What Do you guys think of this?

[Jermyn Davidson]

Originally Posted by Baron1710

Did he feel uncomfortable because of the comment or the color?

His response hurt no one.

Where you bored and looking for something to post?

Baron,

His response hurt no one, but his response reflected an ugly prejudice.

If I were Prax, I'd also be offended in bringing a friend over, now the landlord feels like he must deadbolt the door of his bedroom. This reflects a lack of trust for Praxeas as well. At the bare minimum, his actions reflect a lack of trust in Praxeas' judgment.


How was the young man's remark tasteless?

[Digging4Truth]

Originally Posted by Jermyn Davidson

Baron,

His response hurt no one, but his response reflected an ugly prejudice.

If I were Prax, I'd also be offended in bringing a friend over, now the landlord feels like he must deadbolt the door of his bedroom. This reflects a lack of trust for Praxeas as well. At the bare minimum, his actions reflect a lack of trust in Praxeas' judgment.


How was the young man's remark tasteless?

It appears that it is comfortable to pre-judge the landlord's thoughts & intents. Prejudice... is to pre-judge... and it would appear that there is no delay in doing so to this landlord.

[Jermyn Davidson]

Originally Posted by Digging4Truth

It appears that it is comfortable to pre-judge the landlord's thoughts & intents. Prejudice... is to pre-judge... and it would appear that there is no delay in doing so to this landlord.

The situation is this:

My landlord is an older gentleman but has never been one to be worried about someone breaking into the house. When I was bout to leave I just felt the tension in the air. His son later told me that the gentleman I invited over said sometime to the effect of "you have a lot of money".

The next day my landlord put a dead bolt on his bedroom door. This kinda disturbs me.




So why was there tension in the air?

Was the a/c broken or something?




I say what caused the tension was the remark made by the young black man-- a young guy they did not know, who Prax probably did not forewarn them about.

There are several stereotypes prevalent among some folks.

1) Jews will laways attempt to argue you down, or "jew you down" on the price you set for your goods, and

2) Blacks will steal your goods everytime if you give them the chance.

Number 2 is the prejudice that is applicable here-- given what Prax has revealed about the situation.

[Jermyn Davidson]

Prejudice, pure and simple.

Even if the young guy had been white, it is still prejudice.

Mind you, that many elderly people are just a bit more nervous anyway.

For all we know, Prax' landlord is black.

The landlord's actions would still reflect prejudice against the young black man, given what Prax has revealed about the situation.

[Digging4Truth]

Originally Posted by Jermyn Davidson

Prejudice, pure and simple.

Even if the young guy had been white, it is still prejudice.

Mind you, that many elderly people are just a bit more nervous anyway.

For all we know, Prax' landlord is black.

The landlord's actions would still reflect prejudice against the young black man, given what Prax has revealed about the situation.

But your judgment of the mans actions isn't?

It is amazing how one sided the definition of prejudice is these days.

[*AQuietPlace*]

Originally Posted by Jermyn Davidson

Prejudice, pure and simple.

Even if the young guy had been white, it is still prejudice.

Mind you, that many elderly people are just a bit more nervous anyway.

For all we know, Prax' landlord is black.

The landlord's actions would still reflect prejudice against the young black man, given what Prax has revealed about the situation.

It's not necessarily prejudice, it's caution.

We live (sorta) in the country, and we've had people stop by before, with a very lame excuse. I've noticed them glancing around, taking things in. That makes me very uncomfortable, and I immediately wonder if they are staking out the place.

We'd love to be completely trusting of everyone, but that's foolish. Unfortunately, bad things do happen, and we are wise to take precautions at times.

Oh, and the people I'm referring to above have all been white, if that matters.

[Digging4Truth]

Originally Posted by *AQuietPlace*

It's not necessarily prejudice, it's caution.

We live (sorta) in the country, and we've had people stop by before, with a very lame excuse. I've noticed them glancing around, taking things in. That makes me very uncomfortable, and I immediately wonder if they are staking out the place.

We'd love to be completely trusting of everyone, but that's foolish. Unfortunately, bad things do happen, and we are wise to take precautions at times.

Oh, and the people I'm referring to above have all been white.

Per JD's definition I have done all sorts of prejudice things.

I locked my doors & rolled my windows up when driving through downtown houston after midnight.

I locked my doors each day when parking at work in Houston but did not do so back in my small town when I got back home.

Who knew these were evil things.

[Jermyn Davidson]

Originally Posted by Digging4Truth

Per JD's definition I have done all sorts of prejudice things.

I locked my doors & rolled my windows up when driving through downtown houston after midnight.

I locked my doors each day when parking at work in Houston but did not do so back in my small town when I got back home.

Who knew these were evil things.

D4T,

Not all prejudice is evil.


God gave us the ability to be prejudiced and it is, in part, how humans rationalize life and experiences.


I am prejudiced against japanese women in that I don't usually find them attractive.

I am prejudiced against jw's and will usually not do much to help them-- nothng to harm them, mind you. Same with mormons.

In combat, I was prejudiced and will be again, when in that situation again.

Sometimes prejudice is necesary for survival.
Sometimes prejudice is just plain wise.

Sometimes prejudice is evil and is a reflection of hatred or, too often a skewed view of reality.

The way Prax presented his experience smacks of evil.