
"Are you prejudiced?" asks StapMyVitals. Have you been a victim of prejudice? Are you a columnist for a popular daily newspaper? Don't bang on about how you never judge people on first impressions - no-one will believe you.
( , Thu 1 Apr 2010, 12:53)
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If you say "in general, this attribute is true about this particular race" then that is not prejudice, because: a) it doesn't treat people badly; b) it may just be a true statement of fact; and c) the fact that it's a generalisation is explicitly stated.
As an aside - even if the speaker did not state that it was a generalisation, do you know any black men who would be insulted that someone presumed they were well-endowed? :) It may be a generalisation, and certainly not true in all cases - but your specific example is largely thought of as a positive thing.
( , Thu 1 Apr 2010, 20:49, 2 replies)

the connotations of it in that context could be construed as negative since the time and place that generalisation sprung from meant it negatively- large genitals were linked in popular imagination to uncontrollable sexuality (raping white women, animal-like, savagery etc.)
It's different now obviously, but the point stands that generalisations even if superficially positive are not necessarily so.
//takes history hat off//
( , Fri 2 Apr 2010, 0:34, closed)

Weird for people to associate large genitals with sexual assault.
It's like saying that if someone's good at maths, it means they're likely to be a tax fraudster! Or if someone's a fast runner, it means they put that skill to use as a mugger.
( , Fri 2 Apr 2010, 20:09, closed)

people weren't rational, but certainly that particular belief that black men were wildly oversexed resulting in sexual violence was around until the 1950s. It's weird but true
( , Fri 2 Apr 2010, 22:43, closed)

Even if it is true and non-negative it's still prejudice if it informs your views on people based on group membership.
( , Fri 2 Apr 2010, 2:34, closed)
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