A thought

When someone never mentions a particular group without in the same breath bashing one or more members of that group, it gives (me and possibly other people) the impression the speaker is prejudiced against that group--an impression that simply asserting that one is not does little to dispel.

It has recently occurred to me that this, at least in the long term since I was already trying to do better, might apply to me too.

I like to think I am not prejudiced.  But minds are deep and only the top layers are visible.  If I am prejudiced, that is a part of myself I do not wish to feed.  If I am not prejudiced, that is an impression I do not wish to give.  And if there might be a prejudiced person reading this (which I suspect is pretty unlikely, but it's the principle of the thing) I don't wish to give them the impression that I support their prejudice.

I have been trying for some time to express my ideas in a positive way--because they can be good without other choices being automatically bad ones, and because people bashing my ideas and my group has certainly done nothing to change my mind.  I think I have been doing better, which is probably not the same as I have been perfect.  Perhaps I could do better yet.

So that was my difficult thought for the week.

Have you had any difficult thoughts you want to talk about?