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“I hate all girls named Janine, so if your name is Janine, I hate you.” “But you've never even met me,” you say. “It's not fair to judge me based solely on my name. You don't know what I like, what I stand for. Nothing.” Janine has a good point. See, I went to high school — not in Tehachapi — with a girl named Janine and she was mean. I realize that to say that I hate all girls named Janine because of one bad experience is a silly statement, but I use it to illustrate my own prejudice. We all have pre-judged someone in our lives based on some sort of criteria of our own: race, weight, gender, religious affiliation, you name it. To get past our prejudices, however silly, we need to first be aware of them. I'm aware of my bias against all girls named Janine, and as an adult I no longer act upon it. I accept the diversity among the Janines of the world, and I celebrate them. The students and staff at Tehachapi High School...
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