Prejudice Stinks
English 101-184: College Writing Revised May 17, 1999 Prejudice Stinks My perception of prejudice falls into three categories: physical, ethnic/cultural, and social. Prejudice to me is unfair and wrong. When a person is prejudiced he or she is making preconceived notions about people based on outward signs such as looks. When you are prejudiced, you are missing out on possible opportunities and what life has to offer. When you meet or see someone you first notice his or her skin color and skin tone. I am an African/American with a medium complexion. Within my race we have dark-skinned and lighter-skinned complexions. My observations and experience have led me to believe that if I were dark-skinned, I would get treated a little more unfairly than if I were light-skinned not only by those in my race but also outside of my race. Spanish people have the same problem. When a Spanish person is white in skin color, they are treated better than other Spanish that are dark. Look at Spain for instance, the Spaniards don’t like the Spanish people from Puerto Rico. And why? Because Spaniards are mostly all white-skinned versus the Spanish people in Puerto Rico where they are light, medium-dark, and dark in color. After a person is evaluated on their skin color, the focus of attention is to the person’s physical attributes.