More Compassion, Less Judgement As I was growing up in Uzbekistan, I was exposed to the diversity of a wide mix of ethnic groups and cultures. I’ve been raised to be respectful of others, regardless of their differences and to not judge people. Exposure to the multiculturalism helped me develop a greater social awareness needed to overcome implicit biases, to understand and respect others. In the book Blink, the author, Malcolm Gladwell, describes how the sales director of the Flemington Nissan dealership in New Jersey, Bob Golomb became a successful salesman. He has an ability to make snap judgements about customers, however, he tries not to judge anyone based on their appearance and serve his customers equally. He is aware of just how dangerous …show more content…
snap judgements are when it comes to the race, sex, and appearance. Like Golomb tries to treat every customer fairly and withhold judgement, I also find myself trying to avoid judging people by their appearance and try to respect each person. As a Christian, I try my best not to judge people’s cultures, religions, or nationalities. I strongly believe that everyone should be treated equally, so no one would experience being set aside. Modern society is too quick to judge people on their appearances. Most people decide who another person is before they have spoken to them. I act this way because I follow my favorite script from the Holy Bible, which is, “Judge not, that you be not judged. For with what judgement you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you” (Matthew 7:1-2). I don’t like to judge how people look, what they wear, because of my religious beliefs. Also, I understand that judging a person doesn’t define who they are. This is why I like working in healthcare and interacting with many people with different cultures, races, and beliefs. It helps me understand and empathize with them. Sometimes, humans unfairly judge others because it makes them feel superior. Also, it’s easier to look down on people than it is to truly understand them. For example, I saw an Asian patient being mistreated by a coworker because of his appearance and the language he spoke. As Golomb explained, “Prejudging is the kiss of death. You have to give everyone your best shot” (Gladwell 91). Therefore, I took care of that patient throughout the whole process with respect and made sure he was satisfied with the service provided. I always try to be respectful to everyone and I don’t come to a conversation with assumptions about someone else’s opinion or background based on their race, gender, religion, nationality, or any other factors. Everyone is an individual with their own experiences and wisdom. In comparison, Golomb became a successful salesman because of his ability to thin-slice effectively.
He had to gather all the information to figure out and adjust to customer’s needs. He would always give customers the best experience, even if things are terrible at home. When most salespeople see their customers, they make snap judgments about a person’s appearance (Gladwell 91). According to Gladwell, Golomb tries to be careful with first impressions and snap judgements. As Gladwell described Golomb, “He has antennae out to pick up on whether someone is confident or insecure, knowledgeable or naïve, trusting or suspicious- but from that thin-slicing flurry he tries to edit out those impressions based solely on physical appearance” (91). In other words, Golomb uses his first impression of the customer appearance to recognize their needs. It helps him to provide his customers excellent service. In fact, Gladwell believes that an important reason for Golomb’s success is, even though he may make snap judgments about a customer’s needs, but he tries never to judge anyone on the basis of his or her appearance (90-91). Most importantly, Gladwell emphasizes that “Taking rapid cognition seriously- acknowledging the incredible power, for good and ill, that first impressions play in our lives- requires that we take active steps to manage and control those impressions” (98). In fact, Golomb is a great example of managing judgement, which leads to success. After all, Golomb is a kind, respectful person who manages to limit use of stereotypes to treat every customer exactly the
same. As I explained, Golomb and I have a similar point of view on how to take care of people. Both, Golomb and I, like to provide the best customers experience as possible and make sure everything is all right. Like Golomb, I try my best to take care of patients with empathy and respect. I put myself in other people’s shoes and attempt to truly understand where they’re coming from to avoid judging them. I believe that respecting each other is a way of getting along and making the world livable and more delightful for everyone. Works Cited Gladwell, Malcolm. Blink. New York: Back Bay Books/Little, Brown and Company, January 2005. Printed in the United States of America. The Bible, New Kings James Version. Thomas Nelson. Nashville 1994. Printed in Korea.
