Prejudice and racism are two different things. They are both heinous, but prejudice is a larger umbrella for which many types of prejudice fall under. Racism, sexism, elitism, you name it. If it exists, there's someone that hates it sadly. Why am I making this distinction? Well, because I can't wrap my head around the concept of hating someone merely because they are different. Gender, race, mental capability, physical capability, deformity, why? I just can't get it. Does not compute, and the hard drive in my head crashes whenever I try.
We at Budget employ many men and women of different races. Hell, I'm Italian, French, Cherokee, and I have a touch of German in there somewhere. God knows what else is running around in my blood. What does it matter? Why is the fact that I'm a Caucasian male make me better in the eyes of some people? I don’t' care what color you are, if you work hard and are reliable, you could be an employee at Budget. I don't care if you’re pinstriped and polka-dotted.
Not all believe this. And it's infuriating. How can you expect to get ahead in business if you only hire based on prejudices? And it's not only race and gender. Weight, sexual orientation, clothing, maybe even something as stupid as hair color or eye color could be a deterrent for getting a job. This narrow minded superiority-dominance places blinders on the most "intelligent" of people, and someone extraordinary could be passed up for someone destructive just because the person doing the hiring didn't like the better qualified person's skin color. Come on, people.
You may be thinking right now, I know I'm not a racist! I don't hate people based on differences! And that's great, more power to you. But. When was the last time you judged someone, or looked over someone because of a difference? Just because you don't do it every day doesn't mean you don't do it.
Think about it.
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