Whether a speaker counts as non-prejudiced is decided by their audience
Evidence
In social interaction, it is people who occasion, reinforce or suppress the expression of prejudiced beliefs. The dialogic nature of conversations (whether naturally occurring or interview-based) ‘allows us to recognize how the success, or otherwise, of a claim to non-prejudiced character ultimately depends upon its acceptance or rejection on the part of an audience’ (Condor et al ., 2006 , p. 458). — Cristian Tileagă, The Nature of Prejudice, 512
Categorization
- XREF: Resonates with The Reluctant Fundamentalist’s narrated monologue where the listener’s reception is fatefully uncertain.