WEBVTT 00:00:28.109 --> 00:00:31.809 Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo. What's up, everybody? It's 00:00:31.809 --> 00:00:35.030 Neogentrics from Food for Thought Thoughts, if 00:00:35.030 --> 00:00:37.570 it were you. We're back with another episode, 00:00:37.649 --> 00:00:41.390 another feature film section, talking about stuff 00:00:41.390 --> 00:00:44.289 that either people don't think about, don't concern 00:00:44.289 --> 00:00:46.250 themselves with, don't want to have nothing to 00:00:46.250 --> 00:00:49.469 do with, or they just don't know that it even 00:00:49.469 --> 00:00:52.509 is a thing. But common sense, it's not so common. 00:00:53.210 --> 00:00:56.070 But again, that's a topic for another day. I 00:00:56.070 --> 00:00:58.090 really want to do that podcast. I might do it 00:00:58.090 --> 00:01:01.890 tomorrow. We'll see how things pan out from this 00:01:01.890 --> 00:01:05.109 point moving forward. Every day from this point 00:01:05.109 --> 00:01:07.390 forward, I'll be releasing podcasts like I usually 00:01:07.390 --> 00:01:10.909 do at 3 a .m. And maybe a subsequent one during 00:01:10.909 --> 00:01:13.849 the day. Look for that one. Those are bonus episodes, 00:01:14.109 --> 00:01:17.750 typically. But they'll be included with the standard 00:01:17.750 --> 00:01:22.230 set as regular episodes. But for now, we're going 00:01:22.230 --> 00:01:25.010 to go ahead and move on with the next issue at 00:01:25.010 --> 00:01:30.010 hand. It's 3 a .m. here in Houston, and the temperature 00:01:30.010 --> 00:01:33.609 is 34 degrees. I promise you it's going to get 00:01:33.609 --> 00:01:36.769 colder, but as long as you stay warm, everything 00:01:36.769 --> 00:01:40.890 will be all right. So let's get started with 00:01:40.890 --> 00:01:47.189 today's topic, shall we? Today's topic is bigotry. 00:01:48.560 --> 00:01:52.680 Things of the like. What is it? Its definition. 00:01:52.680 --> 00:01:57.280 Where did it come from? And then its differences 00:01:57.280 --> 00:02:06.560 from its alternate wording and where else it 00:02:06.560 --> 00:02:10.740 can be found and misconceptions about it. Now, 00:02:10.759 --> 00:02:12.860 technically, this would fit into the category 00:02:12.860 --> 00:02:16.509 of morals and self -behavior, but... This is 00:02:16.509 --> 00:02:20.389 an attitude that most people have. So I'm going 00:02:20.389 --> 00:02:21.729 to take a short break and we're going to get 00:02:21.729 --> 00:02:39.949 started. All right, everybody, we're back. Let's 00:02:39.949 --> 00:02:44.240 get started. First things first. I did say that 00:02:44.240 --> 00:02:47.860 we'll talk about the definition of the word bigot 00:02:47.860 --> 00:02:52.139 and what it means and what is it. So simply put, 00:02:52.280 --> 00:02:56.360 the definition of a bigot is a person who is 00:02:56.360 --> 00:03:00.280 obstinately or intolerably devoted to his or 00:03:00.280 --> 00:03:03.139 her own opinions and prejudices. They don't care 00:03:03.139 --> 00:03:06.280 what anyone else thinks or what they feel or 00:03:06.280 --> 00:03:08.659 how they react. They only want what they believe 00:03:08.659 --> 00:03:13.370 is to be true. and to stay that way. They want 00:03:13.370 --> 00:03:15.629 you to fit in their little box, essentially. 00:03:16.669 --> 00:03:21.770 Especially such people. There are people who, 00:03:22.050 --> 00:03:24.789 a further extended definition of the word of 00:03:24.789 --> 00:03:27.449 a bigot is one who regards or treats members 00:03:27.449 --> 00:03:30.789 of a group, such as a racial or ethnic group, 00:03:30.909 --> 00:03:34.289 with hatred and intolerance. Hey, hold on a second. 