We learn it, and we can unlearn it. Prejudice is the result of prejudgment . It leads to different kinds of discrimination, much of it unintended. And it can be contagious. If you have been hurt by prejudice, the natural inclination is to want to strike back.
Hatred breeds more hatred.
That s why so many victims of child abuse become abusers themselves. That s why victims of hazing in some of our colleges and schools become hazers themselves. It is a natural instinct to want to strike back, to hurt back. It is important to know why we learn prejudice. I believe that our prejudices against people who are different from us in any way are rooted in our ignorance and our fear.