Steven Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 my prejudices are disproved. It's not really a "racial thing", it's more of a "perceived attitude" thing. Here we go. There are these 2 girls at work, black girls for the sake of the story, and they always seemed to be standoffish and spoke to few people and projected "black girl attitude" to everyone else. So, naturally, I determined they were probably (rhymes with) witches. A couple of weeks ago, one of the girls, Angela, was moved into my old department, CTO (configure to order, we did nothing but custom builds, but I digress). At first, I avoided her whenever possible until 1 day one of my friends was talking to her about investing and called me in for advice (cause I'm smart like that ). Angela couldn't have been nicer, and seemed to really want my opinion and took in as much as she could. One opinion changed, but that's okay because her friend, Latoya really seemed to be the more abrasive of the 2. So, I started officially on my new account last Friday and when I got a list of who would be on my team, Latoya was the first name on the list. Here we go again. Well, over the last few days I've gotten to know her pretty well because I seem to have to fix a lot of her units- not her fault, it's more that we get our motherboards at Crazy Larry's Flea Market and Computer Emporium. Anyway, she turned out to be even sweeter than Angela, if that's possible, completely free of any pretension. They're both joining the Navy within the next few months and acknowledge that they don't know a bunch about computers, so they really take in any advice we give and don't try to improvise like a lot of people around there do. That's why I don't like getting to know people, I hate for my snap judgments to be proven wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreeStandBowHunter Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 I often sterotype. But most times, I am right;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southerngirl Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 I tend to 'go with my gut' about people and it doesn't see color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Finn Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 that's nice to hear....most people live up to your first impressions. Sorry bout the Navy thing....wish they had qualified for the Air Force. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 I often sterotype. But most times, I am right;) i feel the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 i try to judge everyone on their merits, not color. has always worked for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 well sounds like in this case it was good that you was wrong and they wasn't (rhymes with) witches!! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinch314 Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 I dont judge by color but I have been known to make a few wrong first assumptions on ppl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJR Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 I never have judged people until they do something that goes completely against the grain! If they do, I don't have anything to do with them after that! That included family members! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggs Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 I only judge people after I speak to them for an extended amount of time. The color of someone's skin only determines one thing, the neat "color label" you'll have placed on you. The whole thing seems almost childish to me. And if anything, my label isn't really all that accurate. "White" is so general, this time of year I think "pasty white" nails it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 That's why I don't like getting to know people, I hate for my snap judgments to be proven wrong. LOL. Cool you got to know them Steven. Sometimes people are not at all what you expect from appearance. It is best to try to give everyone a fair chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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