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Let's talk about prejudice?

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Saturday, 06 March 2010 08:34

I was bombarded by these and other questions while watching the presentation of extended school year of my son's school. But he only wanted to know was not prejudice. She was a child unlike any other, after all, there is no shaking, all happy, toquinho two arms while dancing. It was natural she'd gaze of strangers. Kids just want to understand. I did not ask that did not look, or who found it natural. I explained that just as his uncle had been born with two toes stuck she was also born without arms and which, being two members who use a lot, she might need more help, a few adjustments, but would learn to do things otherwise.

I let them look, which killed the natural curiosity that strange. Maybe if he asked pra to stop looking unconsciously understand it: "I do not, it's ugly, prohibited ..." Thus came about the taboos. Thus was born the mine, that does not want to pass on.

Hidden prejudice, it's still prejudice. And the first step to overcoming it is recognizing it.

We inherit hair color, eyes, height ... but not inherited prejudice. He is not ingrained in our DNA. Prejudice is learned. And we learned. All. More or less. No one is immune to it. It can be cliche but it's so true ... Prejudice breeds prejudice and in his name witnessing historically true atrocities.

My son, strange for a while that situation. I gave him this time, but I think the next time they meet, perhaps to invite him to play hopscotch or hold your piece of the arm as if holding his hand.

This video called Viorar Vel Til Loftarasa and produced by Icelandic band Sigur Ros, was an indication of his friend Jose Roig, editor of blogs Letra Viva, Educa Tube and Control, Verso is a thermometer to measure our prejudice and a good resource to be exploited in the classroom classroom.

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