For people that are interested in reducing bias and discrimination against witches and wizards simply due to blood type (which they cannot control), we have generated some tips and tricks to help yourself and others around you promote equality to all.

 

First of all, establishing accountability has been shown to help reduce discrimination (Hirsh & Kmec, 2009). If we, as upstanding witch and wizard citizens, hold those accountable and call them out on their prejudicial attitudes, they are less likely to continue discriminating against others.

 

Secondly, bias moderation has also been proven to improve attitudes and prejudicial views (Hirsh & Kmec, 2009). Sometimes, prejudice can be unconscious, as it is often instilled in early childhood. Simply being aware of our prejudices can help us address how to reduce them and become advocates for equality.

 

Prejudice and discrimination can also be reduced by changing the social norms (Stangor, 2014). Education has been shown to reduce prejudice, therefore we urge anyone and everyone to learn as much as possible about other blood statuses and see them for what they truly are; other witches and wizards, nothing more and nothing less. If all those who believe in equality stand up to prejudiced individuals and change the social norms, it will no longer be “cool” or even considered a good thing to have negative attitudes toward half-bloods or Muggle-borns. By changing what is socially acceptable, we can prevent discrimination and reduce prejudice.

 

Intergroup contact (spending time with other groups of people) has also been shown to reduce prejudice (Stangor, 2014), but only if all parties are open to it (otherwise ingroups will form and discrimination and prejudice can and will continue). If all witches and wizards intermingled instead of pure-bloods separating themselves on grounds of “superiority”, we would all like each other a little more.