OldLady
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Yes, and same can be said for what some of the black "tribes" learn about whites in those interactions. Are you as willing to listen to those stories? It's unfortunate when anyone applies an individual's behavior as typical of ALL people of that tribe.Kids who grow up in a diverse environment don't have that problem because they personally know other "tribes" and don't live by ignorant stereotypes. A lot of our instincts come from our past as "primates," but we've conquered a lot of them. We don't shit wherever we're standing and move on. We don't allow packs of males to mount a female who is ovulating. We severely punish those who take another life.
I don't think it's an insurmountable problem. Being aware and being educated is pretty much all that is needed. It is parents and communities that socialize the young. They absorb it like a sponge. So racism is a hard habit to break; it is passed down, whether spoken or unspoken, from one generation to the next. Some wise up and walk away from it. Too many haven't.
That is why diversity and inclusion is taught in schools.
Kids who grow up in a diverse environment don't have that problem because they personally know other "tribes" and don't live by ignorant stereotypes.
Sometimes the conflicts they experience with other "tribes" turns those ignorant stereotypes into firsthand knowledge.