Due to the large amount of stereotypes that have been cast in American, there are victims of unfair prejudice. Brent Staples is one such individual. He has been wrongly suspected of being a mugger in many instances in his adult life. Staples explains “I now take precautions to make myself less threatening.” The fact that Brent or any other individual takes the time to seem safer to other people is ridiculous. Not every black man is a mugger. Not everyone falls under the stereotype that society has given them. Individuals do not have a responsibility to everyone else around them to try and seem less threatening. There is no reason for anyone to think that because they see a black man coming from the opposite direction on the side walk that they are about to be mugged or beaten. The same goes for women walking past men. Of course, there are the black men that do mug people on dimly lit streets, but mugging is not a special occurrence that only happens at the hands of black men. There are also definitely men who degrade women on a daily basis, but it is not correct to assume that just because someone is male that they are going to be vile towards women. Not only is it wrong to make judgments of people before knowing them, it is degrading and embarrassing for people when they are thought of as “dangerous” or “threatening” when they were only minding their own business. Christians feeling unsafe towards Muslims is so very hypocritical. In the past, the Christian religion has been the cause of some very violent outbreaks. Even today Christians go overboard when it comes to what they believe in. The Westboro Baptist Church, for example, is the very opposite of what true Christianity ought to look like, but everything they do or say is in the name of Christ. Some Christians may not accept them as true Christians. But if Christians in America are going to associate the Islamic faith with terrorism, then they should also claim the Westboro Baptist Church as their brothers and sisters in Christ because it is exactly how they are treating Muslims. It is unfair to ask Muslims to try and not intimidate Christians when Christians can also be as awful and intimidating as Christians think Muslims are. Christians need to worry about their own problems before messing up the lives of innocent people around them. If homelessness causes discomfort among society, then maybe society should do something about the staggering numbers of homeless people.
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In some cases, homelessness is unpreventable to its victims. There are a large number of homeless families and veterans, and contrary to popular belief, a decent proportion of homeless people do have jobs. If anything is unsafe about homelessness, it is the fact that so many people have nowhere to live, and are given over to the streets. The homeless battle the elements and are more susceptible to street violence than the average man living in an average house. Homeless people have no way of seeming safer because the conditions they live in are dangerous and appalling to people who do not have to live in them. It is unfair to ask homeless people to act less threatening when society is doing nothing to help them. There are courtesies that ensure that a person is not perceived as rude. …show more content…
Keeping out of other people’s personal space is a common conduct of manners. Beyond having good manners, anyone going out of their way to seem safe to the general public is going a step further than they should have to. If someone wanted to intentionally cause harm to another person, they would more than likely act intimidating. Those kinds of people ought to be avoided. A harmless man minding his own business should be able to go on his way without feeling the need to seem less threatening. Feeling and, more importantly, acting afraid of passersby based on how they look is very shallow and can really hurt people’s feelings when they have not done anything wrong. Threatening is a relative term and can mean different things depending on who is using the word. A large man walking down the street may believe that he is keeping a low profile and could not be seen as intimidating. A single woman looking at the same man might only
In some cases, homelessness is unpreventable to its victims. There are a large number of homeless families and veterans, and contrary to popular belief, a decent proportion of homeless people do have jobs. If anything is unsafe about homelessness, it is the fact that so many people have nowhere to live, and are given over to the streets. The homeless battle the elements and are more susceptible to street violence than the average man living in an average house. Homeless people have no way of seeming safer because the conditions they live in are dangerous and appalling to people who do not have to live in them. It is unfair to ask homeless people to act less threatening when society is doing nothing to help them. There are courtesies that ensure that a person is not perceived as rude. …show more content…
Keeping out of other people’s personal space is a common conduct of manners. Beyond having good manners, anyone going out of their way to seem safe to the general public is going a step further than they should have to. If someone wanted to intentionally cause harm to another person, they would more than likely act intimidating. Those kinds of people ought to be avoided. A harmless man minding his own business should be able to go on his way without feeling the need to seem less threatening. Feeling and, more importantly, acting afraid of passersby based on how they look is very shallow and can really hurt people’s feelings when they have not done anything wrong. Threatening is a relative term and can mean different things depending on who is using the word. A large man walking down the street may believe that he is keeping a low profile and could not be seen as intimidating. A single woman looking at the same man might only