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Stereotypes and prejudice: the best techniques against it

Hi! If you have read my previous post On bigots, stereotypes and prejudice you know how subtle bigots can be and how difficult it is to pinpoint those who use sereotypes to judge us. Bigots and ignorant like to throw nonsense while remaining in the crowd. In a way, we've got to give them credit because they are quite good at what they do, which it forces us to adopt definite strategies to face them.

  Before carrying on with the list I would like to specify that, with some people, to ignore the habits of your country or of your culture it doen't make them stereotyped person. Sometimes people express remarks on the base of what they think it is true because they may want to help.

On bigots, stereotypes and prejudice

Regardless of where they live and of what their background is, many international and interracial couples have encountered prejudice of some sort or have been referred to using stereotypes.
In many cases it is the easiest thing to do because many people like to express point of views over things they do not really know.

Other times people cannot get round to it as why someone has found a foreign partner. In other cases, people simply wonder why you are behaving strangely (according to their judgement) and simply find a partner from your community of origin.

'Colourblind' ideology. A Form of Racism?

I would like to comment on Dr. Monika Williams' article on Psychology Today 'Colourblind Ideology is a Form of Racism'.

Colorblindness is an approach to race ideology according to which the best way to eliminate racism is to treat everybody equally, regardless of their colour or race as if those differences didn't exist. According to the autor, this approach itself equals to racism.