racist bigots terrorists thug we as human beings love labels the idea of us
human beings love labels the idea of us
human beings love labels the idea of us versus them the african-americans the
versus them the african-americans the
versus them the african-americans the Mexicans the Asians the gays transgender
Mexicans the Asians the gays transgender
Mexicans the Asians the gays transgender Christians Muslims oh the Millennials
Christians Muslims oh the Millennials
Christians Muslims oh the Millennials the root of all problems the entitled
the root of all problems the entitled
the root of all problems the entitled group of hipsters why why do we love to
group of hipsters why why do we love to
group of hipsters why why do we love to label the other day I was putting away
label the other day I was putting away
label the other day I was putting away my daughter’s quotes and despite what my
my daughter’s quotes and despite what my
my daughter’s quotes and despite what my husband would like to say I’d like to
husband would like to say I’d like to
husband would like to say I’d like to keep everything orderly I ran across
keep everything orderly I ran across
keep everything orderly I ran across this one dress it bothered me so much I
this one dress it bothered me so much I
this one dress it bothered me so much I like to put away her clothes fancy
like to put away her clothes fancy
like to put away her clothes fancy school clothes under her play clothes a
school clothes under her play clothes a
school clothes under her play clothes a little bit OCD but that’s all right this
little bit OCD but that’s all right this
little bit OCD but that’s all right this one dress was fancy enough if warm with
one dress was fancy enough if warm with
one dress was fancy enough if warm with leggings would be good for a party
leggings would be good for a party
leggings would be good for a party casual enough worn with jeans good for
casual enough worn with jeans good for
casual enough worn with jeans good for school good for play comfortable enough
school good for play comfortable enough
school good for play comfortable enough to be worn as pajamas now which drawer
to be worn as pajamas now which drawer
to be worn as pajamas now which drawer do I put this dress in or do I hang it
do I put this dress in or do I hang it
do I put this dress in or do I hang it now see this piece of cloth she’ll
now see this piece of cloth she’ll
now see this piece of cloth she’ll outgrow it and I don’t have to be
outgrow it and I don’t have to be
outgrow it and I don’t have to be bothered by it but just like that piece
bothered by it but just like that piece
bothered by it but just like that piece of cloth every single individual is
of cloth every single individual is
of cloth every single individual is unique and cannot be put into these
unique and cannot be put into these
unique and cannot be put into these perfect little boxes and drawers put
perfect little boxes and drawers put
perfect little boxes and drawers put under one label but we want to so badly
under one label but we want to so badly
under one label but we want to so badly because everyone doesn’t fit into it and
because everyone doesn’t fit into it and
because everyone doesn’t fit into it and we don’t want to make the effort to
we don’t want to make the effort to
we don’t want to make the effort to truly understand the complexity beside
truly understand the complexity beside
truly understand the complexity beside we heard this one individual now I want
we heard this one individual now I want
we heard this one individual now I want you to take a look at this image a study
you to take a look at this image a study
you to take a look at this image a study done by Robert Goldstone he studied the
done by Robert Goldstone he studied the
done by Robert Goldstone he studied the effects of categorization on color
effects of categorization on color
effects of categorization on color perception what he found is when
perception what he found is when
perception what he found is when individuals who were shown a random
individuals who were shown a random
individuals who were shown a random series of numbers and letters arranging
series of numbers and letters arranging
series of numbers and letters arranging from red to violet they rated the led
from red to violet they rated the led
from red to violet they rated the led being similar color and the number is
being similar color and the number is
being similar color and the number is being somewhat cover even though
being somewhat cover even though
being somewhat cover even though interestingly L and eight are the exact
interestingly L and eight are the exact
interestingly L and eight are the exact same color what does this have to do
same color what does this have to do
same color what does this have to do with labels and Prejudice our mind
with labels and Prejudice our mind
with labels and Prejudice our mind thinks that I am more like the people in
thinks that I am more like the people in
thinks that I am more like the people in my little box in my category rather than
my little box in my category rather than
my little box in my category rather than somebody from another box or another
somebody from another box or another
somebody from another box or another category from another race religion
