<p>I'm an Asian. I am in an environment where I socialize with whites and asians well.</p>
<p>Whenever I witness, read, or know about a white person committing something bad, I only focus on that individual and his/her character.</p>
<p>Whenever I witness, read, or know about an Asian person committing something bad, I only focus on that individual and his/her character.</p>
<p>However, for other races, my emotion attributes this act to the roots and characteristics of the individual's groups. Instead of thinking "that man", I think "those people". I almost always catch myself from this prejudice and correct myself and narrow it down to the individual, but it still creeps me out.</p>
<p>I don't know if it's just me, but do others have this same mental behavior?</p>
<p>I'm Asian as well. I think exactly like you. I know it's bad, but I can't help it. Generalizing/stereotyping is too easy. It's also fun to make fun of the stereotypes with others in the same "group" as you. (I know, how f-cked up is that?)</p>
<p>I think it is also the way I was brought up. It's apparent that my mom is a bit racist, as from time to time she would bring up racist jokes. Moreover, the whole "Asian-must-marry-Asians"/other cultural restrictions get in the way.</p>
<p>What's worse, is that I get ridiculously offended when people make fun of my race. Very hypocritical of me. But it's not easy to change when your racist perspective has been influenced by your parents during your whole childhood.</p>
<p>Does that make sense? Geez it's fricking 4AM. I need to sleep.</p>