I sometimes generalize people’s political views based on their cultures or backgrounds. I think I do this because of how I grew up and because of what I see on the media.
Because of this wrongful mindset of mine, I often surprise myself when meeting people. I also find myself in uncomfortable situation. One memorable example is when I met my boyfriend while I was in college. My boyfriend is Mexican like myself. When I first met him, I stereotyped him to be a liberal democrat. However, to my surprise, my boyfriend was the opposite of what I expected. I found out that he was a very conservative type of guy. Our first fight was related to our different political views. I just couldn’t understand why his views were so different from mine if he had the same background as me.
Learning that people can have two very different views while still having the same culture background was extremely eye opening. That experience really showed me that I need to be mindful of how I view people.
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