category from another race religion
category from another race religion country political affiliation
country political affiliation
country political affiliation Gordon Albert in his classic book the
Gordon Albert in his classic book the
Gordon Albert in his classic book the nature of prejudice wrote that the human
nature of prejudice wrote that the human
nature of prejudice wrote that the human mind must think with the aid of
mind must think with the aid of
mind must think with the aid of categories
categories
categories once these categories are formed this is
once these categories are formed this is
once these categories are formed this is the basis for normal prejudgment we
the basis for normal prejudgment we
the basis for normal prejudgment we cannot possibly avoid this process
cannot possibly avoid this process
cannot possibly avoid this process orderly living depends on it and the
orderly living depends on it and the
orderly living depends on it and the professor’s scalp last wrote social
professor’s scalp last wrote social
professor’s scalp last wrote social categories form an essential part of
categories form an essential part of
categories form an essential part of human thought but because these
human thought but because these
human thought but because these attributes such as race sex they lie on
attributes such as race sex they lie on
attributes such as race sex they lie on a continuum rather than categories
a continuum rather than categories
a continuum rather than categories social labels are never more than
social labels are never more than
social labels are never more than approximation now what does that mean
approximation now what does that mean
approximation now what does that mean it means the world is not black and
it means the world is not black and
it means the world is not black and white there’s a lot of gray in between
white there’s a lot of gray in between
white there’s a lot of gray in between that we need to acknowledge in order to
that we need to acknowledge in order to
that we need to acknowledge in order to know one another for example what race
know one another for example what race
know one another for example what race are you you think you know you should do
are you you think you know you should do
are you you think you know you should do an ancestor test we’re all a mixture of
an ancestor test we’re all a mixture of
an ancestor test we’re all a mixture of various races let’s try another example
various races let’s try another example
various races let’s try another example what does it mean when I say I am an
what does it mean when I say I am an
what does it mean when I say I am an American that you were born on us well
American that you were born on us well
American that you were born on us well you live the majority of your life here
you live the majority of your life here
you live the majority of your life here that you are of a particular skin color
that you are of a particular skin color
that you are of a particular skin color or belong to a social class maybe a
or belong to a social class maybe a
or belong to a social class maybe a particular political affiliation faith
particular political affiliation faith
particular political affiliation faith lifestyle or is being American simply
lifestyle or is being American simply
lifestyle or is being American simply the concept of one nation under God
the concept of one nation under God
the concept of one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for
indivisible with liberty and justice for
indivisible with liberty and justice for all
all
all now I want you to focus on two words in
now I want you to focus on two words in
now I want you to focus on two words in the center
the center
the center indivisible and all so how can we have
indivisible and all so how can we have
indivisible and all so how can we have liberty and justice for all
liberty and justice for all
liberty and justice for all by being indivisible how can we be
by being indivisible how can we be
by being indivisible how can we be indivisible by shattering our
indivisible by shattering our
indivisible by shattering our preconceptions one for all all for one
preconceptions one for all all for one
preconceptions one for all all for one by starting to acknowledge that we as a
by starting to acknowledge that we as a
by starting to acknowledge that we as a human race are more alike than we are
human race are more alike than we are
human race are more alike than we are different alike in our desire to be free
different alike in our desire to be free
different alike in our desire to be free to live our lives according to what we
to live our lives according to what we
to live our lives according to what we believe is true happiness without being
believe is true happiness without being
believe is true happiness without being imposed on by others so if we don’t want
imposed on by others so if we don’t want
imposed on by others so if we don’t want to be imposed on by others then what
to be imposed on by others then what
to be imposed on by others then what rights do we have to impose ourselves
rights do we have to impose ourselves
rights do we have to impose ourselves upon others see it is our prejudgment it
upon others see it is our prejudgment it
