In a country like America, many people live here who come from diverse backgrounds, indicating that we, as a nation, have a multitude of creeds and ethnicities within our borders. Not too surprisingly, many a person is prone to making judgments of another, based on their surface characteristics, such as an accent, or the color of the skin, or their faith, and of which some of these snap judgments are going to be positive and some are going to be negative. For those then that are not receiving the benefit of the doubt and thereby are being judged negatively based on those surface characteristics, this can be really frustrating for them, because they believe, rightly, that they should be judged by the content of their character, and not, for instance, by their skin color or their faith. This is why it is wrong for certain segments of any population, to be adjudged to all be bad people, primarily because there are notable examples within that segment of the population, that have those same surface conditions that have performed bad acts, as if somehow, just because somebody has the same faith as ourselves, or the same skin color, that all others that are similar are therefore suspect, as well.
This would seem to suggest that those that are unfavored, for whatever reason, have a notable interest in thereby doing what they can to try to change the narrative to a more positive image as well as to conduct their lives in a way and manner that they are considered to be upstanding citizens, because by doing so, they help to turn the tide to a more favorable opinion of the conclave that they are considered to be a part of. Indeed, opinions are subject to change, and one of the ways those opinions do change is for those that are held in low regard to prove by their actions and by their achievements that they are not the negative attributes that are being accorded to them, best demonstrated by performing good deeds consistently.
So too, this signifies that those as a class that are suffering from undue prejudice, should have an abiding interest to impress upon those that are similar to them in those surface characteristics, that as a group, they need to do more to demonstrate and to prove that how they have been painted, is not consistent with who and what they really are, best demonstrated by not only impressive achievements from some, but also an acceptable baseline by all which demonstrates that they are vital and good members of society. After all, whenever we are judged as a people through our surface characteristics, of which, the default view by the general society is negative, we have to realize that this judgment is subject to being in a state of flux, in which those that are held in low respect are subsequently replaced by others of low regard, and those then, that make it their point to understand that as many of their kind that can get on board, to better themselves, will help to change the opinion of others, which will not only be better for one’s self, but also better for those that have been labeled as being the undesirable sort.