What is this blog about?

According to the dictionary, the word "prejudice" means a "preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience".  On this blog, I will be writing about religious and racial prejudice because I am a victim of both. 

I recently graduated high school back in June and during my four years there, people have called me their "favorite Asian". Senior year, my friends started calling me "Ling Ling" as an inside joke and somehow everyone started calling me that. At first I brushed it off because I knew it was just a joke but after a while I began to get very annoyed. It annoyed me so much that I even addressed it via my personal Twitter account where everyone could see. 

I have heard many racist 'jokes' and such to fuel a strong dislike to people who say such thing (i.e. 'you only eat dogs and cats and rice, 'can you even see? your eyes are small', 'asians can't drive', 'What Asian are you?', etc. Someone even had the audacity to ask me where I came from .. I WAS BORN IN AMERICA. I WAS BORN IN HOUSTON, TEXAS. 

As for religion, I've had people look at me with a repulsive face when they find out I'm Catholic. Most of the people that have looked at me with disgust are Christians which is ironic since Catholicism is a type of Christianity. I'm not a hardcore believer like my mom and her side of the family yet it baffles and angers me how easily someone can judge another person based on their religious views and/or racial preference. 

I'm not saying I haven't said something offensive to those of other ethnicities and religious beliefs because I have sometime in my life (I guess I'm somewhat a hypocrite but then again everyone is). I just hope I can spread awareness to everyone and help others who feel the same way I do.