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    embrace their own natural hair, because they felt that straight hair was attractive because it was the Caucasian hairstyle. Furthermore, in another interview with Guy Raz from NPR, Maz Jobrani says “ I just want to completely hide my identity because I’m just tired of like being tagged for something that I’m not” (Raz, Maz). Americans see everyone from the Middle East as

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    Stereotype Stereotypes

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    Have you ever been judged or given a label? I personally think that giving people labels is very wrong. You shouldn't judge people no matter what the situation is, everyone makes mistakes. Now let me tell you what a stereotype is , its mainly an idea that a person has about someone or something that is based on the looks from the outside. Stereotypes can be defined as judgements that people make about other without knowing them personally, and stereotypes impact our society in many ways. For example

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    English. The quote is negative on society because it people automatically assume that because they are black they have improper English.In another interview with Guy Raz, Maz Jobrani says that “I just want to completely hide from from my identity because I'm just tired of like being tagged for something that I'm not?” ( Raz, Maz). It is related to stereotypes because he has to hide his identity form people, so that they do not feel terrorized by him. This is negative since he can not just be open

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    by making people out as something that they may not truly be. If this happens, it can make people in the world hate more or feel poorly. In another interview with Guy Raz, Maz Jobrani says that “It might be funny now, but for Maz - for a lot of actors who get typecast because of their ethnicity, it can get depressing” (Raz, Maz). This relates to stereotypes because actors are being stereotyped for how they look or maybe how they speak for specific roles in movies. This may have a negative impact on

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    have to fight to prove them wrong. At the same time you want to reflect in positive ways because you don't want to appear as if you have a bad reputation. Clearly, Stereotypes have a negative impact on society. In another interview with Guy Raz, Maz Jobrani says “A lot of times in Hollywood when casting directors find out you're of Middle Eastern descent, they go, oh,

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    Negative Stereotypes

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    embrace their own natural hair, because they felt that straight hair was attractive because it was the Caucasian hairstyle. Furthermore, in another interview with Guy Raz from NPR, Maz Jobrani says “ I just want to completely hide my identity because I’m just tired of like being tagged for something that I’m not” (Raz, Maz). Americans see everyone from the Middle East as a threat because of terrorist groups like ISIS,

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    I have felt the impacts of stereotypes many of times, I was at Disney world and there was the guy that looked like he was from the middle east or somewhere in that area. He was going through the metal detector and nothing went off but the police decided to check him anyway. A stereotype is when we put false information and profiles on a race and we use that for the whole race and not just one, or are labels that are unfairly placed on people, and they affect all of us. Stereotypes can be defined

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    Stereotypes can be defined as a set of characteristics that people believe represent a group of people or an object, and they impact our society in many ways (Stereotypes). For example, in an interview with Guy Raz from NPR, Jamila Lyiscott says that “It’s not that you view yourself that way. I think that there's a tension. I think there's a tension with fighting to not internalize some of what people say or what has been placed on you, especially during very important formative years.” This explains

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    person, someone they are not, this causes a person to feel worthless sometimes. In another interview with Guy Raz, Jobrani says that “I go, he's got to be my driver. Because he was standing there - like a cheap suit, thin mustache, staring at me. So I went over, excuse, me sir, are you my driver? He goes, no, sir, I own the hotel” (Raz, Maz)). This relates to stereotype because Jobrani thought because of the way the man

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    that stereotypes can cause people to develop some internal conflict, such as debating on whether or not the stereotypes that are placed on people are true. In another interview with Guy Raz, Maz Jobrani says, “Look, stereotypes exist because there’s always some truth to stereotypes. Not always, but often…” (Raz, Maz). This means that there is a little truth in stereotypes, and this is most often what makes people believe them. If they didn’t have any truth in them, they wouldn’t exist. Clearly stereotypes

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