Prejudice and Discrimination

 "Stop crying like a girl"

"Look the way the car is being driven, it has to be a lady driver"

"Look at those rags he is wearing, he looks pathetic"

Almost everybody of you might have heard these sentences from some elders or even your parents.

What is it called??

PREJUDICE

Pre means early and judice means decision.

So the early decision we make about someone be on his/her looks, caste, gender or behaviour is called prejudice. We have all prejudged people in our lives.

So is it a crime?

No, not really. Its an opinion we form of someone based on our first encounter without knowing much about the person. Thats not a crime sure. But if we treat someone differently based on our preformed notion then it becomes discrimination and thats when it becomes a crime.

 So is it the right thing to do?

Just because something is not wrong does not means its right either. Its our tendency to judge someone based on first encounters. Thats what we have been taught from the society and now we just cant leave it. 

So whats the solution?

The best we can do is not to get the preformed notion get over us or not blindfold us to know the reality about the person. Thats the best way to handle prejudice as we cant stop ourselves to form an opinion about the other but atleast we can have the wisdom to know the truth and believe in facts rather than prejudices