Touchstones

Jordan Puicon

November 9, 2014

Professor Draegan

Blog #8 ENG102

Should we assume?

                We identify ourselves and people all the time and we may assume wrong at times.  Every day we are taught to assume certain things. We should do something about that because assuming can be dangerous for all. Assumption can lead us towards violence and people getting hurt. A prime example of assuming is men who wear pink. People for some reason automatically assume wearing pink makes you “gay”. That’s a horrible assumption that people need to stop making because a color shouldn’t identify what type of sex you like. I always was ridiculed and judged for wearing a lighter shade of red which is pink. People always used to judge me for wearing a pink shirt and that made me not want to wear it just because people judged me.

                Another example of assumption can be dangerous because it can hurt people’s feelings .One example is saying anything affiliated with bombs or bombing could get you in trouble. The reason why anything with bombing could get you in trouble is because of past tragedies. Assumption is pretty much believing in something with little or no evidence. . I notice people automatically stereotype and assume people who wear turbans are “Indian”.  Those assumption could possible offend people; I think it’s wrong and immortal. The worst thing about assumption is that it doesn’t respect people individuals because assumptions aren’t accurate. Assumption can ruin relationship with not only with your significant other but with family and friends. I used to assume many things about my family and that just made things worst.

                How we should assume is by almost not assuming at all. We should know someone before we assume because we run the risk of hurting people feelings and even cause violence.  Be as it may, it could be really hard but we should in order to make a better society for all. By doing this we can make a better us by understanding what people say instead of automatically assume. In by listening, we actually can learn and grasp what they say.  I meant one of my friends that are from Iran; he was a foreign exchange student and had little friends at first. I didn’t talk to him at first because I didn’t think I would have common interest but I started to think I shouldn’t assume that I have nothing in common with someone I don’t know. Eventually I started talking to him and he became one of my best friends because he taught me so much. I learned a great amount from Iran and many stereotypes that Americans have made about Iran. For that reason, I feel assumptions can only be for the worst for many. That made me identify who I am and the interest I liked because I talked to him. I gain interest and stuff I liked and had different viewpoints of Iranian that differ from what I used to before in order to get greater possibilities.

Resources:

Herald, Daily. "Assumptions Are Dangerous."Assumptions Are Dangerous. 13 Oct. 1978. Web. 10 Nov. 2014. <http://www.lib.sk.ca/DH-Assumptions-Are-Dangerous>.