Through the course of a conversation at home, I was astounded
to discover my little sisters do not know what the word prejudice meant. It’s
not like they aren’t well educated, or have a small vocabulary. They read quite
extensively, so for none of them to know this common word shocked me. After
several attempted explanations, with none of them quite grasping it, I finally
turned to the dictionary and read them the definition. Even then, it had to be
explained to the younger two.
At first I was disturbed at such incomprehension, but if you
really stop and think about it about it, it’s kind of cool. Prejudice is far
enough off their radar, the definition didn’t make sense. That’s not to say
they are never prejudice about things, but other than sports and colleges, it’s
apparently not something that is a blatant part of everyday life. At least not
for my little sisters; I think I can live with that.
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