Reply #84: I have all kinds of prejudices, as do most human beings

[Empowerer]

The difference is that I admit them, confront them and try to overcome them.

So, for example, when I see a thread that accuses someone of being homophobic, I don't immediately jump in to attack the person making the accusation. Instead, I read what they have to say, carefully consider and try to see things from their point of view. And, most important, I use it as a check on myself, to do some self-analysis to determine if possibly I AM engaging in the kinds of thoughts or practices that they're calling out. Sometimes I realize that I am or may be. Other times, I think I'm not. But I always try to respect their perspective, knowing that they come from a different place and experience than I do, but their view is just as valid as - and sometimes, under the circumstances, more relevant than - mine.

I don't have a problem with people with biases. I do have a problem with people who pretend they don't have any - and who then deign to lecture the rest of us about our efforts to address racial and other biases that I know all too well continues to exist in America.