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From the Ted Talk by Sally Kohn: What we can do about the culture of hate
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goodrn Allport, the psychologist who pioneered the study of hate in the early 1900s, dvpeeleod what he called a "scale of prejudice." At one end are things like genocide and other bias-motivated violence. But at the other end are things like believing that your in-group is inherently superior to some out-group, or avoiding social iotientcran with those others. Isn't that all hate? I mean, it wasn't an aencicdt that I was a rich kid picking on a poor kid, or that vkciy, it truns out, would eventually end up being gay. Poor kids and gay kids are more likely to be bullied, even by kids who also end up being gay. I know there was a lot going on in my little 10-year-old mind. I'm not saying hate was the only reason I peikcd on Vicky or even that I was consciously hateful or anything, but the fact is, the people we discriminate against in our public policies and in our culture are also the groups of people most likely to be bleulid in school. That is not just a coincidence. That's hate.
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______ Allport, the psychologist who pioneered the study of hate in the early 1900s, _________ what he called a "scale of prejudice." At one end are things like genocide and other bias-motivated violence. But at the other end are things like believing that your in-group is inherently superior to some out-group, or avoiding social ___________ with those others. Isn't that all hate? I mean, it wasn't an ________ that I was a rich kid picking on a poor kid, or that _____, it _____ out, would eventually end up being gay. Poor kids and gay kids are more likely to be bullied, even by kids who also end up being gay. I know there was a lot going on in my little 10-year-old mind. I'm not saying hate was the only reason I ______ on Vicky or even that I was consciously hateful or anything, but the fact is, the people we discriminate against in our public policies and in our culture are also the groups of people most likely to be _______ in school. That is not just a coincidence. That's hate.
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Original Text
Gordon Allport, the psychologist who pioneered the study of hate in the early 1900s, developed what he called a "scale of prejudice." At one end are things like genocide and other bias-motivated violence. But at the other end are things like believing that your in-group is inherently superior to some out-group, or avoiding social interaction with those others. Isn't that all hate? I mean, it wasn't an accident that I was a rich kid picking on a poor kid, or that Vicky, it turns out, would eventually end up being gay. Poor kids and gay kids are more likely to be bullied, even by kids who also end up being gay. I know there was a lot going on in my little 10-year-old mind. I'm not saying hate was the only reason I picked on Vicky or even that I was consciously hateful or anything, but the fact is, the people we discriminate against in our public policies and in our culture are also the groups of people most likely to be bullied in school. That is not just a coincidence. That's hate.
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