A couple of days ago a co-worker and I were discussing that he learned in a sociology class that everyone stereotypes the moment they see someone of a different race than themselves.  He said it’s just something that we all just do whether we like it or not.  I told him that I did not believe that it is something that everyone does, because believe it or not I do not do that.  It may be because I am bi-racial (my mother is italian and my dad is black) but when I see someone I do not think about their socio-economic status, or what neighborhood they live in.  I don’t think about what kind of car they drive, and how they acquired the money to get it.  I don’t think about where they got their jeans, or why their teeth or so white.  I don’t think about their skin color.  When I stated this to my co-worker, he changed his statement and said that maybe not EVERYONE does this but most of us do.  This was mind boggling to me because I honestly did not think the average person did that.  According to sociology they do.  Now I admit unfortunately I do make character stabs at people by the strength of their handshake, or whether they look me in the eyes or not, and I don’t think that is always fair, but I did not think people did that according to race right off the bat.  This may seem naive but I would hope that people did not do that as much as sociology claims they do.  I know there are people out there that do not like people of opposing skin color or ethnicity, and religion but I didn’t think the majority of people judge a person’s life by first sight.  How would you feel if you knew all the things people thought about you at first glance without knowing anything about you?  Do you think it is fair that we do this to people even though they don’t know what you are thinking?  Do you think this is an activity that God would want us to engage in?