African American Stereotypes

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What African American stereotype is talked about daily? Everyday stereotypes are given to African Americans because of their skin color and the history they have had in our nation. I challenge African American stereotypes because of my song taste and my Lack of involvement in sports.

Most stereotypes put people at a disadvantage whether they are good or bad because they are prejudgments based on the way someone looks. If they are “good” people expect you to live up to these high standards. There are also other larger problems with so called “good” stereotypes because most people think they are giving a compliment and they don’t realize they are actually doing damage to the other person. These kinds of stereotypes damage people because they feel like they aren’t living up to other people’s expectations of them. If they are bad it is very hard to break free from these bad stereotypes. Like they say once you see something you can’t un-see it. Another problem with stereotypes is that they are not created by the race they affect, non-minorities most times create them and this is why most stereotypes have bad connotations. What a lot of people don’t realize is that there are many more types of stereotypes other than racial. There are gender stereotypes and even stereotypes about sexual

These stereotypes are the foundation for all races to get to better understand one another. Without the accuracy of the stereotype, how will the different races even begin to comprehend one another? For me, other people who actually get to know me would never believe that I am a true and full-blooded Asian because of their lack of knowledge of me. Their insufficient knowledge stems from how I am a failed stereotype, so this is a disadvantage to me and other people who have to experience this hardship as I do. Although myself and many others have to go through life as a failure, there are a select few who believe that being this way gives many advantages. These so called “advantages” arise from the thought that being unique and breaking from the strong connection of stereotypes is a good thing, and that a person being themselves is the best thing they can do. But is it really? Stereotypes are what give people an idea of one another, therefore, they are

Stereotypes make us simplify our social world so it’s it becomes easier to recognize some situations. They make us understand basic groups of people to some extent of truth. “The most famous study of racial stereotyping was published by Katz and Braly in 1933, 100 university students were asked to indicate the traits most characteristic of ten different social groups. Students displayed a high level of agreement about the traits of certain racial and ethnic groups, such as Negroes (described as superstitious by 84% of the students, and as lazy by 75%), and Jews (described as shrewd by 79%).” All kinds of people of stereotypes about others.

Racial stereotypes are ones that we hear a lot. We hear these stereotypes everywhere, in politics, on the streets, and many more places. Many times you hear that because you are a certain race, you should supposably act, talk, or do things a certain way. Also that races can do different things better than other races because of the way they look and are physically built. Additionally, certain races are known to do or eat different things, and if you are that certain race then your the way people perceive your race to be. In my survey a male 11th grader tells me about his encounter with a racial stereotype that was put on him. He said, “ People said that I sucked at sports because I was white so I stopped trying.” He continues telling me how he is stereotyped because of his race, since he is white he is perceived not to be good at sports. People stereotyped him as non-athletic because the stereotype they hear, that caucasian people are not good at sports. Even though there are many caucasian star athletes that are famous for being amazing at a sport, people still categorized him as non-athletic because he was white. This shows how people let stereotypes, they hear, create unreasonable assumptions and takes away the logic that there are races which maybe good at things that they are known for not being able to do or be good at. Even if there are caucasian people who are the best at a sport other caucasians will still be perceived as not being good enough to play sports because stereotypes have created a norm of how caucasian play sports. This once again shows how stereotypes are embedded in our way of thinking, that even with logic we can’t seem to stop stereotyping someone because of their race, the way they look, gender, and other

According to Oxford dictionary, stereotype is a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing. Stereotypes found in our society are based on gender, race, social class etc. It is not necessary for stereotypes to be right all the time; after all they are just generalizations made by our ancestors and as the time changes people change. The power of stereotypes can be felt when a person lives in minority. Being an Asian living in a white country, I have heard a lot of comments based on my race. From other races, social media and TV shows, I encountered 3 stereotypes this week.

One day I was with an American friend watching a video showing how our denomination was planting churches in some of the remotest areas in East Africa. The video showed large Japanese vehicles going across the bushes, passing by people on the roadsides, and running into different animals crossing the roads, including huge African elephants. Then, my friend asked me if elephants were everywhere in Africa running around in the streets like squirrels do here in Pennsylvania. I smiled before responding to him because I realized that he had seen only this single story of Africa. Then I went on and explained to him that Africa was not very different from the rest of the world, and that there are places reserved for animals as well as big cities and

It's been a long day, a secretary walks to her desk and hears a tragic lie “I’m really sorry, we just don’t have the budget for another employee but if we did, I would have you on my team”, then, a physically disabled man rolls away on his wheelchair with a sorrow look on his face. These are the common stereotypical factors that are being endured by thousands of americans everywhere. Today, stereotypes are familiar factors since today's society constantly uses them. A stereotype can be defined as a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing. Perhaps, the most used terms that contribute to stereotypes are the misconceptions. The definition of misconceptions, when searched, is said to be a view or opinion that is incorrect because it is based on faulty thinking or understanding.

The challenges encountered by Africans because of myths and stereotypes created for them can be disheartening, insulting and as well as degrading. People from different race mostly keep to themselves and avoid talking to people, and when other people see them they conclude about the kind of person they are because of their ethnicity and how they believe they should behave or should not behave. Most people believe that Africans sleeps on the mat, lives in clay-built houses, everybody in Africa is miserably poor, depend on well-civilized countries like America and European country to help them, Animals like lions, and elephants are virtually everywhere and most importantly, unsafe to visit Africa.

Stereotypes is negative impact to a certain group of people which is affect them unworthy, and incapable to communicate with others in their life. Even though stereotypes are not always negative type, it’s still leave a serious consequences.

Stereotypes are imposed on a group of people because of their race, sex, nationality, race, religion

Stereotypes are something that all people utilize in life to help process information. These can serve us positively or negatively and they may be accurate or inaccurate. This is a way for us to categorize information so that we can access it more quickly and effectually.

“A stereotype may be negative or positive, but even positive stereotypes present two problems: They are cliches, and they present a human being as far more simple and uniform than any human being actually is” (Kress). Stereotypes impact everyone, everyday, of every minute. It doesn’t matter if they are good or bad, stereotypes are almost never right. They cause false expectations and often lead to debates, fights, and someone is always offended by them.

In North America, people form stereotypes about almost everything. The most common stereotypes are the ones about various types of people around the world and within the country. Some would include education levels, degree of poverty, ethnic backgrounds and even where they live. The worst and most offensive one to people is when other stereotype their race based off their skin color. “We are united, and divided, by our skin color.” (Jablonski, 1)