Today’s job seeker has tough competition. In the textbook reading “Judging by the Cover” by Bonny Gainley, she argues that job seekers ought to be careful when they make personal choices that initially will affect their chances of entering the workplace. People have a need to be accepted by others just the way they are, but many of us were taught as adolescence that we should not judge a book by its cover, yet people judge others solely on their personal appearances. That goes for businesses as well, “[t]he bottom line is that businesses exist to make money. Whether it seems fair or not, generally employers do care about the personal appearances of the people they hire because those people represent the business to its customers” (5). Maybe
All blondes are dumb. Gingers have no soul. All Jews are greedy. All Asians are bad drivers. Imagine living in a world where people are put into a category simply because of their appearance, race, or religion. It limits a person’s chance of expressing individuality through categorization. Desmond Cole’s article, “The Skin I’m In” introduces the struggles faced by black people through racial stereotypes in Canada— a country known for its diversity. Cole reveals the experiences of black people who are stereotyped as dangerous; as a result, they are victimized with prejudice, discrimination, and injustice by society.
For many year humans have been trying to fight against discrimination in their communities, but it's an uphill battle that doesn’t seem like it’s been fully wiped out yet in our society. Discrimination and Prejudice has been a key issue that has affected many people around the world. In the movie that we saw in class, “My Cousin Vinny” (1992) it focused on these key issues of prejudice, discrimination, stereotypes and even eye witness testimonies. In the movie it focuses on these key issues while bringing a little humor to the viewers. In this paper I will be going into more detail of how this movie really brought to light these key issues.
In relation to the “Implicit association test, which measures unconscious bias,” Myers acknowledges that “Seventy percent of white people taking that test prefer white.” Not only do white people prefer someone of their race, but “Fifty percent of black people taking that test prefer white” as well. Informing us of the results from the IAT (Implicit Association Test) helps showcase that there is a clear bias among us that “we’ve been schooled in.” Myers provides this data in order to further justify that we all play a role in the “prejudices that fuel those kinds of tragic incidents” that happened to the black men mentioned in the previous paragraph. Conversely with a grandiose tone, the diversity advocate explains that the problem isn’t so much that “we see color” its “what we do when we see the color.” Verna Myers bringing this issue to light is effective in the sense that it makes her audience re-evaluate their standpoint within these specific instances. Are their prejudices a part of the problem?” Yes. Verna Myers is well aware that “we are not shooting people down in the street” nonetheless, we still contribute to the issue until we are willing to “look within and being to change
An inevitable reality that Americans face all too often, or even just human culture in general, is stereotyping. As human beings we observe one another and frequently come to a conclusion about an individual solely based on these observations. We don’t take the time to get to know each other or hear their intellectual views before we have already made a judgement based on appearance, grammatical skills, race, or even the religion they identify with. Throughout the movie “Crash” I identified many instances of whole groups of people being generalized, therefore stereotyped. One scene in the movie showed
General Zaroff from the short story The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell proves to be a determine, analytical and immoral character.
After all these years, racism and prejudices are still present in our society. It seems as though there is not a day that goes by without seeing a story about a racially fueled crime or act of discrimination on the news. As much as people would like to believe that racism no longer exist and that stereotyping and racial profiling do not happen on a daily basis, the truth of the matter is that these prejudices are still very existent today. In the 2004 movie Crash, the lives of several Los Angeles citizens intertwine when faced with racism, stereotyping and crime.
In Neil Bissoondath’s essay, we see an example with the mover complaining about a Chinese driver he encountered. He said, “I’m not racist, but the Chinese are the worst drivers on the road.” (Bissoondath 271) The accusation that the mover made was a stereotype which exists about the Chinese, in general, because of the shape of their eyes because of their ethnicity. Their eye sight is not impaired in any way because of the shape of their eyes, but because they are different and people are afraid of them, they are made fun of because they are different.
Most people are often unaware or misinformed of many situations that affect them in their everyday life. Some of this issues could include the topics that the authors mention – multiculturalism or white privilege. Gates explains that “the debate [on multiculturalism] has been miscast from the beginning [and] it may be worth setting straight” (26). Gates is addressing the opposition to multiculturalism by expressing that the topic that they might have original viewed as negativity, could actually the key to achieving true ethnic diversity. He is stating that if people continue to believe that multiculturalism is just a way to boost the self-esteem of minorities, then it will continue to create a problematic situation where different ethnicities constantly clash because people fear what they do not understand. McIntosh reveals a prime example of this dismissive nature of understanding cultural diversity. She states that she believes that “whites are carefully taught not to recognize white privilege” (1). Gates is able to shed light on McIntosh’s claim because the miscomprehension of cultural diversity and the idea of white privilege are intrinsically tied. If people are not taught to respect other ethnicities and their traditions then it creates this idea that the cultural that is being taught – in this case white – is the dominant one. McIntosh states that this is an unconscious effort and I would have to agree.
