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Noticing differences in people is natural and starts at an early age. I observed this in my own children. However, what we identify as racism and sexism is le
by tcbawo 8y ago
Noticing differences in people is natural and starts at an early age. I observed this in my own children. However, what we identify as racism and sexism is learned behavior. It emanates from stereotyping, prejudice, and bias.
- _underfl0w_ 8y agoI believe that's exactly what the parent was implying.
- zozbot123 8y agoStereotyping, prejudice and bias are natural behavior and are observed even in children. Whether the specifics of racism, at most, are learned or not is somewhat immaterial-- as for sexism, there's even less ambiguity about it being deeply rooted in human nature somehow in a way that's very hard to change - it certainly isn't our "societal structures" telling kids that females have cooties.