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Juggling With Eggs

I’m really ashamed as someone who is moderately to severely to say that I’ve only today come across the word :

‘belief that the ability to hear makes one superior to those with hearing loss.’

I feel lucky to have generally not been on the receiving end of much prejudice…but it does happen. And I now I know there is a word for it.

britannica.com/topic/prejudice

Encyclopedia BritannicaPrejudice | Discrimination, Stereotypes, BiasPrejudice, adverse or hostile attitude toward a group or its individual members, generally without just grounds or before sufficient evidence. It is characterized by irrational, stereotyped beliefs. In the social sciences, the term is often used with reference to ethnic groups (see also racism),