Silence Is Our Consent
June 5, 2009 at 5:46 pm (Uncategorized) (Silence Is Our Consent)
With respect to the reading “The cycle of Socialization” by Bobbie Haro, he writes when explaining how our actions affect predjudice and discrimination, that “our silence is our consent.” (pp 20).
Whether we realize it or not, we could actually be a big part of massive problem. With the growing amounts of prejudice and discrimination in the world today, people have come to think of it as a normal. A part of every day life. But why should we accept this? Sure every person, whether they are willing to admit it or not, has some prejudice in them. We have to to protect oursleves. But some of these can be acceptable while others are not. When dealing with bigger issues like being prejudice about a certain race or discriminating against a certain religion, not taking a stand could be contributing to the bigger problem. If we keep quiet and don’t stop to realize what is and is not acceptable, we could just make the problem of racism, and discrimination bigger. By keeping silent and living our days as if its not a problem, we are acctually letting everyone know that we have accepted it as a norm and don’t really have a problem with it. We have just given our consent for these in-just acts to be just. So the next time you see a person who you believe is being prejudice or is making racial slurs towards another person, stand up and let them know how you feel because you are now letting everyone know that it is NOT ok.
