Prejudice In Rwanda

What is an act of bias? If you break it down, word by word, a bias is “an inclination of temperament or outlook; especially: a personal and sometimes unreasoned judgment.” (M. W. Staff) A simple act of bias is genocide through someone’s eyes based on their religion, culture, and personal experiences. An act of bias can progress into genocide through multiple steps. Stereotyping, jokes, rumors, and insensitive remarks and non-inclusive language can all be the simple thing to someone. It can lead to name-calling, epithets, ridicule, and de-humanization, and scapegoating, which all fall under prejudice. Prejudice is a preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience. (O. Staff) Prejudice can easily lead to discrimination and violence and lastly to genocide. Everything is genocide or part of the pyramid of hate.
Staff)Towards the end of the movie, some of the Hutu people are turning in other Hutu people because of a difference in beliefs. “1,268 people who took refuge inside the hotel.” (NewsWeek) Everyone who took refuge in the hotel had mixed emotions about what could happen and if the situation that they were in could lead to more genocide in their homeland. “In the hotel, we thought of ourselves as many things: refugees, hotel employees, victims. At times, we considered ourselves prisoners—glad to be alive, but at the same time stuck inside this building with nowhere else to go. And as captives in this luxurious dungeon, we had one very bad prison guard [Paul Rusesabagina], who, like many classically corrupt sentries, exploited us and treated us poorly. But one thing we never considered ourselves to be was hostages.” (NewsWeek) There was a sense of community among the people who stayed in the hotel. Paul tried to help his family first and then help others guests / employees in the