How To Respond To Stereotypes In A Square

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.

I moved into a quiet neighborhood in Orlando, Florida on January 24, 2008. I was a college student working part time at a local Target. I kept to myself and tried to make a little money and have good grades. I didn’t really know anyone, and no one really knew me unless I either worked or went to school with them. One day in early March, I was working on my yard and a little girl tossed her ball into my yard by accident. She ran over and grabbed it. As she ran off, I noticed how happy she was to just be playing with a ball, something that anyone else would take for granted. She looked happy and so excited.

There are numerous assumptions and stereotypes people fabricate about WIC participants. Some of these assumptions and stereotypes are that people on the WIC program abuse the system by being dependent on the system and not using government assistance programs as they were originally intended when it was created in 1972. Additionally, other assumptions are that the majority of minorities or people of color are using these government agencies. I believe the writer of this case study used this assumption when writing it because she made a point to give the readers the illusion that Mrs. Ortiz is of Hispanic origin. Another assumption that I perceived from this case study is the use of the name Rebecca obviously the author is trying to refer

During the summer before my junior year I truly felt that I transitioned from a child to the person that I am today. An event happened which became such a huge turning point in my life that I barely even recognized myself after it transpired. It occurred during volleyball camp, when one of my closest friends and I were sitting in the locker room waiting for the day to start. Our conversation started off with simple small talk. Then, completely out of the blue she told me something that felt like a punch in the stomach. She stared straight into my eyes and said “Erin, I know you’re gay.” I couldn’t do anything but stare. So many thoughts were tumbling through my head that my vision became blurry and I couldn’t breathe. I didn’t know what to

MISCONCEPTION IS BORN OUT OF MISCOMMUNICATION. WHEN STUDENTS GRADUATE THINKING THAT TOMATOES ARE VEGETABLES AND BEING UNSURE ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN “DESSERT” AND “DESERT”, YOU’D COME TO BELIEVE THAT THEY HAVE HAD AN UNSUCCESSFUL LEARNING EXPERIENCE. IN SOME WAY, I’D DESCRIBE MY UNSUCCESSFUL LEARNING EXPERIENCE AT SCHOOL AS SUCCESSFUL.

The Society is all the same and isolated.“I can tie them myself she complained and I always have… I don't like hair ribbons. I am glad I only have to wear them one more year.” (Lowry 39). I believe that every girl should not need to wear their hair the same length and style.“Did you know that there were really elephants? Live ones?......”Right she said skeptically. Sure Jonas” (Lowry 95I love Elephants and other “unknown” and “fake” animals that are not known there.“How could you describe a sled without describing a hill and snow; and how could you describe a hill and snow to someone who had never felt height and wind or that feathery, magical cold?” (Lowry 85)Snow and seasons are so fun and beautiful in their own ways and I feel that it would be torture to live without them.

People, trying to make sense, of people They build up a fence and believe all, the things they were told We're all evil, these people We take sides, and defy, others lives Stereotypes, will divide, us in time Well I'm just looking through a different lens, a different way of thinking And I'm just trying to make this all make sense Instead of living in it, and finally Sinking, sinking, drowning these rules that I'm thinking

“What is that on your neck?” The realization was perceived to be a bruise. Did she run into something? Maybe, she was accidently hit. The blurting of my thoughts caused her to laugh. “A hickey!” A hickey, was the answer to the my confused question. I thought to myself, a hickey could be another name for a bruise, in public school lingo. I was mistaken. A mixture of confusion, disgust and outright disbelief consumed this girl. A simple girl sheltered by years and years of Catholic education spread her wings and dove straight into the public abyss. Public culture was a home run on the ball field which I could not find myself being able to catch, before it went over the fence. The unnecessary cursing heard in the infamous rap songs played on the radio blew my overused “crap” out of the water. Existence of lesbians and gays were a straight cannonball in the Catholic structure that was built for 9 years. My mother spent a whole month explaining to me what each meant, which is not as astounding as I thought. In this public culture, the average person does not wear a uniform, or anything close to it. The appeal of having barely any clothes on your body confused me, but thank God for a dress code. Slow deterioration became a part of my daily activity. Constant confusion and disbelief had overcome me, until one

I believe in being brave; I force myself everyday to step out of the box that society constantly builds around me. Growing up I was not encouraged to feel important or that I could achieve greatestness. Society and my own traditional culture created a set of ideas in me that held me from believing in myself. Over time I have realized that it is ultimately up to me to break the cycle and break way from the stereotypes. A woman’s voice matters whether as a professional or as a mother. In order to survive as a women in the 21st century, the unspoken laws must be broken, ours goals should be set higher, and we must not underestimate our will and power.

We realize this, and think about the assumptions we’ve made, sometimes it's too late, and sometimes...not so much.

Although one may argue that male students are distracted by female clothing in the classroom, this stereotype is inaccurate. The assumption that is being made when the rules are in place is that if girls are not covered, the learning of male students is at risk since they are not mature enough to control themselves in a learning environment. Ask guys around school and chances are, they do not think that the shoulders of the girl sitting in front of him distract from his learning. If the answer is yes, then they should be taught to not sexualize girls in that manor. Girls are not sexual objects and are not there for the pleasure of a guy. Eliana Dockterman in her article "Schools Are Still Slut-Shaming Girls While Enforcing Dress Code" insinuates

Several types of attitudes, norms and beliefs that may increase the likelihood of stigmatizing/discriminatory behaviors among the public are covered in reviews by Schomerus, Lucht, et al. (2011), Kulesza et al (2013), Lloyd et al (2013), and Room (2005). Below we focus our review on those influences on stigma that may be modifiable (i.e., can be targeted most directly at the level of the public or policy). These aspects include (1) blame, (2) the extent to which substance dependence is viewed as a mental illness, (3) moral versus biological views of addiction, (4) stereotypes of unpredictability and dangerousness, (5) labeling, (6) lack of education/training among healthcare professionals, (7) lack of contact with individuals with SUDS, (8) the media, and (9) structural stigma. Other, likely non-modifiable correlates of public stigma (e.g., demographic factors, substance of choice, method of

In a classroom with grey-blue carpet and starch white walls, my 3rd grade class and I sat nervously gripping our pencils. From my seat, the small American flag blocked the clock, but I was positive we had been sitting in silence for hours. Our teacher migrated between pods of desks and placed thin, light grey test booklets in front of each student. I reached forward to touch the pages that felt like the glossy outside of a newspaper. Mrs. Lewis’s navy heels clicked back to the front of the room and she meticulously straightened the remaining tests in her hands. “Please keep your hands in your lap until I tell you to begin,” she said before turning around. Our hands quickly retreated into our laps. She continued, “The results are only for us

The academic subjects I excel in are history, mathematics, science, and Spanish. It is a typical stereotype that since I am an Asian American, I love equations and numbers. I happen to fall under this phrase because ever since I was a little kid, I loved numbers. To my current day, I have a keen sense of how math and science are used in life just as any other subject. I found out that I am a deductive and inductive reasonable person because I learned it in my Theory of Knowledge class dealing with various subjects. It is interesting how long ago in time philosophers such as Newton or Pythagoras came up with ideas and shapes that are similar to our reality for instance, something a simple as paying for groceries at the daily supermarket or even

Since I remember I have not been a talkative person. While I was growing up, I have observed individuals that are generally quiet in the classroom and, at some point during class, they get confident enough to share their ideas with the rest of the students. Ideas that they have been thinking the whole year. People, called by our society bullies, appear at the scene laughing