prejudice
by ricky72135 on Dec 18, 2004 12:49:31
1) a term that when used implies that someone has mistakenly and usually hatefully expected something, usually negitive, from a certain other or group of others.
2)
Anytime you
assume someone will help/hurt you based on all
the knowledge availible, usually the knowledge doesn't tell the full story.
Example:
1) the prejudice girl
clutched her purse when the black guy walked by.
2) I asked
the cop where the nearest
drugstore was but he didn't know.
prejudice
by Shauser5005 on Aug 20, 2004 07:08:45
Example:
Prejudice often involves creating an opinion of a person based off some quality that doesn't directly
correlate to
that person's character. For example, homomsexuality doesn't necessarily make a person bad; but for that quality, some people hate.
prejudice
by Moses on Jun 16, 2004 23:29:05
The condition of believing
that one group, most often one the prejudor belongs to, is superior to another group. Most often applies in a negative manner, against those of different race, religion,
creed, and
nationality. see stereotype, anti-semetism, racism.
Example:
Hating people because they're black, gay, Jewish, Muslim,
or whatever doesn't make much sense. You can easily find ways
to hate people on an individual basis.
prejudice
by --- on Jan 11, 2005 08:09:01
passing injust
judgement on someone based on an
insignificant factor
some say hating prejudice people is prejudice in itself, but though hating someone because they opress and
discriminate is not injust in any way
prejudice
by be_sacred on Aug 18, 2010 09:09:28
An adjective describing
idiots who think either think that certain groups are below them and horrible,
or that anything different is bad. A lot of the time they are rich or
middle class men. (Sometimes they aren't but usually not often)
Example:
Examples of people who have to suffer prejudice:
Gays
Pagans
Atheists
Blacks
Mexicans
Teenage moms
Etc.
prejudice
by Lexi on Feb 28, 2005 05:34:14
injury or detriment to one's legal rights or claims (as from the action of another): as a : substantial impairment of a defendant's ability to defend
b : tendency for a decision on an improper basis (as past conduct) by a trier of fact ex parte communication to a deliberating jury resulted in any reasonable possibility of prejudice to the defendant —National Law Journal> c : implied waiver of rights and privileges not explicitly retained Example:
Bob: "You nigga!"
Jolene: "
Hamburger man!"
Bob: "I'm Chinese you
nignog, you!"
Jolene: "And I'm African-American. How
do you think I feel?"
Bob: "Less bad than i do!"
Jolene: *runs into bathroom and crys*
Bob: "Good ridance, SLAVE!"
~In this scene, Bob is a Chinese boy calling an African-American girl named Jolene a "nigga" or negro which is what blacks were called when they barely had any rights.~