Every single human being on planet Earth lives a different life, and as individuals we “see but don’t see” each other (Anderson 4). When interacting with others, the human race is guilty of “divert[ing] their gazes” by “looking up...down…or away” in a type of ignorance towards the “diverse mix of strangers that they encounter” (Anderson 2). Anderson calls to light the idea of skin color acting a social barrier, which causes people as a whole to play defense in public environments. In past history, the United States was completely divided down the middle due to segregation, and unfortunately, racism has never been completely eradicated. The Cosmopolitan Canopy was published in the year 2011, and Anderson’s observations note that these stereotypes are still observable today. Anderson describes a world in which individuals with white skin are seen to be associated with “respectability, civility, and trust,” while individuals with black skin are seen to be associated with “poverty, danger, and mistrust” (Anderson 2). Knowing that these stereotypes are unjust and judgmental, the sad reality is that we live in a society that is not color-blind, and the opening pages of The Cosmopolitan Canopy explain how people shape their behaviors to
Stereotypes have negatively affected people globally for hundreds of years. They are to be both hurtful and incorrect despite the few that may subscribe to them. Movies such as “Crash” portray these stereotypes and try to educate on their inconsistences and the harm they cause. However, they still exist in the lives of real people, making them a growing problem in today 's society.
Race is the utmost prevalent issue that has ensued in both positive and negative outcomes throughout the world. While many gains have been made, race is still a major issue in the world. How people categorize themselves based on their physical appearance, and choose which characteristics are preferable in society, really emphasizes racism. According to Kenneth J. Guest’s text Cultural Anthropology, ethnocentrism is what distorts society’s perception on which physical characteristics are preferable and better for society. Using one’s own culture to evaluate and judge the practices and ideas of others is what ignites racism. The biggest issue with racism is the evaluation of whether one race is perceived to be inferior or superior. In the process
The case study we analyzed was the North American clothing company Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F), which was founded in Manhattan, New York over 100 years ago, currently with over 1000 stores worldwide. A study conducted in 2015 from a man by the name of Samuel V. Bruton was completed to examine the morality of looks-based hiring. Abercrombie & Fitch is notorious for hiring those who fit the “all-American image,” while subjugating those who do not fit into this look by sending them to the stockroom, where these people are isolated from intermingling with customers; A&F admitted to hiring based on physical appearance. Our society is built upon a certain standardized beauty, where we have certain standards for aspects such as skin colour, height,
In many companies, especially fashion industries, promotion for merchandise is mainly targeted to attract a youthful and attractive youth. One of the most noticible tactics of this example is advertising, usually showcasing a beautiful and lean supermodel. However, businesses are now hiring good-looking employees, in an attempt to lure in more customers. Recruiting people as "walking billboards" is controversial, considering the chances of being employed would be biasied, due to how a worker may look. Steven Greenhouse, the author of "Going for the Look, but Risking Discrimination" provides the reality of how looking a certain way for a job, is associated to prejudisim. In contrast, Mr. Cohen's analysis depicts that "being able to find a brand enhancer, or... a walking billboard, is critical." However, I disagree with Cohen, because there is more to a product than just an attractive representative.
“Social forces create the 'feeling ' or 'decision ' to change your behavior in someway and to be very careful to check on the formality of future gatherings to which you are invited” (Pearson 43). The authors explain how when a person was invited to a faculty barbecue. The person attended the barbecue in casual clothing T-shirt, shorts, and sandals, but the rest of the faculty was dressed in formal clothing. The person felt a sense of embarrassment. A person can be very courteous to a different person of another race. A group can then make fun of the person for treating them equally to their race. Then the person who treated the other race with respect, will then discriminate the race because the person felt a sense of embarrassment from their own race, and want to be accepted by their race. To solve racism with social forces is to respect all races because no is superior or better than another race.