00:03:34.409 --> 00:03:36.250 In the back of your mind, you're probably thinking, 00:03:36.289 --> 00:03:39.550 wait, isn't that the same thing as racism or 00:03:39.550 --> 00:03:42.750 being prejudiced? Maybe it is, maybe it isn't. 00:03:42.789 --> 00:03:46.490 We'll cover that a little bit later. But essentially, 00:03:46.689 --> 00:03:54.789 that's what it is. As far as I know, the word 00:03:54.789 --> 00:04:01.810 first started being used in the 1660s. As far 00:04:01.810 --> 00:04:11.830 as I can remember, at least. And with that being 00:04:11.830 --> 00:04:15.050 said, the acts or beliefs and characteristics 00:04:15.050 --> 00:04:20.509 of a bigot are further extruded by its pluralized 00:04:20.509 --> 00:04:26.370 form, bigotry, which is, I guess, pretty much 00:04:26.370 --> 00:04:29.689 the same thing. It's essentially the acts or 00:04:29.689 --> 00:04:31.930 beliefs of the characteristics of a person or 00:04:31.930 --> 00:04:35.509 of a bigot, such as racial bigotry, which is 00:04:35.509 --> 00:04:39.910 a thing. Essentially, they're intolerable and 00:04:39.910 --> 00:04:43.129 straight up go down with their thoughts. That's 00:04:43.129 --> 00:04:46.689 essentially all they are. People who believe 00:04:46.689 --> 00:04:49.949 that what they think is true is the only addendum 00:04:49.949 --> 00:04:53.709 and that people should all stick to what they 00:04:53.709 --> 00:04:59.009 believe. Well, now we can move into that topic 00:04:59.009 --> 00:05:01.970 that I mentioned before that's a bit of a gray 00:05:01.970 --> 00:05:07.269 area. That would be the difference between bigotry 00:05:07.269 --> 00:05:17.569 and prejudice. To prejudice or prejudge something 00:05:17.569 --> 00:05:23.189 as a verb is to give rise to essentially prejudice, 00:05:23.329 --> 00:05:27.269 especially in someone or rather a decision or 00:05:27.269 --> 00:05:33.790 an idea. It also means to make something or result 00:05:33.790 --> 00:05:40.029 bias. In the field of law, to prejudge means 00:05:40.029 --> 00:05:43.050 to cause harm to a state of affairs. For example, 00:05:43.269 --> 00:05:49.870 prejudice, to prejudge children's welfare. That's 00:05:49.870 --> 00:05:56.610 essentially the whole point of CPS. I don't condone 00:05:56.610 --> 00:05:58.949 or discondone what they do. They're a necessary 00:05:58.949 --> 00:06:02.389 evil. In some people's eyes, they just seem evil. 00:06:02.829 --> 00:06:07.550 but in certain regards, removing the child that's 00:06:07.550 --> 00:06:10.250 in whatever situation they're in is better than 00:06:10.250 --> 00:06:12.209 leaving them there and watching them being tortured. 00:06:12.290 --> 00:06:15.970 I don't know any human anywhere that actually 00:06:15.970 --> 00:06:18.529 cares about society or people, for that matter, 00:06:18.610 --> 00:06:21.910 that enjoys watching other people or other children 00:06:21.910 --> 00:06:25.529 get tortured. So look at them as a good thing 00:06:25.529 --> 00:06:28.680 or a bad thing. They're a necessary evil. And 00:06:28.680 --> 00:06:31.040 again, CPS is a topic for future discussion. 00:06:31.139 --> 00:06:33.579 It's something I'm planning to cover in another 00:06:33.579 --> 00:06:38.259 podcast. Anyway, prejudice, when used as a noun, 00:06:38.540 --> 00:06:43.540 is a preconceived opinion about someone or something 00:06:43.540 --> 00:06:46.560 without basing it on actual experience, fact, 00:06:46.579 --> 00:06:48.959 or reason. Essentially, you're prejudging them 00:06:48.959 --> 00:06:51.019 based off the information you have rather than 00:06:51.019 --> 00:06:54.339 learning more about them or what they know or 00:06:54.339 --> 00:06:57.750 why they act the way they do. Essentially, your 00:06:57.750 --> 00:07:00.930 thoughts are the only thing that you focus on. 00:07:01.470 --> 00:07:04.050 I've been the target of a lot of prejudice in 00:07:04.050 --> 00:07:06.050 the past where people think that I should act 00:07:06.050 --> 00:07:08.910 and speak or do things a certain way based off 00:07:08.910 --> 00:07:11.089 of the way they believe. And not once have they 00:07:11.089 --> 00:07:13.589 stopped to consider, oh, he's probably a product 00:07:13.589 --> 00:07:16.529 of his environment. Or this is just the way he 00:07:16.529 --> 00:07:19.769 is. Or maybe he's doing this this way because, 00:07:19.930 --> 00:07:26.379 because, because. That's never a thought. And 00:07:26.379 --> 00:07:31.740 there is a thin line between bigotry and prejudicedness. 00:07:32.360 --> 00:07:36.339 Okay? Bigotry is most often mistaken with prejudice 00:07:36.339 --> 00:07:38.899 with the two being interchanged as various applications. 