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Those who can see through the visible...
can achieve the impossible!
You may be more racist than you think, journal Science study concludes. Would you get upset if you witnessed an act of racism?
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"Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself."
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Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy,
Russian writer and Pacifist
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Implicit Association Test (IAT) from Harvard demonstrates conscious-unconscious divergences. People don't always 'speak their minds', and it is suspected that people don't always 'know their minds'.
Teaching Tolerance. This assessment allows you to test yourself for hidden biases. Biases thought to be absent or extinguished remain as "mental residue" in most of us.
Brown Eyes, Blue Eyes. See how quickly children fall into discriminating behaviors based on what an adult tells them. But wait, think this is cruel for children who don't know any better? Watch the same experiment with adults. How would you have reacted if you were one of the subjects?
RACE - The Power of an Illusion. Test what you know about human diversity. Learn why race isn't biological.
The Genographic Project. Where do you really come from? And how did you get to where you live today? DNA studies suggest that all humans today descend from a group of African ancestors who - about 60,000 years ago - began a remarkable journey. Discover YOUR deep ancestry by purchasing a kit and tracking your genetic lineage.
Discrimination Based on Race: How might your views and life experiences be limited by your own biases and prejudices? This United Nations lesson provides an introduction to race, racial discrimination (the influences and impacts) and positive steps against racial discrimination.
Faith and Income: Where is your customer base? Who is paying community taxes? What is the distribution of income by religious belief in America?
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"The problems of the world cannot possibly be solved by skeptics or cynics whose horizons are limited by the obvious realities. We need men who can dream things that never were."
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John F. Kennedy,
35th President of the United States
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The following is a sampling of a number of negative differentiating practices that people employ, many of which can result in discriminatory outcomes, with deleterious consequences to morale, jobs and even families. Some of these you are sure to recognize.
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Example
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Accents
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You can tell she isn't American by how she speaks.
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2
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Age
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We are looking for a younger generation.
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3
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Astrology sign
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Our horoscopes are incompatible.
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4
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Beer vs. Wine
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Those guys are stuck-up with their wine.
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5
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Blue Collar/White collar
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She's management, and I am Union.
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6
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Boy/Girl #1
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My brother gets more attention.
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7
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Boy/Girl #2
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A dowry is required.
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8
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Association
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He hangs out with "that crowd."
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9
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Caan/Abel
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You are better than I am.
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10
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Capitalist/Socialist
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Capitalism rules!
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11
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Car
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His car is two years older than ours.
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12
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Caste
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Your parents are laborers, so you will be a laborer.
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13
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Citizenship/Immigration
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Get out; you're not American!
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14
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Color
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Ku Klux Klan
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15
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Company
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I am better than you because I work for X.
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16
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Credit
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I understand your plight, but your delinquencies years ago are still appearing.
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17
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Degree
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Chiropractors have more medical training than regular doctors.
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18
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Direct vs. Subtle
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Ignore her, and she will go away.
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Disability
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We need able-bodied persons.
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Documented vs. "Illegals"
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They are from the other side of the border.
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21
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Dress
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He thinks he's "all that" because he wears a tie every day.
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Education/Schools
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I am from Harvard, you are from X.
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Ethnicity
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No spicks wanted.
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Employment
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I have a job; you don't.
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Familial / Marital Status
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Divorced people have a stigma.
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26
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Family vs. In-laws
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It's your family that's the problem.
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Generation/Heritage
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I will always hate you for the deeds of the past.
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28
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Genitalia
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Circumcised or female genitalia mutilation (FGM) is a sign of honor.
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Grudges
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Your great granddaddy killed my grandfather's goat.
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30
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Have's and Have-Not's
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The Jones' have outdone us again.
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Healthy vs. Afflicted
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Lepers should be outcast.
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Heritage
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You're a Palestinian!
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Hobbies/Habits
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I would never associate with a vermiculturist!
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Incest or Rape
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He/She has been "used."
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Industrialist/Environmentalist
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Profit trumps nature.
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Introvert/Extrovert
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She is way too talkative.
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IQ
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Only the intellectual are allowed.
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Parents vs. Childless
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You have no appreciation for family responsibilities.
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Label
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Can you believe he wears generic label clothes?
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Laborer vs. Professional
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I am a sophisticated learned individual that doesn't soil his hands.
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Language
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I don't understand your English.
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Liberal vs. Conservative
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We only want free thinkers.
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Looks
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She isn't cute enough to be in our mix.
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Medical
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We do not accept your pre-condition.
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Military
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My branch is better than yours.
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Musical Tastes
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Classical music differentiates the refined.
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Name/Surname
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He has a funny name which I cannot pronounce.
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National Origin
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We don't employ Afghans.
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Naturalized vs. Native Born
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You're not a genuine, natural patriot!
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Neighborhood
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You are from the ghetto!
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Organization
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We stick together.
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Parents/Orphaned
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I am loved more than you.
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53
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Politics
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Republicans rule!
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Position
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I am more important than you.
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Position/Hierarchy
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Only the big bosses eat in there.
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Prey/Predator in Business
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He's from that good-for-nothing competitor.
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57
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Pro-Life vs. Pro-Choice
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No baby killers allowed.
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Public vs. Private Institution
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We are public-serving, not money-centric.
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Race
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Whites only.
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Rebel vs. Loyalist
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You're just a company man.
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Religion/Faith
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Christians go home.
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Right Brain Thinker
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You're an arty-fartsy, touchy-feely thinker.
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Rural/Urban
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I don't associate with rednecks.
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Sex/Gender
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Only girls allowed here.
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Sexual orientation
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Don't ask; don't tell.
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Socio-Economic
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We are rich and live on this side of the tracks.
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South/North, East/West
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She's from down South, in the Bible Belt.
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Sport Fan
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All other teams suck.
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Subtle
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He looks funny. Stay away.
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Successful/Layman
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I went to school; you didn't.
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Talent
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Sorry, you are overqualified.
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72
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Talker vs. Quiet
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He is so conceited; she is so meek.
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Thin vs. Heavy
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It's disgusting to see someone so thin.
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74
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Type A vs. Type B
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You have such a carefree personality.
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75
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Wealth
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Only the elite allowed.
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76
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Winner/Loser
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We beat them last year. They are losers.
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"Though all society is founded on intolerance, all improvement is founded on tolerance."
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George Bernard Shaw
playwright, Nobel Prize and Oscar-winner
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Articles of Interest
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"When dealing with people remember that you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures of emotion, creatures bristling with prejudice, and motivated by pride and vanity."
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Dale Carnegie
American writer, lecturer. Author of How to Win Friends and Influence People (still a best seller, issued 1936)
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Traditional Discrimination Types
Ableism, Afrocentrism, Ageism, American Exceptionalism, Androcentrism, "Asian Fetish", Bigotry, Biphobia, Black Supremacy, Colorism, Cronyism, Economic, Ethnocentrism, Eugenics, Genetic (Genism), Gynocentrism, Heterophobia, Homophobia, Institutional, Lesbophobia, Linguicism, Lookism, Mentalism, Misandry, Misanthropy, Misogyny, Oppression, Pediophobia, Prejudice, Racialism, Racism, Religious Intolerance, Reverse-Discrimination, Scientific, Sexism, Sizeism, Stereotype, Supremacism, Transphobia, Triumphalism, Xenophobia.
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DISCRIMINATE OR DIVERSIFY
