1. I believe that we live in a society where we do judge a book by it’s cover.  Just the natural characteristics of a person atomatically sets off in our heads that “well that person is obviously a slacker, or that person is a Jew, or that person is obviously smart.” I know in my profession working with children I do that on a daily basis about the child or the child’s parents.  Now, in my head I know that this is not really acceptable but it still triggers those thought’s.  When  potential tours come into the school we see the parents walk in with our without their child and we start sayin “these people are going to be anal, or these parents are going to be a nightmare.” 

3. When my grandparents come down here from Ohio everywhere they go they are cautious of the Mexican race that we have here in Texas.  Even when we go to restaurants if the person looks anything other than a white male or female, my grandmother immediately starts judging. I know it’s because of the generation that she grew up in and how she was raised. Once that happens my mother and I immediately have to bring her back down to a reality check and kind of have her lower her voice and the conversation and change the subject.

4. I have a part of my family that is somewhat racist and stereotypical and very cautious of who does stuff for them like their car work, telephone repair, or any other little thing that needs fixing.  And again they feel that African Americans or any other person that looks like they belong to any other race other than white they don’t trust. I have had many encounters with this problem,unfortunately, too many to count.