00:07:39.160 --> 00:07:42.139 However, they have various meanings and applications 00:07:42.139 --> 00:07:44.839 which give rise to their differences even though 00:07:44.839 --> 00:07:49.680 the two may also be used in the same scenario. 00:07:49.800 --> 00:07:55.399 They are dissimilar in their standings. So. Let's 00:07:55.399 --> 00:07:57.920 go into the difference between the two and we'll 00:07:57.920 --> 00:08:16.779 be right back. Okay. All right, everybody. And 00:08:16.779 --> 00:08:19.720 we're back. So let's go ahead and talk about 00:08:19.720 --> 00:08:21.519 the difference between prejudice and bigotry. 00:08:21.519 --> 00:08:24.529 Shall we? First off. Definition of prejudice. 00:08:25.170 --> 00:08:28.790 Prejudice can be taken as a verb or a noun. And 00:08:28.790 --> 00:08:32.230 when used as a noun, it's defined as predetermined 00:08:32.230 --> 00:08:35.370 judgment that is based on unverified facts rather 00:08:35.370 --> 00:08:39.330 than reason and actual experience. Also, it can 00:08:39.330 --> 00:08:42.830 be defined as the effective feeling one can have 00:08:42.830 --> 00:08:45.970 towards another or a group solely based on that 00:08:45.970 --> 00:08:52.690 person's relations. That's a good way to put 00:08:52.690 --> 00:08:57.210 that. And then, you know, what is bigotry? Which 00:08:57.210 --> 00:09:00.450 is the whole point of this entire podcast. Bigotry 00:09:00.450 --> 00:09:06.649 is defined as the intolerance that one may have 00:09:06.649 --> 00:09:11.129 against other people who may be holding different 00:09:11.129 --> 00:09:14.029 opinions from theirs. It also refers to someone 00:09:14.029 --> 00:09:16.789 who is intolerable or obstinately devoted to 00:09:16.789 --> 00:09:20.539 their own opinions or prejudices already. See, 00:09:20.620 --> 00:09:23.419 and that right there in itself gives a clear 00:09:23.419 --> 00:09:25.399 difference between bigotry and prejudice, because 00:09:25.399 --> 00:09:31.679 if bigotry is the fact that they stick to what 00:09:31.679 --> 00:09:33.580 they believe in their own opinions and prejudice, 00:09:33.740 --> 00:09:36.279 then it can't mean the same thing as prejudice. 00:09:37.600 --> 00:09:41.159 But I digress. So moving into the difference 00:09:41.159 --> 00:09:44.360 between the two. The meaning of bigotry versus 00:09:44.360 --> 00:09:46.600 prejudice. Prejudice means a predetermined belief 00:09:46.600 --> 00:09:49.740 towards someone or something based on unverified 00:09:49.740 --> 00:09:53.039 information instead of actual experiencing or 00:09:53.039 --> 00:09:57.240 reasoning. That's it as a noun versus its verb 00:09:57.240 --> 00:10:00.659 form, which is defined as the act of giving rise 00:10:00.659 --> 00:10:04.519 to prejudice towards someone or an idea or belief 00:10:04.519 --> 00:10:06.620 to make the results of something become bias. 00:10:07.399 --> 00:10:09.620 Bigotry, on the other hand, is defined as an... 00:10:10.279 --> 00:10:13.860 intolerance or prejudice towards someone based 00:10:13.860 --> 00:10:17.419 on that person or something or someone's associations. 00:10:17.860 --> 00:10:22.220 So it has nothing to do with the way you think. 00:10:22.259 --> 00:10:25.740 It's more along the lines of because he's associated 00:10:25.740 --> 00:10:31.539 with them then now you have this preconceived 00:10:31.539 --> 00:10:33.580 notion rather than actually trying to figure 00:10:33.580 --> 00:10:42.169 it out. Let me give an example. So an example 00:10:42.169 --> 00:10:45.409 of bigotry would be the choir leader expressed 00:10:45.409 --> 00:10:52.830 their difficulties in combating the bigotry they 00:10:52.830 --> 00:10:55.570 were subject to. The bigotry subjected to the 00:10:55.570 --> 00:10:59.049 group led them to lose in the finals. Whereas 00:10:59.049 --> 00:11:03.470 prejudice would be the ambassador expressed his 00:11:03.470 --> 00:11:06.169 concerns over the prejudice subjected against 00:11:06.169 --> 00:11:10.870 him. and his citizens. Male prejudices against 00:11:10.870 --> 00:11:14.789 women are not anywhere near lessening. Just to 00:11:14.789 --> 00:11:20.730 give an example of what I mean. Now, the other 00:11:20.730 --> 00:11:24.309 names that mean the same as bigotry to give a 00:11:24.309 --> 00:11:26.110 clearer definition of what I'm trying to say 00:11:26.110 --> 00:11:29.929 is that bigotry is essentially being biased or 00:11:29.929 --> 00:11:37.379 partiality, secretarism, partisanship, unfairness, 00:11:37.480 --> 00:11:41.179 injustice, discrimination. That's bigotry. Whereas 00:11:41.179 --> 00:11:44.419 other words that mean the same as prejudice would 00:11:44.419 --> 00:11:47.980 be a preconception, preconceived idea, prejudgment, 00:11:48.059 --> 00:11:51.419 preconceived notion, intolerance, or jaundice. 