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"Tolerance"

I am just wondering if any of you guys has an prejudice but don't quite know why. I hate farmers but I don't why so I was want to know if you have this kind of prejudice.

Sit down,shut up ... wrote:
> Even though I am fine with talking to somebody who happens to be a
> farmer I just don't like the idea of farmers. I am pretty sure the
> reason for this is that I lived in Norfolk for a year and had the
> worst year of my life. Hence the hatred of farmers.

You're not Dringo in disguise are you?

I irrationally blame them for my crappy year.

Why? Did they ass-rape you or something?

You explain your hate for farmers that you lived in the same county as some?

Even though I am fine with talking to somebody who happens to be a farmer I just don't like the idea of farmers. I am pretty sure the reason for this is that I lived in Norfolk for a year and had the worst year of my life. Hence the hatred of farmers.

lcarus wrote:
> No, for that I need to have crap grammar.
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Well, if I think it over then I ought to know better because I've got no reason to feel that way... but I'll still get that "awkward" feeling around them. Sometimes it can be I find they "look" intimidating, sometimes they might say a throw away line about something (maybe about someone else they don't like) and that can set it off too...

It's weird...

I seem to hide it alright, and I notice that it kind of goes away with a correct dose of alcohol. Meh! I'll just have to get to grips with those Buddhist breathing exercises.

Strafio wrote:
> Meh! I've been thinking a lot about this lately.
> Not sure if it's because I've become prejudice or just because I'm
> more aware of it - probably a little of both. Either way, it's kind
> of annoying.
>
> I seem to have two types, a paranoia where I feel uncomfortable
> around people, and it can be down to a number of irrational things
> (although I'm sure they're rooted in some stereotypes somewhere). I
> know it's stupid and I never let it affect my "opinion" of
> someone, but it means that I feel real uncomfortable around them,
> can't look them in the eye and want to get away as soon as possible.
>
> Retarded, but I guess that's my current psychology.
>
> Then I've got another sort of prejudice which tends to judge whether
> someone's worth knowing (this can often depend on how good looking
> they are... :-S). This doesn't quite stop me talking to people, but
> it means I'll being polite instead of interested...
>
>
> So, are you all messed up in the head too or is it just me?


Not so certain on the first but I definitely agree with the second, if I deem someone I meet not worth talking to I generally will just be polite but get rid of their company quickly. What do you mean about irrational things in the first part?

Dr Duck The Stampede wrote:
> I'm officially assuming control of this thread:
>
> Tolerance - virtue or sin?

Depends what you're tolerating.
I tend to find that if something isn't hurting anyone then it's tolerable.
That's why I'd tolerate a racist joke in private company but not around someone it offends...

Meh! I've been thinking a lot about this lately.
Not sure if it's because I've become prejudice or just because I'm more aware of it - probably a little of both. Either way, it's kind of annoying.

I seem to have two types, a paranoia where I feel uncomfortable around people, and it can be down to a number of irrational things (although I'm sure they're rooted in some stereotypes somewhere). I know it's stupid and I never let it affect my "opinion" of someone, but it means that I feel real uncomfortable around them, can't look them in the eye and want to get away as soon as possible.

Retarded, but I guess that's my current psychology.

Then I've got another sort of prejudice which tends to judge whether someone's worth knowing (this can often depend on how good looking they are... :-S). This doesn't quite stop me talking to people, but it means I'll being polite instead of interested...


So, are you all messed up in the head too or is it just me?

Aww, I was hoping someonehad read the tolerance article in the last mens health, and wanted to discuss it.

It was a very interesting mix of quotes, some describing it as a virtue, inherent infreedom and equality, and some describing it as an extension of apathy and an excuse for negigence to intervein in atrocities in other cultures.

Very very interesting stuff, I though.

Anyone want to debate that instead of jat-tard-hunting?


I'm officially assuming control of this thread:

Tolerance - virtue or sin?