No matter how socially liberal and progressive we are (and I am sure that everyone on OTF is), we all have residual prejudices, of course. However, there are a few prejudices I have that I am not happy with but only catch myself after the event. Some have definitely gone away as I have matured - a knee-jerk dislike of members of the police and the armed forces, for instance.
However, there are two that remain
Firstly, as an example, I was in the supermarket queue and a woman, having seen me, was still not moving her trolly forward so that I could start putting my food on the belt even when I said excuse me. Indeed, she seemed to be making a point not moving her or her trolley at all so that could even get a couple of items on. A rude woman then. That is all I can pick up form that. She was a rude woman. I looked at her purchases and she had a Daily Mail. So she is a rude fascist now. A rude anti-immigrant Thatcherite little Englander fascist. She also was a bit red around the nose and cheeks. She is an alcoholic rude anti-immigrant Thatcherite little Englander fascist who certainly shouldn't be driving home in her condition, maybe I should phone the police. That sort of thing
Secondly, I instantly distrust the Afrikaans accent. Now this is more understandable if not acceptable. Although it is now taught in history lessons, I grew up in the middle of the anti-Apartheid era where anything slightly South African was boycotted. I even boycotted the whole of cricket just in case. The dislike of the Afrikaans accent was almost indoctrinated into me subconsciously. Every apartheid defender we say, apart from Thatcher, had an Afrikaans accent so every Afrikaans was a bastard, yes?
I did grow out of this somewhat. My brother told me about someone who went to school with who was white South African and got a load of shit in school until it was pointed out that his family had moved away from South Africa to get away from apartheid. Therefore, he had done a touch more for anti-apartheid than not buying apples.
I modified my prejudice somewhat and, after an initial sharp intake of breath, upon realising that someone was British South African, I treated them just as any normal person. Indeed, many of best friends are...etc. However, the Afrikaans accent still came with a lot of negative baggage to me. I have met one Afrikaans person that I can think of and it happened that he was an arsehole. He wasn't an arsehole because he was Afrikaans, he was an arsehole that happened to be Afrikaans but I have a worrying feeling that his arseholeness was amplified fo me due to his accent and nationality.
What I am talking about is, of course, most of us, I am sure, take people as they find them but, if they are an arsehole, suddenly our little prejudices come out. It can work the other way, of course.
For instance, I love the Edinburgh accent and, specifically, the Edinburgh accent of those from immigrant families, e.g. Hardeep Singh Kohli and Armando Iannucci, and anyone with that accent could sell me a copy of the Daily Mail quite easily.
Anyway, anyone else got any prejudices that they want to own up to, admit to and hold up for scorn. Obviously, I am not wanting "I hate the Welsh because they are sheepshaggers" , there has to be an element of guilt and confession about it.
Nil thread with people pointing fingers at BoE for the rest of his days
However, there are two that remain
Firstly, as an example, I was in the supermarket queue and a woman, having seen me, was still not moving her trolly forward so that I could start putting my food on the belt even when I said excuse me. Indeed, she seemed to be making a point not moving her or her trolley at all so that could even get a couple of items on. A rude woman then. That is all I can pick up form that. She was a rude woman. I looked at her purchases and she had a Daily Mail. So she is a rude fascist now. A rude anti-immigrant Thatcherite little Englander fascist. She also was a bit red around the nose and cheeks. She is an alcoholic rude anti-immigrant Thatcherite little Englander fascist who certainly shouldn't be driving home in her condition, maybe I should phone the police. That sort of thing
Secondly, I instantly distrust the Afrikaans accent. Now this is more understandable if not acceptable. Although it is now taught in history lessons, I grew up in the middle of the anti-Apartheid era where anything slightly South African was boycotted. I even boycotted the whole of cricket just in case. The dislike of the Afrikaans accent was almost indoctrinated into me subconsciously. Every apartheid defender we say, apart from Thatcher, had an Afrikaans accent so every Afrikaans was a bastard, yes?
I did grow out of this somewhat. My brother told me about someone who went to school with who was white South African and got a load of shit in school until it was pointed out that his family had moved away from South Africa to get away from apartheid. Therefore, he had done a touch more for anti-apartheid than not buying apples.
I modified my prejudice somewhat and, after an initial sharp intake of breath, upon realising that someone was British South African, I treated them just as any normal person. Indeed, many of best friends are...etc. However, the Afrikaans accent still came with a lot of negative baggage to me. I have met one Afrikaans person that I can think of and it happened that he was an arsehole. He wasn't an arsehole because he was Afrikaans, he was an arsehole that happened to be Afrikaans but I have a worrying feeling that his arseholeness was amplified fo me due to his accent and nationality.
What I am talking about is, of course, most of us, I am sure, take people as they find them but, if they are an arsehole, suddenly our little prejudices come out. It can work the other way, of course.
For instance, I love the Edinburgh accent and, specifically, the Edinburgh accent of those from immigrant families, e.g. Hardeep Singh Kohli and Armando Iannucci, and anyone with that accent could sell me a copy of the Daily Mail quite easily.
Anyway, anyone else got any prejudices that they want to own up to, admit to and hold up for scorn. Obviously, I am not wanting "I hate the Welsh because they are sheepshaggers" , there has to be an element of guilt and confession about it.
Nil thread with people pointing fingers at BoE for the rest of his days
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