00:11:52.399 --> 00:11:57.240 Inequality, inequity, sway, predispose, jaundice. 00:11:58.419 --> 00:12:00.879 See the clear difference in the words used to 00:12:00.879 --> 00:12:03.000 define each one? Like, each one of these have 00:12:03.000 --> 00:12:04.679 their own meaning, but when you think about it, 00:12:05.679 --> 00:12:14.159 They're their own thing. Okay? You know. The 00:12:14.159 --> 00:12:17.139 judge's prejudice was clearly manifested during 00:12:17.139 --> 00:12:20.500 the final performance. You know, their preconceived 00:12:20.500 --> 00:12:22.379 notion of what they think it should be. Whereas 00:12:22.379 --> 00:12:26.200 in bigotry, his wife's bigotry towards her stepchildren 00:12:26.200 --> 00:12:29.259 suddenly became clear to him. Like, she didn't 00:12:29.259 --> 00:12:36.029 like them. And now it's obvious. You know. Although 00:12:36.029 --> 00:12:38.409 bigotry and prejudice are often interchangeable, 00:12:38.529 --> 00:12:42.850 they differ in various ways as expounded. In 00:12:42.850 --> 00:12:45.730 simple terms, both refer to strong opinions towards 00:12:45.730 --> 00:12:48.470 other people or things. However, bigotry is a 00:12:48.470 --> 00:12:51.549 stronger term and suggests narrow -minded intolerance, 00:12:51.549 --> 00:12:56.090 while prejudice is more or less strong and refers 00:12:56.090 --> 00:13:01.570 to a prejudiced basis but not presented on any 00:13:01.570 --> 00:13:36.909 actual set of facts. Okay, so we now know the 00:13:36.909 --> 00:13:40.470 difference between bigotry and prejudice. But 00:13:40.470 --> 00:13:43.210 now let me ask you this question. Is prejudice, 00:13:43.370 --> 00:13:48.149 bigotry, and racism the same thing? Well, no. 00:13:48.929 --> 00:13:52.110 And there's actually a huge misunderstanding 00:13:52.110 --> 00:13:55.190 about the three of them. A lot of people figure 00:13:55.190 --> 00:13:57.309 that because of the way they mean and what they 00:13:57.309 --> 00:14:00.129 mean, that they're the same thing. Let me go 00:14:00.129 --> 00:14:02.330 ahead and point this out right now. Like I said, 00:14:02.409 --> 00:14:05.029 prejudice is when a person negatively prejudges 00:14:05.029 --> 00:14:07.169 another person or group without getting to know 00:14:07.169 --> 00:14:08.990 the beliefs, thoughts, or feelings behind their 00:14:08.990 --> 00:14:11.350 words or actions. And a person of any racial 00:14:11.350 --> 00:14:17.769 group can be prejudiced against or hold prejudice 00:14:17.769 --> 00:14:20.230 towards another person or racial group. But the 00:14:20.230 --> 00:14:21.830 thing to keep in mind is that when it comes down 00:14:21.830 --> 00:14:24.450 to prejudice, there is no power dynamic involved. 00:14:26.139 --> 00:14:28.279 Bigotry is stronger than prejudice and a more 00:14:28.279 --> 00:14:31.179 severe mindset and often accompanied by discriminatory 00:14:31.179 --> 00:14:34.419 behavior. It's arrogant, mean -spirited, but 00:14:34.419 --> 00:14:37.200 requires neither systems nor power to engage 00:14:37.200 --> 00:14:41.960 it. Essentially, you hate something about somebody. 