I'll admit it. I am prejudiced against certain people even though I probably know someone in every category whom I like very much. These are the types of people I irrationally have low opinions of without even getting to know them.
Mouth breathers, the morbidly obese, people who are so skinny that I can see their ribs, BMW drivers, SUV drivers (especially BMW SUV drivers), bike commuters who dress like they think they're in the Tour de France, lesbian midget left-handed eskimo albinos (unless they like lowering children into open manholes), people who fly first class, people who don't travel, real estate agents, people in advertising, people who were raised in the suburbs, people who went to private school, people whose parents paid for their college tuition (even though I plan to do that for my kids so that they won't have to graduate enslaved by mountains of debt), people who were given new cars as presents for their 16th birthday or graduation, people who never worked in a menial service job, people who listen to country music (especially if they were suburban private school kids whose parents bought them cars and paid their tuition), people who squander their opportunities, people who vote Republican, people who vote Democrat, people who vote third-party, people who vote, people who run for office (especially if they win), people who are not introspective, people who like to show off how introspective they are, people who are stupid and flaunt it, people who are smart but don't flaunt it.
I'm sure there are many more, but I need to go now. Add your own.
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I'm an occasional mouth breather, I've been in advertising, I listen to (some) country music, I've squandered opportunities, I've voted for at least one Democrat, at least one third-party candidate, myself over and over, I've run for office, I'm incredibly introspective, and while I've been known to keep my intelligence well hidden I sometimes fear that I'm actually stupid and just flaunting it.
As for my own prejudices...
White guys wearing baseball caps and driving big trucks. People wearing a suit and tie. People who wear sweat pants. People who wear gold cross necklaces. People who wear gold. Men who wear multiple rings. Women who wear those damn things that are supposed to look like a mini skirt but are actually shorts. People who intentionally purchase Budweiser, Coors, PBR, Miller, or Natural Light. Guys who wear khaki slacks. People in polo shirts. Politically orientated radio talk show hosts. Anyone who asks me what I thought of the American Idol results, Super Bowl results, World Series, Final Four, UFC, etc. People who are for the war in Iraq. People who protested the war in Iraq. People who threaten to run to Canada after hearing election results. People who don't know what the queers are doing to the soil. Breeders. United States citizens who think only United States citizens are Americans despite there being a couple of other countries in one of the Americas as well as a Central and South America. People who think foreign languages sound like gibberish. Ron Paul ass kissers. Harley riders. Mall shoppers. People who surround themselves with a cloud of perfume or cologne. Golfers. Metal heads. Meth heads. People who don't drink, smoke, or do drugs. Anyone on MySpace. Most people with a pulse and several without.
Is it safe to just go ahead and say you and the crazy person above who commented are just prejudice period and that there are a few people you like?
Another prejudice of mine...
I tend to classify middle aged blue collar blacks as decent individuals. And I assume that girls with jet black hair and lots of tattoos are cool. There is also a generally favorable disposition towards lesbians.
All of these have also proved to have exceptions. And I have yet to meet a middle aged blue collar black lesbian with jet black hair and lots of tattoos.
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