Prejudice

     Prejudice is an opinion that was formed before knowing someone or something well. It causes the discrimination of people. “Never judge a book by its cover” – it is what all nations always remind people. It means that we should not prejudge others by their appearance, especially when it is formed without enough thought or knowledge.

     I am the fan of Indian films. I get information about the lifestyles of Indian people while watching their films. In India, as I observed, people do not invite widows to the wedding parties. Because they think that widows can bring unhappiness to the new bride and groom's life. And also widows cannot start a new life after their husbands’ death. In one of my favourite Indian film which is called “Father In-law” we can observe the act of prejudice when father in-law wants his daughter in-law to be happy and cheerfully after his son's death. When relatives whose minds were full of prejudices were against of the widow's new marriage he said: “The person's life is the most important gift which is given by God, any prejudice must not make widows to suffer and live as dead people. Why we-people cannot change our belief? Why we let prejudice make our lives full of problems?” The great king and poet, who is well-known in Uzbekistan, India and other countries, Zahiriddin Muhammad Babur was disappointed when he faced the prejudice of the widow's life. Because widows were burnt after their husband's death. In order to help the Indian nation, Babur had to be against the Indian king Ibrohim Lodi and have wars. After the war between Babur and Lodi many widows anyway burnt themselves after their dead husbands. Because those strong beliefs were kept in their minds. Zakhiriddin Muhammad Babur realized that his efforts were unsuccessful against such kind of prejudice. 

    

     Sometimes people prejudge others by their appearance. I noticed that blonde girls are thought to be silly, dumb and light-minded. Maybe that is why, blonde girls are the symbol of dumbness in many films as “The father's five daughters”. This prejudice seems funny and ridiculous for other people, but it is irritating for blonde woman. However, there are blonde women who can show that it is wrong. The best example is Gulnora Karimova who is famous for the nickname of Googoosha. She is very clever, creative and forward-looking. She is the leader of Fund Forum and other national projects. Many Uzbek women admire her stable and strong character and try to look like she is. I am also a blonde girl. I am sure that I will be determined and self-confident like Gulnora Karimova, and prove that the prejudice about blonde girls is not right.

     In my conclusion, I want to say that we should prejudge no one or nothing without knowing it well.  Because it would be the reason for different misunderstandings between people. That is why, we must not let our prejudice blind us!