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[edit] Limitation of meaning
The article starts by giving a couple of definitions of "prejudice", and then goes on to say "For the purposes of this article, which is examining prejudice within a single, overarching, theoretical framework, it is important to define the word as follows: . . .". Should not an encyclopedia article on "prejudice" be about prejudice in all its senses, not about a particular meaning of the word which has been selected by a particular writer? Or, to put it another way, what do the words "for the purposes of this article" mean? Surely the purpose of the article should be to deal with the whole topic. JamesBWatson 11:35, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
Returning to this article 5 months after writing the above comment I see that
(1) further contributers have added related criticisms;
(2) no defence has been given of the given definition;
(3) the errors in the article remain;
(4) further inaccuracies have been introduced. For example:
"In its original usage, the word prejudice referred to a prejudgmental racial statement of ill doing . . . "
The word 'prejudice' had been in use for centuries before it came to be commonly interpreted in this limited way.
It seems to me clear that the whole article needs to be radically rewritten or deleted. It is clearly not an encyclopedia article about prejudice: much of it is plugging a particular view. As far as the definition is concerned, in view of the fact that there have been several criticisms raised and no defence proffered in several months, I have decided to replace it. However, I feel more needs to be done.
JamesBWatson 11:16, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
[[Not only is this a limitation of meaning, it acknowledges that it is limited and even goes so far as to suggest that it is limited to a certain definition by design to fulfill an exclusive purpose. The wikipedia however is not a soapbox (See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not). In it's present state this wikipedia entry is not only inadequate, but inappropriate and not in keeping with the wikipedia purpose and intent. DavidSAustin 12:03, 3 September 2007 (UTC)]]
I am concerned with the term "minority" used in this definition selected by the writer: "Interpersonal hostility that is directed against individuals based on their membership in a minority group" Why are only "minorities" subject to prejudice - is this an opinion of the writer?
Websters defines the word "Prejudices" as follows:
1 : injury or damage resulting from some judgment or action of another in disregard of one's rights; especially : detriment to one's legal rights or claims 2 a (1) : preconceived judgment or opinion (2) : an adverse opinion or leaning formed without just grounds or before sufficient knowledge b : an instance of such judgment or opinion c : an irrational attitude of hostility directed against an individual, a group, a race, or their supposed characteristics (Chrisgray13247 15:22, 7 October 2007 (UTC))
Prejudice- Can (Theoretically) be a defensive mechanism of society on miro and macro levels. It's used to publicly condemn/approve doings toward society, as if a similar 'descendant' is equally prone to committing the original injustice/contribution related to past experience (for society). And when used in this way, it's as if it's become a method of quarantine to condemn/celebrate a source of action/moral/religion. As if what we see on the outside is relevant and able to be directly connected to what exists on the inside, and the accused are guilty because of associated symbols taken in by the senses that directly link to recognizable patterns, in relation to experiences.
[edit] National Origin
What is prejudice based upon national origin called? I didn't see it mentioned in the article at all, which is kind of interesting. KellyCoinGuy 00:50, September 10, 2005 Lol
National origin? The 'lies' within prejudice probably started in the catholic,barbarian and greek times.
[edit] Sneetches
The Sneetches was listed as an allegory for anti-Semitism. This is unsourced, so I'm changing it to a more limited claim of racism. Feel free to change it back if a source is found. --Dante Alighieri | Talk 21:04, 1 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Literature
The Anatomy of Prejudices by Elisabeth Young-Bruehl Can we put a list of literature on the mainpage? Austerlitz 88.72.4.143 15:46, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
You might want to include the book "the ontology of prejudice", which practically refutes Young-Bruehl.
[edit] "Discrimination" of obese people?
User librarianlol has added the claim that obese people are subject to discrimination, which is not illegal in many countries. What kind of discrimination are you thinking of? Could you perhaps clarify with a few examples in this discussion? Thanks. 130.226.39.34 15:01, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
...and ginger people, short people, tall people, thin people, stutterers, mutterers, whitterers, titterers, the old, the young, those inbetween... let's face it, it's the start of a very very long list... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.113.29.187 (talk) 01:07, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Cleanup
The article contains numerous colloquialisms and even some non-sentences. Some of this may be old vandalism. A thorough copyedit is needed! Kbk 15:00, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
What is the meaning of "reacial" in the first sentence of the article? Is this a misspelled word? If so, what is the word that the writer intended?216.79.146.128 17:03, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Indentation
I got rid of the indentation on the first section of the article, i just forgot to login first, because if you do the indentation, the words in the paragraph just goes on in one straight line, so don't do that anymore. I'll fix the rest up for you. Eisenhower 21:14, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Links Links Links
I added numerous links to this, hope it's alright, worked quite a bit on this. I added about 3/4 of the links you see now. Eisenhower 23:47, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
