In-groups & Out-groups

Today the class was divided into two groups by what we were wearing. After the activity was over and we discussed why the other group was wearing what they were wearing, I was really surprised how fast my group started to make judgments about the other group. I was in the color group and the things we came up about the group wearing black were intended to be more joking, but still ended up being mean. Some things we came up with were things like the people wearing black were depressed, hated their lives, or wanted to try and look skinnier which implies that they are fat. This activity shows how easy it is to identify with your in-group, and judge the out-group. In our everyday lives we are apart of so many groups, and we're also not apart of a lot of groups. In my life, I sometimes have a hard time not judging an out-group because I have a hard time understanding that group. I was raised Christian, but I'm not very religious at all, so I have trouble identifying with people who are religious no matter what religion they are. All anyone can do is have an open mind about things, and try to work against the judgments we make.