Response to John's Blog - Wk 4

John,I think that many people make judgements too quickly in general on things that are obvious such as age, race, class and gender. I think that people make snap judgements on things that are not so obvious as well. For a long time I struggled with jumping to conclusions about certain people because of more subtle traits based on my experiences with similar individuals. An example, if a man wore an abstract tie or had a beard I assumed that we probably were not going to get along. You generally don't see men who mix ties, i.e. abstract one day symmetrical the next, so I take that as a message about their personality. I only wear ties that have symmetrical patterns and I have no facial hair, therefore I sensed that they were wired differently than me. Past experiences with men in abstract ties with beards have not been good. I still struggle with this stereotype from time to time. I have had some good expereriences recently dealing with men who fit this description so that has helped. I have tried to suppress my pre-concieved notions and reserve judgement, when that didn't work I tried to be "bilingual". I am sure some others have some similiar prejudices that are obscure like mine