Everyone has prejudices, but I do my best to admit mine. Can you say the same? If so, rad. Also (and this is for everyone) how much of yourself did you project into the reading of my statement? I don't trust white people. Do I trust some individuals who are white? Sure, but as a faceless group? No, that would be absurd of me to, just as it would be absurd to trust anyone I don't know on the basis of race. It is also racist to trust white people simply because they are white. Duh.
Would it be helpful to humano or any routinely oppressed person to get rid of the prejudice against their oppressor they may have, when walking into a situation with their oppressor where it is indeed likely that their oppressor may act as they have done routinely and habitually, and oppress them? Am I using the word "oppress" too much here? It is reasonable to assume that, if a person or people of color has/have a prejudice, as you call it, against white people, the prejudice is as a result of poor treatment by that culture (which we can just call the DWC or Dominant White Culture for short). Humanodon has implied or stated that here. In that case, how does it behoove humanodon to walk into a situation deliberately ignoring his feelings, which are caused by repeated first-hand experience, that it may not be safe for him there? If I have been repeatedly victimized by men in my life, I may be very careful about which men I choose to spend time with going forward. I may refuse to leave bars with strange men or be alone with them. That can be construed as a prejudice. But let's say that I've been sexually harassed or abused three times when I left bars with strange men or was alone with them. Is it smart to say "Well, I just have a natural prejudice against men because of my experiences. I acknowledge it, and now I'm going to refuse to judge other men based on this treatment, and continue to leave bars with strange men or be alone with them." Is that a smart thing for me to do?
The smart thing to do would be to stop leaving bars with strange men and also to stop judging all men negatively. I don't think you're interested in knowing what the smart thing would be, anyway. You seem more interested in providing some sort of justification for racism and sexism.Is it smart to say "Well, I just have a natural prejudice against men because of my experiences. I acknowledge it, and now I'm going to refuse to judge other men based on this treatment, and continue to leave bars with strange men or be alone with them." Is that a smart thing for me to do?