Are JW's prejudice ??? 15 questions (not talking about race) (page 2)

sunshineToo

Yes, they are. If you are not a jw, they think you are evil and untrustworthy- no matter how good and sincere you are.

Sorry, I'm saying this from my 12+years of experience.

undercover

My older sister was dating an Elders son. We were invited to Sunday lunch to meet his family. During dinner the Elder made a joke about me being the first black person he's met that doesn’t like bananas. Later on in the evening, he "joked" that if his son married a black person, she'd end up looking like a fat mamma. Coming from a black family and growing up in a predominately white congregation I can't answer the question of "Are JW's Prejudice???", but I can say that at least 50% of my congregation were. Maybe its not the same everywhere else, and maybe things have changed since, but I'll never forget the subtle abuse be encounted on a weekly basis. Espcially from the older members.

I know that the older ones in the congregations that I attended were somewhat prejudiced(against blacks). They didn't think they were, but it was obvious to the younger crowd. I think the younger generation(yikes, there's that word again) has less prejudice but it still isn't completely erased.

I remember one older white sister complained about my not being at the book study much. She was acting concerned for my spiritual well-being, but then she leaned in a little closer and commented about being the only white person there and it would be nice for there to be others of her "own kind" there. Other older ones could never bring themselves to use the word "black". They continued to use "negroes"(pronounced neegra) or "colored". I was embarrassed at times because of the WTS proclaiming us prejudice free yet here were ones who obviously were prejudiced.

jschwehm

When I was a JW, my cousin married a hispanic gentleman. He was asked to do work for a prominent couple in the congregation. Something happened and some valuables disappeared from this prominent couples' home. They accused my cousin's husband of stealing it but they were very "understanding" because of his ethnic background. Evidently they believed that since he was hispanic he could not help himself....By the way, the valuables were never stolen. The wife I believe had misplaced them.

Jeff S.

jgnat

Besides the regular bigotry against race, I think this thread was started about the bigotry that Witnesses display to anybody who is not a JW. I do believe the Witnesses are bigoted against anyone on the "outside". "Those People" have sex out of wedlock. "Those People"'s children do drugs and alcohol. "Those People" are bad association.

Yes, even if individual Witnesses break the mold, the teachings and materials of the WTS are prejudiced, bigoted against anyone outside of the WTS.

detective

Absolutely, completely encouraged to be bigoted towards outsiders. Whether or not they heed those crappy, biased warnings seems to vary from person to person though.

Sabine

Oxford dictionary's definition (noun):

noun 1,2bias, bigotry, discrimination, dogmatism, fanaticism, favouritism, intolerance, leaning, narrow-mindedness, partiality, partisanship, predilection, predisposition, prejudgement, unfairness

Lets see, fanaticisim, intolerance, narrow mindedness...yes they are. As a minority who spent 35+ years in the cult, they are also guilty of bigotry and partiality, imho....

Are JW's prejudice ??? 15 questions (not talking about race)