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Old 27-Aug-2004, 08:50 AM
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The question itself is very broad.

In general, I suppose I would answer No...

But, the definition of prejudice has to be set. If it means " An attitude or opinion about a person or group based upon that person or group's race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, accent, gender, disability, or other external characteristic. Prejudice is making your mind up about what someone is like before you get to know that person." then the answer would become blurred.

If, for example, I run a restaurant, and am interviewing applicants for the positon of Muffin Cooker, and my office door opens and a young man in a wheelchair rolls in, controlling it with his chin...what is my assumption going to be? Probably 'Umm...dude, I don't think you would be as able to do the job as that guy over there who has the full use of his faculties'...and that would be true.

So, is that prejudice?

In saying that, I did work with a young man who had cerebral palsy, he was our Muffin Cook. In general, he was a good worker, but there were several instances where my work in the Office was interrupted by having to run out and shut off the smoke alarms that he had set off by torching a batch.
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