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Here is a question I would like to ask. Imagine if you had a very bad experience with a person of a different race, would you still be open to accept the other members of his/her race without reservation?
I was thinking about it because I have always considered myself as an indiscriminative, nonjudgmental type of person. Yet I can’t help wonder what if he/she is the only person I know from his/her race. Then he/she does something to me that makes me really hate him/her and the trust is no longer there. What if later I meet another person who is a member of his/her race? I wonder what will be my reaction. Will I be open-minded and accept the person without prejudice, or will I put a distance between us to be cautious and to ensure that the pervious incident will not happen again?
Could racism at a personal level be a result of a misunderstanding or conflict between 2 individuals of different races? Is it possible that one reason for an individual hating a whole group could be as a result of a negative encounter of just one member of that group?
How about you? How would you react to this situation?