00:14:42.960 --> 00:14:45.440 You don't know why you hate it. It makes you 00:14:45.440 --> 00:14:48.200 upset. But rather than doing something about 00:14:48.200 --> 00:14:52.259 it or trying to ease it and understand it, you 00:14:52.259 --> 00:14:54.600 just get mad. Repeatedly, you're upset about 00:14:54.600 --> 00:14:59.440 it. OK, now, racism, on the other hand, is the 00:14:59.440 --> 00:15:01.539 system that allows the racial group that's already 00:15:01.539 --> 00:15:06.120 in power to retain power. Since arriving on the 00:15:06.120 --> 00:15:08.399 U .S. soil, just to give an example, the white 00:15:08.399 --> 00:15:12.259 people from back then, not now, have used their 00:15:12.259 --> 00:15:16.460 power to create preferential access to, like, 00:15:16.500 --> 00:15:19.139 survival rights, resources, you know, such as 00:15:19.139 --> 00:15:21.379 housing, education, jobs, voting, citizenships, 00:15:21.379 --> 00:15:24.159 food, health, legal protection. Wow, I can go 00:15:24.159 --> 00:15:26.379 on with that list forever, couldn't I? Anyway, 00:15:26.480 --> 00:15:29.500 essentially, those people, while simultaneously 00:15:29.500 --> 00:15:35.039 impeding people of color access to the same rights 00:15:35.039 --> 00:15:37.940 and resources, that's essentially racism as a 00:15:37.940 --> 00:15:41.799 whole. Now, though reverse racism is also a term 00:15:41.799 --> 00:15:45.440 that's sometimes used, it has never actually 00:15:45.440 --> 00:15:49.940 existed in America, unfortunately. Back then, 00:15:50.019 --> 00:15:52.549 white people were the only racial group... to 00:15:52.549 --> 00:15:54.590 have ever established and retained power in the 00:15:54.590 --> 00:15:58.549 United States, thus making racism more prominent 00:15:58.549 --> 00:16:06.970 here than reverse racism. Okay? So, to push forth 00:16:06.970 --> 00:16:11.730 what I'm saying is, you know, there were a lot 00:16:11.730 --> 00:16:14.269 of risks and hazards when it came down to it 00:16:14.269 --> 00:16:21.279 as to why the three of them, why... These three 00:16:21.279 --> 00:16:23.740 things have been considered the same thing for 00:16:23.740 --> 00:16:27.620 so, so long. And again, like I said, they're 00:16:27.620 --> 00:16:31.220 not the same. But they've been long since ingrained 00:16:31.220 --> 00:16:34.799 into our society. And it's frustrating. You know. 00:16:36.840 --> 00:16:42.659 But anyway. Like I said, there is a lot of things 00:16:42.659 --> 00:16:51.820 going on that have... frustrated people for decades. 00:16:53.320 --> 00:16:57.039 There's nothing that can be done about it. But 00:16:57.039 --> 00:17:00.940 even for me, it's frustrating to hear people 00:17:00.940 --> 00:17:04.559 argue about whether a person is racist when many 00:17:04.559 --> 00:17:07.759 have not even considered that word as a whole 00:17:07.759 --> 00:17:10.160 or what it really means. Many don't even think 00:17:10.160 --> 00:17:12.420 about the meaning of the terms prejudice, bigotry, 00:17:12.440 --> 00:17:14.859 yet those words conjure up intense feelings and 00:17:14.859 --> 00:17:21.059 often get thrown around indiscriminately. The 00:17:21.059 --> 00:17:23.880 sad fact is that prejudice is just a preconceived 00:17:23.880 --> 00:17:27.359 notion, whereas bigotry is worse. And when it 00:17:27.359 --> 00:17:30.599 comes down to bigotry as a whole, it's usually 00:17:30.599 --> 00:17:33.460 accompanied with discriminatory behavior that 00:17:33.460 --> 00:17:36.019 is mean -spirited, that includes insults, hating. 00:17:36.579 --> 00:17:39.680 It doesn't require a system or power to engage 00:17:39.680 --> 00:17:43.940 it, but it can create a climate that fuels other 00:17:43.940 --> 00:17:47.990 people to feel the same way and retaliate. Have 00:17:47.990 --> 00:17:49.769 you ever heard the phrase, you know, don't give 00:17:49.769 --> 00:17:51.930 in to what they're saying, don't respond, don't 00:17:51.930 --> 00:17:54.109 show that you care? Because when you feed that 00:17:54.109 --> 00:17:57.349 notion, it makes it worse. The United States 00:17:57.349 --> 00:17:59.369 has a long history of practices and policies 00:17:59.369 --> 00:18:03.089 that advantage white people and limit others. 00:18:03.210 --> 00:18:05.829 This has been a known fact for years. I'm not 00:18:05.829 --> 00:18:08.170 condoning this fact, but the sad thing is that 00:18:08.170 --> 00:18:11.210 this has been proven true. And it's an unearned 00:18:11.210 --> 00:18:13.369 privilege that they have that comes with being 00:18:13.369 --> 00:18:15.890 a member of the Advantage group and is manifested 00:18:15.890 --> 00:18:19.210 throughout all our institutions. Racism is prejudice 00:18:19.210 --> 00:18:23.289 plus power. That's essentially what it is. Bigotry 00:18:23.289 --> 00:18:27.029 is racism and prejudice now with aggression moving 00:18:27.029 --> 00:18:31.859 forward. That's essentially its whole... dynamic. 