Journal+5

1. Why do people tend to make fun of those who are in some way different? Do you believe this tendency is stronger in adults or children? Why?

2. Imagine which kind of insult would provoke you the most. An insult about... Explain which insult is most offensive to you and why.
 * your appearance or dress
 * your character or actions
 * a friend or family member
 * your beliefs

3. Give examples of prejudice (this can be a list). What are the most common types in your community? Your school? Explain why prejudice is destructive, perhaps citing specific examples you've heard of or witnessed. Have you ever experienced any sort of prejudice? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

1. I think that people make fun of those who are different because they don't know how to treat the person. They feel uncomfortable and making fun of them is how they treat the individual. Both adults and children do this so I don't think that it matters what their age is. People do not change as they grow up.

2. I think that an insult about my character and actions would hurt the most because in my mind, I feel like I'm a nice person and would feel bad if I knew others thought lowly of me. An example is in baseball. I perform just fine the way I play but when a coach criticizes my batting stance or other skills, it ticks me off because there is nothing wrong with the way that I'm doing it.

3. Dumb blondes, dangerous/ weapon carrying blacks, smart asians...

While these are prejudice, some of them are true in our area. Blondes can be very dimwitted at times and that is why it is a stereotype around our area. I know one thing I really hate is when coaches favorites get more playing time than others. Though being prejudice is wrong, it will never leave our lives because everybody has their opinions.