upon others see it is our prejudgment it is our prejudice that forces us to
is our prejudice that forces us to
is our prejudice that forces us to impose ourselves on others that somehow
impose ourselves on others that somehow
impose ourselves on others that somehow my lifestyle my way of living is better
my lifestyle my way of living is better
my lifestyle my way of living is better and the right way so everyone else must
and the right way so everyone else must
and the right way so everyone else must follow me we all have prejudice some
follow me we all have prejudice some
follow me we all have prejudice some good some bad I mean it’s perfectly all
good some bad I mean it’s perfectly all
good some bad I mean it’s perfectly all right to believe agents are smart it’s
right to believe agents are smart it’s
right to believe agents are smart it’s true we are
true we are
true we are however stereotyping and Prejudice have
however stereotyping and Prejudice have
however stereotyping and Prejudice have harmful is a harmful behavior Theodor
harmful is a harmful behavior Theodor
harmful is a harmful behavior Theodor Adorno a man who fled Nazi Germany he
Adorno a man who fled Nazi Germany he
Adorno a man who fled Nazi Germany he co-authored a book called the
co-authored a book called the
co-authored a book called the authoritarian personality in it he
authoritarian personality in it he
authoritarian personality in it he outlined the traits that led to becoming
outlined the traits that led to becoming
outlined the traits that led to becoming prejudice a rigid categorical thinker
prejudice a rigid categorical thinker
prejudice a rigid categorical thinker that obeyed Authority without question
that obeyed Authority without question
that obeyed Authority without question that saw the world is black and white
that saw the world is black and white
that saw the world is black and white and believed in a racial or social
and believed in a racial or social
and believed in a racial or social superiority
superiority
superiority let’s visit this black and white world
let’s visit this black and white world
let’s visit this black and white world for a second so if you voted for Trump
for a second so if you voted for Trump
for a second so if you voted for Trump you must be a racist and a bigot if
you must be a racist and a bigot if
you must be a racist and a bigot if you’re an African American protesting
you’re an African American protesting
you’re an African American protesting you must be a thug if you are a Muslim
you must be a thug if you are a Muslim
you must be a thug if you are a Muslim hijab’ you might that either oppressed
hijab’ you might that either oppressed
hijab’ you might that either oppressed or are terrorist pack one
or are terrorist pack one
or are terrorist pack one if you’re a mexican-american you must be
if you’re a mexican-american you must be
if you’re a mexican-american you must be a legal immigrant if you’re poor you’re
a legal immigrant if you’re poor you’re
a legal immigrant if you’re poor you’re just lazy and you want to take advantage
just lazy and you want to take advantage
just lazy and you want to take advantage of the system
of the system
of the system these are precursor conceptions that we
these are precursor conceptions that we
these are precursor conceptions that we need to share and to learn that each
need to share and to learn that each
need to share and to learn that each human being is unique and does not fit
human being is unique and does not fit
human being is unique and does not fit into tiny little boxes the moment we see
into tiny little boxes the moment we see
into tiny little boxes the moment we see race sex religion age as a continuum we
race sex religion age as a continuum we
race sex religion age as a continuum we realize that social labels are nothing
realize that social labels are nothing
realize that social labels are nothing more than bad approximation and then we
more than bad approximation and then we
more than bad approximation and then we free our minds of this prejudice
free our minds of this prejudice
free our minds of this prejudice do I have prejudice oh absolutely but
do I have prejudice oh absolutely but
do I have prejudice oh absolutely but what am I going to do about it I’m gonna
what am I going to do about it I’m gonna
what am I going to do about it I’m gonna fight it I’m gonna fight it every single
fight it I’m gonna fight it every single
fight it I’m gonna fight it every single day we all carry the burden of prejudice
day we all carry the burden of prejudice
day we all carry the burden of prejudice inside of us whether that prejudice is
inside of us whether that prejudice is
inside of us whether that prejudice is about immigrants about a different
about immigrants about a different
about immigrants about a different social class race faith lifestyle
social class race faith lifestyle
social class race faith lifestyle Republicans Democrats the prejudice is
Republicans Democrats the prejudice is
Republicans Democrats the prejudice is there but a simple conversation can help
there but a simple conversation can help
there but a simple conversation can help us overcome this prejudice that we hold
us overcome this prejudice that we hold
us overcome this prejudice that we hold inside of us so let’s visit a world
