Blogpost #3: A hurtful Generation

Our generation today is somewhat full of crappy judgments, judgments that are not meant to be said but still people keep on blabbering. This judgments get inside peoples head and creates a scar no people can see. Judgments are like stray bullets in may not be targeted towards you but you still got hurt. People with so much hate and insecurities have many things to say about others even though they don't know if it's true or not, those people are careless, Yes, they just want to say their opinions and observations but have they ever thought about those people hearing it? How would they feel about it? What would they think about you? So before you open your mouth and say anything keep those questions in mind. 

Last night, I was looking for some article that may help me do my school works and i found this article that revolves around the typical prejudice in our ages, the title was Seen But Not Heard: Age Prejudice and Young People by Judith Bessant. There Bessant quoted this "while we value the signs of youth , we also continue to discriminate quite savagely against young people ",  this explains everything that people with age insecurity is doing. Everybody wants to look you and fresh, well that's okay but when you go overboard and go through methods that are unnecessary, that's when you're actually judging yourself. It's like you're saying "I do not belong to this world because my age is getting higher", No that's not a rightful thinking. People must erase that in their minds.  

According to Bessant the government from some countries are making some laws and policies against age discrimination. Bessant said that it's a good thing this agencies and governments are taking the right path by taking a step forward and preventing these things to happen before it get worse. 

So my thoughts and comment here is, It's good that someone noticed this kind of discrimination. People only though that racism is the only discrimination they have committed. People should stop being so conscious of there age, It's just a number guys. Okay some may look younger with their age and some may look older but who cares it's part of the life cycle we're in at right now. It's okay to feel envious of others, just don't take it too personal and go out of your way, that's not right anymore. So i advise people that just be their selves and be at the right attitude. having a good outlook in life can help you fresh and healthy. 

In accordance to this i have read another article that generalizes the simple prejudices against people, the article was Generalized Prejudice: The Bigotry Bigot-Tree by Gordon Hodson Ph.D. This article discusses the different kinds of judgments people give to each other. Hodson created a representation of the typical prejudices people give or categorized others. 

The Bigot-Tree, Hodson thought of this because there was this one guy who hated everything that was written there.  The guy even killed someone because that someone has one of those traits written in the tree. I quote Hodson here " the research record most clearly supports the view that prejudices are the result of personal factors, situational factors, and their interactive effects. We ignore the effects of the person at our peril, just as we ignore the situational effects at our peril." Hodson made a point here. Yes, this is what is happening right now in our generation. people categorized each others based on their personal standards and understandings of others. People can't just let anyone of the hook, even the simplest of the simple isn't safe in this peoples eyes. 

So therefore i comment, as the same as i said above, before creating biases or statements about people you should get to know them first and eliminate any discrimination that you can think of to that person. You may never know how He/She would take in. Forget all the Personal factors and standards that you thought about against people before and start a life with a more understanding and prejudice free life. You never know what harm  you may bring to others and to yourself.