How can you remove prejudices from the mind of a person?

Question:This is reminder of an instinctive behaviour. It comes with the living style too.The narrowness of mind stems from how one grows up and with what. No surgical removal.It can however be removed by some cataclysmic circumstances;some events that turn things up-side down.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: This is reminder of an instinctive behaviour. It comes with the living style too.The narrowness of mind stems from how one grows up and with what. No surgical removal.It can however be removed by some cataclysmic circumstances;some events that turn things up-side down.

lobotomy

I suppose it depends on who this person is. I would have to say the best way is by example.

You can't but you can act with equal respect to all and hope they pay attetion to the example you set.

hahaha lobotomy, thats funnny, you'll remove a hell of a lot more than prejudice lol/

Immerse that person in the culture that he/she is prejudice against, once they understand and accept that culture they wont be so prejudiced

the best you can do is to try and educate them. But trying to change someone's prejudices is rarely fruitful.

It's really hard. Basically for some reason they're conditioned to feel that way. It may be the result of a bad experience or it may be the way of thinking they were brought up to believe was true. It could even be a religious thing or a political belief. It's very hard to get people to change their beliefs. Basically, that need has to arise within themselves. They need to have an epiphany of some sort.

You can influence the choice of a person but when it boils down to it they will have to remove the prejudices themselves.

Kindness, compassion, a true story, and just being kind and pleasant.

prejudices are happening not on a single day... it takes shape slowly and steadly. So if you have to rootout it, you have to dig its basement. For digging the root out, you need to have a sharp and solid tool that fit for that purpose. Make him understand with solid examples, good intentions and logic reasoning. but also be careful not to attack his ego.. slowly slowly dig out.....

we are all prejudice so you cant take that away from anybody. The only thing you can do is teach the person not to act upon those ideas.

exposure. if the person is repeatedly exposed in a comfortable safe-feeling situation to the person, situation, etc that the prejudice involves and sees repeatedly evidence that the prejudice is incorrect, eventually their mind should change. This is basically the same way you treat a phobia--which in many cases is what a prejudice is anyway. (I'm no psych professional, this is my personal belief on the subject)

you cannot change anyone's mind except your own.

prove them wrong. Prejudice is based on limited knowledge, fear and ignorance....when you show someone that others feel the same when you show someone that others have the same basic needs when you teach someone their fear of the unknown lessens and acceptance of differences opens.....

Don't put up with it or buy into it .. Have personal boundaries .. If you don't feed it, It will starve to death, or find a new place for its nourishment..
If enough people stop feeding it.. then, like so many other known species of life throughout history, it could quickly become endangered.. or even extinct..

Following World War II, I was filled with horror stories about the torture inflicted on people of my race. I grew up fearing that other race (the 'torturers') and shuddered each time I heard them mentioned.

One day I saw a young woman crying and instinctively went to help her. I could see she was not of my race but I wasn't sure of her nationality. She couldn't speak English and that meant I had to spend hours with her to communicate with drawings. To cut a long story short, I welcomed her to my home and showed her some of my country. By then I knew she was one of those people I'd always feared.

She learned English and we talked at length about the cruelties of war. I learned that within her country there were groups of aggressive people who considered torture to be normal but that the majority of her people were peace-loving.

Knowing that girl changed my view of an entire culture. It also eliminated my long-held fears. It made me wiser and a more tolerant person.

I know I should have realized the truth of the situation long before I met her, but it was one of those things I just never felt comfortable about facing. It had been easier just to hold onto the fear and get on with my life.

Now, I actively search for information about everything that has made me fearful or uncomfortable. My ultimate goal is to put everything into proper perspective.

So, to answer your question, I would have to say - prejudices can be eliminated by raising awareness, providing accurate information, and encouraging ongoing contact and communication between different groups.

The zen approach-
Remove all perceived distinctions that result in the prejudice.