then there's that being a woman prejudice my generation had to overcome.
Prejudice isn't limited to race. Perhaps before we judge others for being racists, we might look inside at our own prejudices. Pain is pain. That being said, I can't imagine what it must have been like to be anything but a WASP when I was a girl. I could always go in the front door, eat in any restaurant, and sit in the good seats. My memories of what we were taught to believe make me sad.
Apparently, that was all about me.
