Ethnocentricity causes conflicts when people are not willing to embrace the differences between the two cultures. In the documentary, "The First Australians" the British thought of the Aboriginals as savage people because they didn't wear clothes. Since the British wore clothes, it made them act judgmental toward the aboriginals by calling them savages, because the aboriginals didn't wear clothes. Another example of a difference between the two groups of people is skin color. The British had never seen people that looked like the aboriginals which was very surprising to them. The surprising effect made the British judge the aboriginals farther because they thought the aboriginals were aliens. The British than acted in an unfriendly manner toward the aboriginals which led to conflicts such as skirmishes over little things. Even though the British were ethnocentric people, the aboriginals did not act racist toward the British. The aboriginals were very open about their thoughts and accepted anyone's culture's differences. This made the aboriginals dislike the British because they judged their whole race before they met many people of their race.
In the movie "Rabbit Proof Fence" the British took the half aboriginal children and sent them to a camp to change their behavior. The British judged the aboriginals even more because they thought they could change the ways of the savages when they are young. The aboriginal men and women fought back in attempt to protect their children but they were unsuccessful. In the end, the hatred between the two cultures grew and grew, but this hatred could have been prevented easily. The hatred could have been prevented easily if the two cultures acted friendly toward each other, not hostile. If the two cultures had acted that way, there would have never been a dispute between the two cultures and there would be harmony.
