They say: "You can't judge a book by its cover!"
Maybe true about 'books' - but - as others have already stated below ...
in humans, there are many 'DANGER' signs.
Just like while driving, one must be 'Defensive' at all times!
The 'WE-THEY' Syndrome - IS - WAS - and Shall Always Be - ETERNAL.
"Birds of a Feather Flock Together!"
And our 'Built-In' Survival Instinct is ...
to Always PROTECT our 'Birds' ... Right?
Peace - Tom...
SO - Just as these Truths are Self-Evident -
When We Feel ‘Threatened’ in Any Way -
By Another’s Appearance ...
The Adrenaline Will Pump - We Will React Somehow!
As a Corollary - It is Akin to Reverse Magnetism.
Where - ‘Opposites Attract - While - Similars Repel’
If We Find Something in a Person’s Appearance
To Be Repugnant - We Will Be Repelled!
Color of Skin - ‘Beady Eyes’ -
Obnoxious Tattoos - Ugly Piercings -
Offensive Clothing - ‘Foreign’ Language -
Strange? Different? Scary?
When Another’s Appearance Seems To -
‘Make Your Skin Crawl’ ...
Or The Bristles on the Back of Your Neck Stand ...
You Become Very Uncomfortable!
FIGHT OR FLIGHT SYNDROME KICKS IN !
Have We Not Been Pre-Conditioned to Profile?
In the Old Western ‘Oaters’ It Was Simple -
Good Guys = White Hats ... Bad Guys = Black Hats!
Usually, There Was a Challenge - “DRAW, PARDNER!”
In Modern Times - Somehow ...
The ‘Bad’ Guy Is Never Really Dead -
When You THINK He Is ...
Ex: ‘The Terminator’
“Shoot First! Ask Questions Later!”
Self-Preservation Is Paramount!
Political ‘Correctness’ Be DAMNED!
“I WANT TO LIVE!”
FACE IT! Every Society Has ‘NORMS’ -
REBELS Purposely STAND OUT!
ANTI-DISESTABLISHMENTARIANISM!
You Wan’na ‘Go With The Flow?’
‘Fly With The Flock?’
‘Frolic In The Fold?’
Then - ‘Get With The Program!’
“If It Looks Like a Duck ... Walks Like a Duck ...
Quacks Like a Duck ... And ... LAYS EGGS!
It Sure As Hell Ain’t a Kangaroo!”
DUH?
Predators have are two names for animals who don't profile and prejudge other creatures just to be on the safe side... They call em...Dead Prey and sometimes dinner.
Exploring the impact of literary icon Flannery O'Connor's noted legacy on the cultural realities of modern-day America, the world, and a certain author.
Exploring the impact of literary icon Flannery O'Connor's noted legacy on the cultural realities of modern-day America, the world, and a certain author.
