Comments on a Facebook post. The original post is not shown. The first comment, which 6 people liked, reads, "Everyone has prejudice. It's normal. Every single person on the planet. It is a conditioned response to your environment." The OP replies, "that doesn't make it ok." The commenter responds, "you are mistaking prejudice with racism. They are not the same. Prejudice is earned. It's learned. Life experience plays a big role. Racism is just treating or hating someone for racial reasons. Big differences. Yes racism is wrong." Four people liked that comment. The OP then says, "prejudice is an umbrella term and I'm not only talking about racism, which is why I used it."

A continuation of the same comment chain described in the previous image. Part of the OP's last comment is visible at the top. The final comment from the commenter says, "sorry you are wrong. Sad."

I’m sorry I didn’t use different colors when I marked the names out. These comments are between the same two people. It was in a neighborhood group discussing a recent neighborhood-wide survey.

Nobody ever liked the OP’s comments by the way, so I guess the whole area agrees with these enlightening definitions of racism and prejudice.

  • @ccunning
    7•3 months ago

    Prejudice is earned

    I’m no dictionary but I’m pretty sure this isn’t true by definition.

    • @ZagamTheVile
      8•3 months ago

      Maybe? Probably? I think maybe op here was saying we can learn prejudice. Like if a dude with a beard and sport sunglasses rants racist shit at me, then another guy with a beard and shiny orange sunglasses does the same thing, then 2 more bearded guys in John Deere hats and mirrored sunglasses do it, maybe I start getting twitchy around dudes with facial hair and a predilection for expensive eyewear.

      • Rhynoplaz
        5•3 months ago

        Yeah. I think I understand what they were trying to say, but these definitions of theirs just make it more confusing.