Racing Everything

I note that people seem to have an unusual propensity towards attributing certain behaviors to groups. Perhaps it is part of their understanding of what a sense of belonging is like. For example, if a person is lazy, the person is not only evaluated as being lazy, but also a sort of representative of her group. There are many possible groups, like religion, social class, etc, but the most common of which is race.

In fact, everything is often raced. If someone gets scolded for no apparent reason, it's likely a matter of race rather than personal hatred. Why? Because of social hierarchies around race within a specific context. If a person is being lazy, it's "obvious" that she's so because of her race.

Being highly individualistic, I find it bizarre that people seem to like to think in terms of groups. It would be more sensible to individually categorize people in accordance to their observed behaviors, rather than to attribute such behaviors to their respective groups. It is not only not scientifically sound, but also quite detrimental to one's well-being when the assumptions prove false.