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Guidelines to prevent
bias/prejudice/stereotypes:
In today's world, many people are not aware of the biases, prejudices, and stereotypes they contribute to. Today, I hope to inform you about the effects and consequences of these things.
By Lily Barney
Acting on your beliefs of bias, prejudice, and stereotypes can result in many consequences.
We see these things all the time. You probably see stereotypes on a daily basis. Small things, like even someone saying "You run like a girl!" is a stereotype.
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A consequence of stereotyping can also lead to harm. This is less likely to be physical, but that can still happen. When one stereotypes someone else, it can create a huge generalization, usually in the negative. This will lead to emotional harm and possibly avoidance of a certain group, based on that stereotype.
Eventually, if enough people believe in these biases and stereotypes, they will discriminate. After the discrimination gets to an extreme, they may start to segregate, and separate these other groups of people in society. This can split up an entire society.
A consequence of being prejudice would be the physical or emotional harm to a certain group of people. Certain extremists may learn these prejudices from others, and begin to act on them. They may begin to discriminate or even attack another group, because of this prejudice they heard.
We also see people be prejudice and biased very frequently. When someone says they hate a certain person or celebrity, they may be prejudice, and not have enough information to know fully why.
Another consequence is after people find the segregation to not be enough, they will commit forms of physical attack. Peoples' property and even the people themselves can be severely hurt because of this discrimination.
The most extreme case as an effect of bias, prejudice, and stereotypes is actual murder, or extermination. This is when people become extremists and things get out of hand. This is by far the biggest consequence. People get to the point where they can't stand another group of people, and being massacre and other forms of extermination.