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Prejudice
Contributed by
Shmokin
on
Monday, 1st May 2006 @ 11:08:54 AM in AEST
Topic:
political
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Prejudice
Prejudice, pre-judging
Something we all do
It's the mixture of a million stereotypes
That Individualises Me and You
Look at me and judge me
Do a cursory summing up
My hair dyed, my fag butt
My empty coffee cup
My glasses, my teeth, my hat
The cut and style of my cloth
crosses so many boxes
Before i even open my mouth
My accent, my language, vocabulary
So many more stereotypes for you to see
Before i've made one gesture
Before you hear a word i say
Instinctively you will judge me
And it has to be this way
Moving through society
Surviving as you can
What part has this new person
In my personal masterplan
Will we pass by
With little or no effect
Or will we need to interact
And what do we expect
Expect to get a job done
Expect a turn of phrase
Expectations, be prepared
The part survival instinct plays
Negatives in every stereotype
What percentage includes you
Only living to a stereotype
Makes the stereotype ring true
It's only when negative stereotype
Is all that you can see
That prejudice becomes
Pre-judging - unfairly
Positive prejudice is preference displayed
On likes and dislikes, decisions are made
Somethings are made much harder
By labels given to you
We can all alter stereotype
By the things we say and do
Inexperience is not a sin
Tis a sin to close your mind
Accept your labels, as you give them out
But don't by them be defined.
XShmokinX
Copyright ©
Shmokin
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2006-05-01 11:08:54]
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Re: Prejudice
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by darkangeleyes57 on
Monday, 1st May 2006 @ 11:26:38 AM AEST
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You expressed yourself very well in this.. I liked this poem.. It is ashame that people must judge before they can see the true forms under neath. thanks for the comment on my poem... Appreciate it..
take care
christina |
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Re: Prejudice
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by jyssvw22 on
Monday, 1st May 2006 @ 06:23:05 PM AEST
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you make a lot of good points
nice write |
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Re: Prejudice
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by American_Beauty_in_dixie on
Monday, 1st May 2006 @ 09:15:28 PM AEST
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| This poet deserves a standing ovation...Bravo! |
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Re: Prejudice
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by secretwind on
Monday, 14th August 2006 @ 09:20:45 AM AEST
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yes yes
I applaud this effort |
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