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Every single person I've met in my life that was racist or sexist or whatever-ist (including myself) has only become a better person and more open-minded when t
by ok_dad 4y ago
Every single person I've met in my life that was racist or sexist or whatever-ist (including myself) has only become a better person and more open-minded when they were forced to work in close proximity to people of other races and cultures. As to myself, I was raised in a pretty racist place in the USA, and via the military I met so many other people that I finally realized that the stereotypes I was taught about others were incorrect, or at least if they were correct there was some cultural context to why that stereotype had been warped from the original context. I think it's better to randomly throw people of different races, sexes, and cultures together than not, personally, even if it makes business a bit less productive or the person hired is slightly less optimal for that position. We're not machines, after all, and shouldn't be treated like only our output matters.
- zozbot234 4y ago> ... We're not machines, after all, and shouldn't be treated like only our output matters. Sure, but that's not enforcing open-mindedness or tolerance. It's just creating the kind of setting where the benefits of a more tolerant stance are easiest to get.
- bheadmaster 4y agoSure, but now we're just discussing the meaning of the word "enforce". Perhaps I've just chosen an inappropriate word for the meaning I wanted to convey.
- ok_dad 4y agoYea, and I guess I agree we can't enforce it, we can just do things to make it easier to become open minded. One way to do that is to force people to interact in close proximity to cultures and individuals who are different than what they have experienced to date. Mostly, today, that involves putting people of different skin colors and sexes together. Tomorrow, perhaps we'll have to make sure humans and intelligent cows work closely together, I don't know (I'm serious! perhaps if humans and cows spent more time together we'd eat less of them?).
- reportgunner 4y ago> Every single person I've met in my life that was racist or sexist or whatever-ist (including myself) has only become a better person and more open-minded when they were forced to work in close proximity to people of other races and cultures. Apart from this being anecdotal evidence, were they not forced to act as a better person and more open-minded in that environment ?