Our Groups

It is known that the groups we associate ourselves with influence us no matter what group it is. I believe that due to this influence sometimes people are wrongfully associated with characteristics of the given group. While these characteristics may sometimes be true I believe it is wrong for people to judge based on your group and the members in it. A good example of this is in the movie A Bronx Tale where C is friends with a group of neighborhood kids who are racist towards black people. During one instance his friends beat up a group of black kids. C had nothing to do with it and in fact tried to help some of the boys. However, when C ran into one of the black boys he pointed the finger at C saying he beat him. I believe that this is because C was wrongfully accused just because of his group. While C could choose not to be involved with these kids I don't believe it is right for him to be characterized as a bad kid because of his friends. I think this lesson should carry over into our everyday life and we should stop judging people based on their groups.