inside of us so let’s visit a world
inside of us so let’s visit a world that’s not black and white
that’s not black and white
that’s not black and white let’s choose to see life as a continuum
let’s choose to see life as a continuum
let’s choose to see life as a continuum and not rigid categories I choose to
and not rigid categories I choose to
and not rigid categories I choose to believe that 62 million people my
believe that 62 million people my
believe that 62 million people my neighbors my colleagues cannot be racist
neighbors my colleagues cannot be racist
neighbors my colleagues cannot be racist I choose to believe that person standing
I choose to believe that person standing
I choose to believe that person standing up for social justice is not a thug I
up for social justice is not a thug I
up for social justice is not a thug I choose to believe that she freely
choose to believe that she freely
choose to believe that she freely chooses to wear that as an expression of
chooses to wear that as an expression of
chooses to wear that as an expression of her faith that illegal immigrants I’m
her faith that illegal immigrants I’m
her faith that illegal immigrants I’m sorry the illegal immigrants are
sorry the illegal immigrants are
sorry the illegal immigrants are hardworking individuals looking for a
hardworking individuals looking for a
hardworking individuals looking for a better future for their children and
better future for their children and
better future for their children and illegal immigrants are running from
illegal immigrants are running from
illegal immigrants are running from unimaginable circumstances that poor
unimaginable circumstances that poor
unimaginable circumstances that poor people are stuck in an unfortunate
people are stuck in an unfortunate
people are stuck in an unfortunate situation and they’re trying their best
situation and they’re trying their best
situation and they’re trying their best to get out of it so let’s find things
to get out of it so let’s find things
to get out of it so let’s find things that connect us and not that divide us a
that connect us and not that divide us a
that connect us and not that divide us a change in your attitude and a simple
change in your attitude and a simple
change in your attitude and a simple conversation can shatter all of these
conversation can shatter all of these
conversation can shatter all of these prejudiced beliefs once we overcome our
prejudiced beliefs once we overcome our
prejudiced beliefs once we overcome our preconceptions we will be
preconceptions we will be
preconceptions we will be divisible and we will be enabled to
divisible and we will be enabled to
divisible and we will be enabled to fight for justice and liberty for all I
fight for justice and liberty for all I
fight for justice and liberty for all I don’t want you to simply walk out of
don’t want you to simply walk out of
don’t want you to simply walk out of here with this rosy idea of kumbaya
here with this rosy idea of kumbaya
here with this rosy idea of kumbaya let’s hold hands and sing together no
let’s hold hands and sing together no
let’s hold hands and sing together no when you walk out there into that Lobby
when you walk out there into that Lobby
when you walk out there into that Lobby I want you to approach someone that you
I want you to approach someone that you
I want you to approach someone that you may have or had or still have prejudices
may have or had or still have prejudices
may have or had or still have prejudices about and I want you to talk to them be
about and I want you to talk to them be
about and I want you to talk to them be bold and ask them questions that will
bold and ask them questions that will
bold and ask them questions that will help you overcome your prejudice and who
help you overcome your prejudice and who
help you overcome your prejudice and who knows perhaps in doing so you may help
knows perhaps in doing so you may help
knows perhaps in doing so you may help them overcome a prejudice about you
prejudice is a learned behavior so we
prejudice is a learned behavior so we need to take steps to unlearn this
need to take steps to unlearn this
need to take steps to unlearn this behavior now stop and think can a non-us
behavior now stop and think can a non-us
behavior now stop and think can a non-us born brown hijab wearing women be
born brown hijab wearing women be
born brown hijab wearing women be considered an American well if America
considered an American well if America
considered an American well if America is an idea of justice and liberty for
is an idea of justice and liberty for
is an idea of justice and liberty for all then absolutely
all then absolutely
all then absolutely so let’s rise above our prejudice and
so let’s rise above our prejudice and
so let’s rise above our prejudice and fight for justice and liberty for all
fight for justice and liberty for all
fight for justice and liberty for all because if you risk the liberty and
because if you risk the liberty and
because if you risk the liberty and justice of one person you have risked it
justice of one person you have risked it
justice of one person you have risked it for everyone thank you
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