But it's possible to be prejudiced (discriminatory in thought) without being discriminatory in deed. This was spelled out for me in college:

Prejudiced Discriminator: These are the true racists/homophobes/sexists, because they practice discrimination in word AND deed. What Whe Should All Abhor.

Non-prejudiced Discriminator: Someone who honestly doesn't mind in the least that his daughter's dating a black guy, but wouldn't dare invite them to dine at his country club.

Prejudiced Non-Discriminator: Tweety. He may believe that "forgetting" that Obama is black was a backhanded compliment, but he's actually implying that there's something improper or unnatural about a black man doing what a white can do. Besides, what happened after that hour? I'll bet his memory returned!

Non-Prejduced Non-Discriminator: What We Should All Shoot For.


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