So said an idiotic Instagram post that I had the misfortune of encountering.
“Being from another generation or culture isn’t an excuse for prejudice,” the self-righteous person pontificated in the caption.
My question is: why are other people’s opinions, viewpoints, and perspectives considered “shit” in the eyes of this intolerant and self-righteous person?
How ironic that in the very same post that this person condemns prejudice, they call other people’s perspectives “shit.”
Not realizing that considering other people’s perspectives to be “shit” is the epitome of prejudice.
In reality, the person who made this post is the one who needs to unlearn shit, because they are the one expressing intolerance of, and contempt for, other people.
If this person actually cared about combatting prejudice, the best way to start doing so would be by looking in the mirror.
If this person actually cared about combatting prejudice, they would be making an effort to understand and have empathy for others’ perspectives, rather than contemptuously dismissing those perspectives as “shit” that needs to be “unlearned.”