00:18:32.200 --> 00:18:34.339 You know, as time goes on, the pro -ish take 00:18:34.339 --> 00:18:36.480 note of their progress and it's easy to justify 00:18:36.480 --> 00:18:40.779 their progress as hard work. Being totally oblivious 00:18:40.779 --> 00:18:45.180 to the racism, that racist system that operates 00:18:45.180 --> 00:18:48.779 it. I mean, it's easy then to assume that non 00:18:48.779 --> 00:18:51.519 -whites are lazy or stupid. They are not. By 00:18:51.519 --> 00:18:54.099 far not. There are some that work really hard 00:18:54.099 --> 00:18:56.119 just to do what they do, not knowing that the 00:18:56.119 --> 00:18:57.960 only reason that they're able to get through 00:18:57.960 --> 00:19:00.140 is because the system is designed to allow them 00:19:00.140 --> 00:19:03.900 to. You know, but when one lives surrounded by 00:19:03.900 --> 00:19:06.259 an unacknowledged privilege and doesn't recognize 00:19:06.259 --> 00:19:08.420 that the policies that limit access for people 00:19:08.420 --> 00:19:11.359 of different race, that person is condoning racism, 00:19:11.619 --> 00:19:14.779 you know, and therefore is racist. Or at least 00:19:14.779 --> 00:19:17.799 that's the way society puts it. There's a lot 00:19:17.799 --> 00:19:19.339 of times there are people who are in that system 00:19:19.339 --> 00:19:21.400 who don't realize this is happening. And it's 00:19:21.400 --> 00:19:22.839 something that a lot of people need to know. 00:19:25.259 --> 00:19:27.460 Racism is a topic on its own that I would love 00:19:27.460 --> 00:19:29.980 to cover, but that's not the main point today. 00:19:30.259 --> 00:19:33.279 The main point of today's talk is essentially 00:19:33.279 --> 00:19:36.619 bigotry as a whole and why it's related to this. 00:19:37.420 --> 00:19:41.640 Okay. Like I said before, racism is enacted on 00:19:41.640 --> 00:19:43.640 multiple different levels. Interpersonal racism 00:19:43.640 --> 00:19:47.400 is when a person enacts discriminatory practices 00:19:47.400 --> 00:19:50.319 on another person. Structural racism has to do 00:19:50.319 --> 00:19:52.299 with policies and actions that limit people of 00:19:52.299 --> 00:19:55.019 color. Cultural racism is ingrained in false 00:19:55.019 --> 00:19:57.799 ideology that white people are superior to other 00:19:57.799 --> 00:20:00.509 people of the world. Structural and cultural 00:20:00.509 --> 00:20:03.529 racism is manifested whether intentional or not 00:20:03.529 --> 00:20:05.730 based off of the situation that's there. And 00:20:05.730 --> 00:20:08.029 it's so ingrained in the U .S. society at all 00:20:08.029 --> 00:20:13.049 levels. You know, to not be racist, but one must 00:20:13.049 --> 00:20:15.930 be an active anti -racist by recognizing the 00:20:15.930 --> 00:20:18.289 system that's in place that limits others by 00:20:18.289 --> 00:20:20.890 striving to bring forth change. I'm not saying 00:20:20.890 --> 00:20:24.180 that BLM isn't one of those groups. But there's 00:20:24.180 --> 00:20:26.339 a right and a wrong way to do it. You know, if 00:20:26.339 --> 00:20:29.059 one is not actively striving for an equitable 00:20:29.059 --> 00:20:31.240 policy for all people, regardless of race, then 00:20:31.240 --> 00:20:34.359 to be fair, one is racist. And this applies to 00:20:34.359 --> 00:20:37.900 both colored people of color and non -colored 00:20:37.900 --> 00:20:41.880 people. Hey, recent media has discussed whether 00:20:41.880 --> 00:20:44.140 people in the White House are racist. And, you 00:20:44.140 --> 00:20:46.240 know, considering the definitions, prejudice 00:20:46.240 --> 00:20:51.539 being that, you know, has he made negative statements 00:20:51.539 --> 00:20:55.190 about other. others based on prejudgments without 00:20:55.190 --> 00:20:58.069 communicating or making an attempt to understand 00:20:58.069 --> 00:21:01.250 them? Or is it bigotry? Has he said insulting 00:21:01.250 --> 00:21:03.450 or hurtful things about women, people of color, 00:21:03.549 --> 00:21:07.130 faith -based groups? Or has that behavior fueled 00:21:07.130 --> 00:21:09.410 a climate of further bigotry amongst the people? 