Definition: Prejudice is a baseless and usually negative attitude toward members of a group. Common features of prejudice include negative feelings, stereotyped beliefs, and a tendency to discriminate against members of the group.
New research by Princeton University's Susan Fiske, PhD, indicates that emotions such as pity, envy, disgust and pride may play a bigger role. In fact, according to Fiske's research, these emotions appear tied not only to people's prejudicial ideas about social, cultural and religious "outgroups" they don't belong to but also to discriminatory behavior.
The types discriminatory behavior prejudice can spur include excluding and harming others, Fiske said. She and her colleagues have also found evidence that emotional prejudices of pity, envy, disgust and pride exist across cultures.
The martial arts transend across all cultures, races, and socioeconomic backgrounds. They are practiced all over the world. Therefore, in the martial arts, the "outgroup" is "people with disabilities".
Pity, Envy, Disgust, and Pride displayed by prejudiced individuals in the martial arts.
Pity - Individuals with prejudice look upon the disabled as pitiful.
Envy - Individuals with prejudice envy the disabled for any attention they receive for their accomplishments.
Disgust - Individuals with prejudice have feeling of disgust towards people with disabilities.
Pride - Individuals with prejudice feel that allowing the disabled to participate in the martial arts lowers the pride of being in an elite or exclusive club.
Aaron Boyd - #1 On The Most Prejudiced List
Aaron Boyd is the currently #1 on the Most Prejudiced List. He lives in near Detroit, Michigan. He trains at the Warrior Way school (http://www.warriorway.com/). He is twenty two. According to the Warrior Way website he is currently ranked as a blue belt in Brazilian Jujitsu. He likes to refer to himself as the "Comedy Nazi".The full thread that contain his posts and quotes below may be found here:
http://www.bullshido.net/modules.php?name=News&file=showarticle&threadid=58793
Aaron Boyd's posts are in response to an article that discusses Kyle Maynard's desire to complete in mixed martial arts competition in Georgia. Kyle is a congenital amputee without full arms and legs. Kyle belongs to the "out group" of the martial arts. Aaron Boyd is attempting to use his posts to exclude Kyle's from participation. His insults are intended to cause emotional harm.
Aaron Boyd has the following to say about Kyle:
PITY (Referring to Kyle's disability)
- “being a prick is excusable if you have no arms and no legs”
- “a humorless congenital amputee perpetually ejaculating a ceaseless stream of self-help cliches”
ENVY (Referring to the attention Kyle has received)
- “So besides being crippled, what exactly has Kyle done? Can use silverware with relative ease?”
- “a pompus hick who sincerely believes he's on a mission from God”
- “a brain dead jock with delusions of grandeur”
- "bloated sense of self-entitlement"
- "permanently deranged self-esteem"
Q. "What do you call Kyle Maynard in the middle of the ocean?"
A. "A champion with the heart of a lion."
Q. "What do you call Kyle Maynard nailed to a wall?"
A. "It's not if I can get down, It's if I will."
DISGUST (Referring to Kyle's having no arms and legs)
- “He is a disgusting caricature”
- “His disability makes him a bad person”
- “Okay Kyle, I want you to clap without looking like a retarded baby seal”
- "the fact that he crawls around on all fours is creepy, is hilarious"
- "it is the main reason I hate him"
- "Kyle Maynard is a douche"
- "he is an idiot"
- “... after being mistaken for a Resident Evil monster.., years of being mistaken for a hackey sack..”
PRIDE (referring to Kyle's desire to compete in Mixed Martial Arts competition)
- "exploit a series of loopholes in the rule set"
- "whoring the rule set to create a profoundly awkward battle for your opponent"
"I am opposed to teaching the disabled anything except self-pity and bitterness" - Aaron Boyd
Aaron Boyd's actions are insult to the thousands of injured serviceman, their families, their friends, and their fellow soldiers. Imagine, how a newly disabled soldier, who goes to Warrior Way to particapte in the martial arts, would feel when confronted with Aaron Boyd's prejudice first hand.
Aaron Boyd current posts his prejudice and hatred at http://www.bullshido.net/. In fact, Aaron Boyd has made over 5,000 posts under the name "Boyd". Therefore, this blog as identified Aaron Boyd as the #1 on the Most Prejudiced List and will expose his prejudice for all to see.
Unfortunately, people like Aaron Boyd use the Internet to spread their prejudice and hatred. Their posts are attempts to encourage others into similar beliefs and behaviors.
How can people like Aaron Boyd be stopped? By not letting him get away with his actions. By making him accountable for what he says and does. By making an example of Aaron Boyd, others will think twice before engaging in similar harmful behavior towards people with disabilities.
What else should we find out about Aaron Boyd:
- What is his home address?
- Where does he work, and who is his employer?
- What high school or college did he attend?
- Who are his friends and cohorts?
- What other activities is he involved in?
All those who come in contact with Aaron Boyd should to be informed of the full extent of his prejudice towards people with disabilities. Only then will Aaron Boyd fully understand the ramifications of his actions.
Interested in contacting Aaron Boyd directly?
Aaron Boyd is on youtube under the username LAVATORR.
http://www.youtube.com/user/LAVATORR
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