I actually do the same thing in waiting rooms and other places where looking around at people as all one can do to pass the time. I always find it interesting looking at those different people (and trying hard not to stare!) and maybe imagining what their life is like or what kind of person they are. In this case, it is simply curiosity and imagination, not prejudice or judging, I think. I do not think myself any better than the other people, it is just to pass the time. Anyway, I firmly believe finding that human interest in other individuals makes one appreciate humanity more. Like waiting in traffic, you tend to look around in the other cars and wonder where those people are going and what not, and you find a connection there, no matter how minute. All of those general musings do pertain to a superficiality of appearance, and definitely gender first, I think. And so finally to my point, gender is always the first and foremost barrier of superficial assessment and subsequently, that will always be a primary connection to how we see that individual based on our own views and culture. Yes, you can be completely open-minded and acculturated to other people regardless of creed, color, sexual orientation, etc. However, I think it is within our subconscious to examine one's gender and associate something, anything, or everything based on that gender given how and where you grew up. In that particular case, I think males and female both innately exhibit some degree of prejudice.
I actually do the same thing in waiting rooms and other places where looking around at people as all one can do to pass the time. I always find it interesting looking at those different people (and trying hard not to stare!) and maybe imagining what their life is like or what kind of person they are. In this case, it is simply curiosity and imagination, not prejudice or judging, I think. I do not think myself any better than the other people, it is just to pass the time. Anyway, I firmly believe finding that human interest in other individuals makes one appreciate humanity more. Like waiting in traffic, you tend to look around in the other cars and wonder where those people are going and what not, and you find a connection there, no matter how minute. All of those general musings do pertain to a superficiality of appearance, and definitely gender first, I think. And so finally to my point, gender is always the first and foremost barrier of superficial assessment and subsequently, that will always be a primary connection to how we see that individual based on our own views and culture. Yes, you can be completely open-minded and acculturated to other people regardless of creed, color, sexual orientation, etc. However, I think it is within our subconscious to examine one's gender and associate something, anything, or everything based on that gender given how and where you grew up. In that particular case, I think males and female both innately exhibit some degree of prejudice.