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Originally Posted by sautille42
Let's say a woman of a particular racial & religious heritage will only date men from that same race & religion, because she feels she wants her partner to come from a similar cultural background. She does not consider herself prejudiced - she argues that she has nothing against difference and diversity and doesn't think anybody is better than anyone else, but in her own life, she simply prefers to be with someone who is more like herself.
Is there a difference between a preference and a prejudice? I say yes, and thought it was a no-brainer, but have been surprised to find that a lot of people disagree. Thoughts?
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It's a little bit of both really. The preference necessarily entails a prejudice
against those not of the same race, religion, or both. She is pre-judging a potential suitor to be automatically incompatible solely due to his divergent racial and religious background.
Having said that, I think the argument can be made that it would be far more "reasonable" for a Muslim to exercise this kind of prejudice against a Christian than, say, for a Christian of one race to do so against a Christian of another race.
In the end, of course, the decision is hers to make and to live by.
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