The True Effect Of Stereotypes

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.

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.

Stereotypes are often referenced to provide “answers” to questions that often need justification. They are used to label and classify how an individual or group of people with generic similarities should act or live based upon their race, gender, appearance, or cultural identity. Every member of society is guilty of stereotyping a group or individual at one point or another; unfortunately, it is “man’s” way of knowing how to deal with a particular group or person in a singular situation. Although stereotyping is often executed and voiced subconsciously, the exterior act and ramifications are both negative and damaging to the esteem, perception, cultural and humanity of the group judgment is being placed upon.

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 I think about New York I think of happiness. Loud, busy, fast paced, happiness. Being from New York I considered myself and everyone else in my family to be a New Yorker. According to Oxford English Dictionary being a New York refers to a person who was born or lives in New York. I was not born in New York, but I was raised there for a lot of my childhood. Plus all of my sisters and father were born there, and a lot of my extended family still live there. The state of New York has always seemed like a perfect home to me; although, a lot of outsiders do not see it as perfect.

Stereotypes can be defined as a picture of how people see others because of the way they look and have acted, and they impact our society in many ways (Stereotypes). For example, in an interview with Guy Raz from NPR, Jamila Lyiscott says that, “I’m forced to speak a certain way and denounce the other ways of navigating language that come from the cultural and racial spaces in my life” (Raz, Jamila). This defines the stereotype definition because people think she cannot talk well because of her background of where she grew up. This negatively impacts society because the society thinks all black people talk different from where they grew up at and how they look. In another interview with Guy Raz, Maz Jabrani says that “I know all my Middle Eastern and Muslim friends in the states were watching TV going, please don’t be Middle Eastern, don’t Hassen, don’t be Hussein. And the name came out Jack. I’m like whoo! Thats not one of us” (Raz Maz). This defines stereotype because people thought it was Muslims

As defined in the textbook context, stereotypes are oversimplified ideas about groups of people. This can be based on race, ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation which are almost of any characteristic. There are positive stereotypes but are often negative. They are not harmful in its own right; its damages are done by fostering prejudice and discrimination. Generally, stereotypes don’t take individual differences into account.

Being stereotypes can cause us to do many things it can also influence us in many ways. Most of the time in my opinion we are all stereotyped because of our race, gender, religion or even ethnicity. I feel stereotyping can influence us in a bad way and can cause us to do something that can harm someone. We’ve all been stereotyped at least once and I’m pretty sure they do not like the feeling of it. For example millennials were always treated better they were taught as kids that they were great and smart. Then when they grew up and got a job they were taught reality. Millennials were born into an era where technology was developed and as years went by we were born and we were already introduced and keeps progressing but the bad thing is we are

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.

There are times, we not so open to the idea of meeting new friends and the reason for that is fear of being judge and misunderstand. Making new friends expose us to the harsh reality of life which is discrimination, stereotype and prejudice. We tend to criticize someone because of their appearances, the music they listen and what they wear, before even knowing what they have to offer to society. Every human being were place in this planet to achieve greatness, but with negativity we create by stereotype each other and by placing each individual in box either by race, or color we are making a friends, or an associates suffer. We need to realize something, we are human first and we bleed the same

Stereotypes can be defined as an oversimplified idea or image held by members of a group towards another group, and they impact our society in many ways (Stereotype). For example, in an interview with Guy Raz from NPR, Jamila Lyiscott says, “I mean, that’s the thing about stereotypes is that it sort of applies this collective idea to a community or a culture or race or a religion or a group of people. And once you’re in that collective, it’s like you’re trapped” (Lyiscott, Jamila). This evidence shows how in general, stereotypes are generalized and apply to a collective or community. Groups of people hold a perception towards other groups that are oversimplified typically towards religions, races, cultures, e.t.c. This creates the problem of

Martina Navratilova once said, “Labels are for clothing, labels are not for people” (Navratilova). Stereotypes are labels we give to people. Society thinks it’s acceptable to give others labels based on their looks, way of living, etc. We live in a world full of stereotypes, they are everywhere. We lose the opportunity to get to know someone by judging them because of a stereotype. Stereotypes are shown in many different ways, they have a negative impact on society.

Stereotypes are an official representation of a community. That’s an obvious lie, but stereotypes are a concept that is seen as the unofficial yet 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 a sense, cultural stereotyping can negatively affect the individual experience by minimizing their value, which then leads to how they’re viewed by society, and how they’re treated.