Androcentric Stereotypes

We use stereotypes in numerous ways. People that use stereotypes are usually completely unaware. The mind automatically makes connections without even thinking about it. The authors say that the mind automatically puts people into categories, so people can picture the person without even knowing what they look like. If someone says “American” people automatically think of a white middle-aged man when it can people any other race or age. We also automatically stereotype people based on their clothing or how they look like a person in a white lab coat is probably a doctor. Stereotypes influence our everyday thinking.

The phenomenon of superheroes has been around for many years, and often features many examples of strength, courage, bravery and power. Their popularity among society has led to many studies in which academia examines the portrayals of these heroines and the impact that they have through media on children and society today. Individuals argue that the superheroes lack an equal share of gender representation and portrayal in texts and are often nonexistent altogether. However, others also argue that there are exceptions and that constant advocacy and knowledge of gender misrepresentation and stereotypes among media can account for change. These different arguments can be seen through a number of pieces including, “Sexed-Up Starfire Doesn’t Sit

I like that you mentioned the effect of race with European settlers and indigenous people and the myths and stereotypes that come with race. This is such an interesting topic because much of the USA's history with race has strong associations with stereotypes that were used to keep a group of people oppressed.

African–Americans are 63% of people that make up prisons for drug charges. Constant bigotry is the pattern and animosity that is inside our minds and are working outside of our conscious knowing. There is a common stereotype that associates minorities, mostly African-American people, with crime. 72% of people follow this stereotype, but it’s common in our life so we are attentive of it. “Our unconsciousness Is not good at distinguishing between associations that we approve of and those we don’t, so merely having the two concepts (Black and crime) associated in our memories causes one to be automatically activated in our thoughts when the other is presented.” (Harris)

On a daily bases people make excuses for everything. Everything meaning our actions and the things that we say. Common things that we make excuse for deal with sexist, racist, and heterosexist comments. Sexist is classified as saying that one sex is better than the other. An example of this is someone calling a male or female something that they are not. I do not like this because we are all humans and deserve to be respected and not called something that is degrading. We all know that racist is downgrading one race compared to another. An example of this is, saying that all black people are loud and ghetto. We all act the same but some people do certain things different from others. That’s just there way of living. I do not think that just because one person acts one way the whole race does also. Heterosexist is defined as heterosexuality is better than all other expressions. An example of this would be talking about how a guy dresses and calling him gay. I do not agree with this as well because it is good to stand out and be your own person not matter how others see you.

Right outside a corner store, next to a stoplight, or at a park, there may be a homeless person asking for some sort of help; it can either be for a place to stay, money, or food. Many people are used to categorizing a group of people by a solo characteristic, known as a stereotype. Misconception, on the other hand, is a conclusion of someone or something that is wrong because it is based on faulty thinking or facts. Stereotypes and misconceptions appear to be similar, however, these two are not. A misconception is formed from having a stereotype. Stereotypes and misconceptions are built because many try, but are unable to understand a person or a group, or are just simply unwilling to understand the person or group. There are over a million

The threat of violence and violence itself endures a very painful state of mind on the social control for women. As look at in this week reading 81 “Betrayed by the Angel” by Debra Anne Davis, she talks about a young girl who has endured violence at a young age in school. However this young girl never took the right offense into speaking up and protecting herself against this violence, so it begin to throw her mental off. For example the young lady begin to have thoughts such as her voice not being as angry as she wanted it to be when she wanted to speak on the violence. Also she felt as though that maybe she had deserved the violence after all if she did not feel as angry about it as she should have. But looked at on a higher perspective,

The purpose of the study was to see if people will end up believing the fake stereotype that we told them and if it will end up effecting their performance when completing the survey. The two independent variables were Gender (male vs female) and Survey Type (if they were told the stereotype vs not told), both independent variables were between-subjects factors. The dependent variable was the time they took to complete the survey, which was measured in seconds.

This creates the idea that there are individuals who believe that women should “stay in a woman’s place” because they understand that knowledge is power. They believe women should be submissive to men and to feed this idea it is necessary for women to be stripped of equational

The perceptual process can result in errors in judgment or understanding. The source of errors in the perception needs to be identified to understand the differences. The most common types of perceptional errors are perceptual defense, stereotyping, halo effect, projection and impression management.

What if I were to tell you that you that for the rest of your life, you would be unfairly judged, and possibly even discriminated against, based on false perceptions and ideas gathered from influences that only resemble you in the vaguest of ways, most likely being, skin color? And what if no matter how an individual person chooses to carry oneself, they will still commonly be regarded as a member of said misconceptions? Enter, stereotype: “A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.”(1)

Males try and prove that their superior to women through their physical strength. This superior acts have the purpose to scare women to not retaliate back from the society that tried to rule men over women. Men are usually violent and demonstrate it through their physical strength. In an ad used in Jean Kilbourne’s essay we’re able to see how our society allows violence to be portrayed through advertisements. She describes it as, “Wear it out and make scream,” Says a jean ad portraying man sliding hands under a womens transparent blouse.” She explain this ad by stating, “This could be a seduction, but it could easily be an attack. Although the ad ran in the Czech version of Elle portraying three man attacking a women seems unambiguous, the terrifying image is being used to sell jean to women” (Kilbourne 496). Both ads illustrate the type of society we live in. A society that shames women and overpowers them by men. In the world women are beaten and mistreated because of the numbness our society has when it comes down to gender inequality. However, women still find it within them to push through this society and don’t allow humans to walk over them. An example of this toughness is when a male and female have a child. In cases some inconsiderate males choose to abandon their family because they're too scared of what’s to come from having a baby. Yet, mothers stay without thinking

There are multiple things horribly wrong with society, but what makes up society? We do. Welcome to a world where you are defined by what you wear and you get judged by are idea of perfection, also don’t forget about the thousands of stereotypes you will be placed under.

Imagining one gender superior to another creates the power and mentoring positions for men to take control of women’s life without giving the women the chance to choose. Superiority of the males can be pointed out in many texts and novels, especially in feminist books. It is said by Anzaldua that “Dominant paradigrams, predefined concepts that exist as unqeationable, unchallengeable, are transmitted to us through the culture. Culture is made by those in power-men. Males make the rules and laws; women transmit them. How many times have I heard mothers and mothers-in-law tell their sons to beat their wives for not obeying them…” (Borderlands 38). This quote is one of the most powerful lines among the four feminist texts of the quarter because

Those who deny biological advantages for either sex are flying in the face of scientific evidence (Moir and Moir 2000, p118.) Ensuring equality between men and women is taking on a new appearance. As we mature as a culture and continue to strive for the rights of citizens to become truly equal in the social context of our lives, regardless of race or gender (religion has a lot further to go in this area), we are presented with new obstacles to overcome. Sure, as adult citizens we may feel that there is equal opportunity available to all, but unless we have had an upbringing and education that has provided the right platform from which we can develop to our potentials, these opportunities are merely a front for equality. When analysed