The Positive Aspects Of Stereotypes

I am a typical brown girl on the outside, but a totally different person on the inside just like an egg. Even though I will be as quiet as an egg if put in boiling water, my inside will be screaming. I am not like some people, I have two different cultures now that I am in America now. Two years ago I was in India, being a girl with less opportunities, but here I can do what I set my heart on because I know I will have a way to reach it. I have changed how I see the world now, my beliefs have changed and my goals are in a bigger level now. Your cultural identity can change when you are exposed to new and different things.

In 1955 the Civil Rights movement started and then came to an end in 1968. The goal of the movement was to end Racial Segregation and discrimination. While the event was able to put an end to segregation, it barely made a difference on ending discrimination. Even today, each race has been stereotyped to have certain actions or be specialized in a certain category. African Americans are seen as the “thugs” in society, Hispanics are mostly thought of as illegals, and middle easterners that wear hijabs are seen as terrorists. The racial stereotyping needs to be toned down and the unacceptable labeling in society has to come to an end.

Chimamanda Ngozi once said, “The problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story.” (Stereotypes). Many stereotypes effect us. They can also have a negative effect and those affected by it can feel insecure because they may be judged or treated because of that certain stereotype. Stereotypes are labels that are unfairly placed on people, and they affect all of us.

In the United States, anyone can live and practice any tradition and values they please, but this freedom does not guarantee anyone’s practice will be accepted by society. In big cities, such as New York, there is a diverse population filled with people of different ethnicities, religions, and social class. Even though we see and meet different people every day we are conditioned to accepted a universal belief about their native group as a whole. This belief is a stereotype and is often untrue. Still, stereotypes dictate our thoughts and actions and do not consider the individuals in the group nor their feelings. Believing in stereotypes always lead to serious consequences. Stereotypes of poverty, the disabled and Islam are hurtful because

Despite race, religion, ethnicity, marriage, disability, political view, gender, or culture, an American isn't defined by these stereotypes. Although the United States is far from perfect, there's plenty of marvelous aspects that compose us to weave into unity more than other parts of the world. Before, in history, our founding fathers have given us the constitution to live in additional freedom. Albeit our nation has faults just like others, I'm proud to revel in its democracy.

The US is home to people of many different ethnicities and backgrounds. I define race as how society portrays humans in categories. For instance, when the US government asks citizens to identify themselves, the options include American Indian or Alaskan Native, Asian, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, or White*. This causes the media to portray stereotypes which is where society learns from (and associates with) how people of different races look like, thus creating the mould of how certain people should look based on their race.*** Racism in my perspective is seeing each category as unequal therefore treating them unfairly. Because of how strongly society portrays others, I used to portray others in the

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.

What are stereotypes?Can they hurt people?Or even help someone?Well stereotypes are generalizations that everyone puts any given group of people under, now saying this from personal experience i find that there may be both positive and negative effects of others doing this. The ways i have experienced stereotypes range from my own parents to random people like teachers and peers, what i got the most was that I was childish and immature from mostly my Dad and that “typical teenage boy” from my teachers also even i told myself i was more mature than the peers around me.

To a young me, the world was black-and-white. The virtuous will remain good while the immoral will stay wicked, no shade of grey existing. The notion that humans can change their nature was ludicrous. Living in a society where sorting human beings into stereotypes is the norm only served to reinforce that idea. One day, though, the action someone who should stand for justice forced my eyes opened.

Good turnout this year. All the kids seem nice, hopefully some of them are doodlers, I have been wanting some new tattoos. As it is the beginning of the year, I have been scrubbed squeaky clean to make the school seem more professional. I mean of course I still have some indentations, but they are only a heart that says “RS+DS” and a rocketship. At least I hope it is a rocketship. You never know what to expect with the doodlers. Some of them are “damaged” kids who draw band logos and write emo song lyrics everywhere, some are jocks apparently confused of their sexuality and feel the need to draw “rocket ships” everywhere, some are just bored kids drawing a tornado or a star, and the elite few are actual artists with a light hand and a good eye for detail. I like the artist ones the most, it makes me content that I may be supporting a kid who becomes successful. As for some other kids, well, at least they have a nice smile.

When you’re the only one who sees the world in black and white while everyone around you lives it in color, and you pretend you’re just like them to prevent getting soaked in showers of synthetic sympathy; when you have seen your own self fall to your knees crying and trembling, as if you were watching a movie scene from someone else’s overdramatic life, and you carve yourself a smile so they’ll pan the camera onto someone else; when your inquisitive mind becomes an overwhelming burden on your tired shoulders as you hike downwards on everlasting spirals of stairs; when you suddenly find your perfections perished and your blemishes blown up like hot-air balloons that drift along with the wind and carry you out of the atmosphere that made you

Ignorant Chorus Ignorant chorus screaming and chanting, Stadium is trembling, minds close, sealed tight Dividing people, supporters ranting Blaming the Muslims, destroying their right Out of fear, isolating the country “No Mexicans here!” building The Hate Wall “Rapists, killers, thieves,” sneering slurs bluntly People are mad, fighting brawl after brawl

Stereotypes are an official representation of a community. That’s an obvious fallacy, but stereotypes are a concept that are seen as the unofficial, yet the official view of a certain community. Stereotypes are a complex yet simple concept that can either reinforce or dismantle someone’s view on another individual. Specifically, cultural stereotypes that are broadcasted on a basis. In today’s world, cultural stereotypes are used as a means of categorizing an individual or community without truly knowing them. Cultural stereotyping can negatively affect the individual experience by minimizing their value, differentiating how they’re viewed in society, and affecting how they’re treated.

In our world today we struggle with stereotypes causing many issues in our society. Some problems we encounter are Same Sex Marriage, The Black lives matter movement, feminism, Terrorism, and who is the best president for 2017. We believe that same sex marriage is not right, there is a difference in a person because the color of their skin, women have less value, and should we send US troops to fight against ISIS. These are one of the biggest problems in the world today and I believe we should start taking action now instead of waiting around for some miracle to happen. Some of these issues have been around for centuries.

Stereotypes need to be understood as a consequence rather than a cause of discrimination, they work as a way to organize knowledge and justify information, it is clear that stereotypes can lead to positive and negative perceptions and change human’s behaviors. In addition, the role that the media have played portraying Colombia as a paradise of crime and drugs, have generated to create more negative rather than positive effects. The limitations in this process arise, when building and an apology of the crime based on the distortion of the image of a country, became profitable and economically sustainable for industry players. The challenge for consumers is to have a more conscious and responsible way of consuming, and push industry actors to