00:21:10.109 --> 00:21:12.490 And then racism. Has he lived in the position 00:21:12.490 --> 00:21:15.589 of privilege and power that impedes access, you 00:21:15.589 --> 00:21:17.970 know, lacks understanding of the society, economic, 00:21:18.049 --> 00:21:21.309 psychological impact of repressive reality, history, 00:21:21.470 --> 00:21:25.150 you know, things of that nature. These are the 00:21:25.150 --> 00:21:27.029 questions people should be asking. These are 00:21:27.029 --> 00:21:29.309 the stuff that people need to think about. You 00:21:29.309 --> 00:21:31.650 can't just simply go around throwing those words 00:21:31.650 --> 00:21:34.130 around or blaming people or pointing your finger. 00:21:34.230 --> 00:21:39.829 It doesn't work that way. You know. It's one 00:21:39.829 --> 00:21:46.029 of those things that, you know, it exists, it's 00:21:46.029 --> 00:21:53.470 there, but very few people understand, you know, 00:21:53.529 --> 00:21:59.190 what it truly means and how it goes about affecting 00:21:59.190 --> 00:22:03.130 the people around them. The point, in fact, to 00:22:03.130 --> 00:22:05.930 understand is that bigotry is a problem. It's 00:22:05.930 --> 00:22:07.869 a public health concern if you want to look at 00:22:07.869 --> 00:22:38.240 it this way. Okay? Anyway, I guess the whole 00:22:38.240 --> 00:22:42.819 point of this is, you know, clarity, understanding, 00:22:43.220 --> 00:22:46.539 reasoning, and belief. It all comes down to what 00:22:46.539 --> 00:22:48.779 a person stands for, what they believe, and how 00:22:48.779 --> 00:22:53.579 they wish to act on those beliefs. Is bigotry 00:22:53.579 --> 00:22:56.019 still a problem in the United States? Yes. And 00:22:56.019 --> 00:22:59.059 if not anything else, it's a major level concern. 00:23:00.420 --> 00:23:05.500 You know. And... In some cases, I would definitely 00:23:05.500 --> 00:23:08.480 agree with the health system that it is a concern. 00:23:09.380 --> 00:23:15.019 You know. Bigotry leads to harm amongst different 00:23:15.019 --> 00:23:18.220 people because it drives people to act on certain 00:23:18.220 --> 00:23:20.779 feelings and or emotions towards another person, 00:23:20.819 --> 00:23:25.819 whether aggressive or non -aggressive. There 00:23:25.819 --> 00:23:27.740 are people who have been hurt as a result of 00:23:27.740 --> 00:23:34.210 it, you know. It's not a metaphorical feeling. 00:23:34.390 --> 00:23:39.470 It's not something that is easily removed or 00:23:39.470 --> 00:23:42.549 ridden of. It's something that's implanted in 00:23:42.549 --> 00:23:45.369 a person's mind and they have to either be brought 00:23:45.369 --> 00:23:49.630 out of it or proved to believe something else. 00:23:49.750 --> 00:23:51.750 You have to get them to believe that what they 00:23:51.750 --> 00:23:56.910 think is true is wrong or convince them otherwise. 00:23:57.069 --> 00:23:59.549 Otherwise, there is no way to save a person who 00:23:59.549 --> 00:24:02.759 is stuck in this mindset. And it can hinder relationships. 00:24:03.200 --> 00:24:06.200 It can hinder their growth moving forward. You 00:24:06.200 --> 00:24:10.299 know, a lot of people don't realize that they 00:24:10.299 --> 00:24:12.759 have these problems. They don't realize that 00:24:12.759 --> 00:24:15.380 this can hinder them moving forward. If you've 00:24:15.380 --> 00:24:18.160 always had bad relationships or you think that 00:24:18.160 --> 00:24:20.960 guys should always be a certain way, then on 00:24:20.960 --> 00:24:25.220 the side of guys, women hold bigotry towards 00:24:25.220 --> 00:24:28.869 them. or a prejudice, if you will, because they 00:24:28.869 --> 00:24:31.950 expect guys to act and be a certain way. They 00:24:31.950 --> 00:24:34.170 expect them to always want sex. They expect them 00:24:34.170 --> 00:24:36.369 to always want to touch them. They expect them 00:24:36.369 --> 00:24:39.069 to treat them wrong. And as a result, there are 00:24:39.069 --> 00:24:40.769 a lot, you know, going back to what I covered 00:24:40.769 --> 00:24:42.930 way back in the beginning when I started podcasting 00:24:42.930 --> 00:24:46.829 on relationships, it forces people to believe 00:24:46.829 --> 00:24:50.490 that, you know, the way guys act, think, and 00:24:50.490 --> 00:24:54.710 function is wrong and that they need to serve 00:24:54.710 --> 00:25:00.680 women. Now, this isn't pushing feminism, whichever 00:25:00.680 --> 00:25:03.680 it is. And that's a whole topic for another day 00:25:03.680 --> 00:25:08.559 on its own. But it does bring about an example 00:25:08.559 --> 00:25:11.279 of what I'm talking about. And the reverse is 00:25:11.279 --> 00:25:16.359 true as well. Men think that women are incapable... 00:25:17.500 --> 00:25:19.619 of doing certain things that they can't defend 00:25:19.619 --> 00:25:21.799 themselves. They can't do this. They can't do 00:25:21.799 --> 00:25:24.240 that. When in reality, women are fully capable 00:25:24.240 --> 00:25:26.240 of defending themselves, thinking on their own, 00:25:26.259 --> 00:25:28.660 and supporting themselves. Just look at how many 00:25:28.660 --> 00:25:31.220 women have succeeded and survived throughout 00:25:31.220 --> 00:25:34.119 history. Hell, a lot of really good books where 00:25:34.119 --> 00:25:36.220 the main character is a female and they're doing 00:25:36.220 --> 00:25:38.319 really well, or they're taking on the world, 00:25:38.440 --> 00:25:44.390 those are written by men. So, you know... But 00:25:44.390 --> 00:25:46.630 at the same time, there's so many things going 00:25:46.630 --> 00:25:49.089 on in the world right now. So many other issues 00:25:49.089 --> 00:25:50.950 and problems, one of which being the coronavirus 00:25:50.950 --> 00:25:53.690 and then the other being extreme snowstorms across 00:25:53.690 --> 00:25:58.990 the United States. I mean, who has time? Who 00:25:58.990 --> 00:26:02.569 truly has time right now to be worried about 00:26:02.569 --> 00:26:09.430 stupid issues like this? Yet, here we are, fussing 00:26:09.430 --> 00:26:11.150 and complaining, whining like a bunch of little 00:26:11.150 --> 00:26:14.150 kids. over stupid things that other people are 00:26:14.150 --> 00:26:16.970 doing, rather than looking past it, ignoring 00:26:16.970 --> 00:26:20.289 it, growing, and moving on. If you don't have 00:26:20.289 --> 00:26:22.630 to deal with something, a situation, or a person, 00:26:22.730 --> 00:26:25.890 then don't. Now, am I condoning staying at home 00:26:25.890 --> 00:26:29.109 and hiding from the world? No, but if that helps 00:26:29.109 --> 00:26:33.210 you get over it, then do it. Just something to 00:26:33.210 --> 00:26:36.430 think about. Something to consider. Something 00:26:36.430 --> 00:26:39.990 to look at in perspective with your own lives. 00:26:42.950 --> 00:26:45.190 Thoughts? If it were you, put yourself in the 00:26:45.190 --> 00:26:47.670 other person's shoes and consider the actions 00:26:47.670 --> 00:26:52.450 or reactions of your actions. That'll be it for 00:26:52.450 --> 00:26:55.630 today, guys. I'm sorry this episode didn't quite 00:26:55.630 --> 00:26:58.930 cover what I wanted to on a straightaway note, 00:26:59.029 --> 00:27:01.950 and I kept getting, you know, off topic a little 00:27:01.950 --> 00:27:05.130 bit here and there. But again... You know, there's 00:27:05.130 --> 00:27:07.069 so much information out there and I'm trying 00:27:07.069 --> 00:27:09.529 my best to simplify what little I can so I can 00:27:09.529 --> 00:27:11.970 get it to make it understandable. If it's still 00:27:11.970 --> 00:27:14.009 not understandable in some regard, then I can 00:27:14.009 --> 00:27:16.609 always go over it again in a later episode and, 00:27:16.670 --> 00:27:19.150 you know, dumb it down a little bit more. Or 00:27:19.150 --> 00:27:20.890 if you want me to go in more detail on certain 00:27:20.890 --> 00:27:25.250 things, by all means, let me know. Thank you 00:27:25.250 --> 00:27:28.630 for your time, your effort, your patience. And 00:27:28.630 --> 00:27:32.190 again, I'll catch you guys later. this has been 00:27:32.190 --> 00:27:34.329 neogentrics food for thought thoughts if it were 00:27:34.329 --> 00:27:36.089 you enjoy the rest of your day