"What stereotypes do people have about you? What stereotypes do you have about other people? Are stereotypes beneficial or harmful? Why do you think this?"
Many of my friends told me that when they saw me at the first time, they thought I am a quiet girl who is unsociable, indifferent and does not smile a lot. However, after spending great deal of time with me, they realized that I am an outgoing and humorous person whom they can easily talk to. Although I do not want people to judge me by my first impression, I think walking out into the world without stereotypes is impossible. Any kind of stereotype is ubiquitous.
I have stereotype that all black people are good at playing sports. This stereotype came from my experience in cheerleading and from media. While cheering for TCIS basketball team, I could watch SAHS basketball team, which mostly consists of black people, play and I could not help but amaze at their skills. Moreover, in most of movies or TV shows that I watched, black people were portrayed as good athletes who are physically shaped. My own experience and the media influenced me to make a false generalization that all black people are talented athletes.
Many of my friends told me that when they saw me at the first time, they thought I am a quiet girl who is unsociable, indifferent and does not smile a lot. However, after spending great deal of time with me, they realized that I am an outgoing and humorous person whom they can easily talk to. Although I do not want people to judge me by my first impression, I think walking out into the world without stereotypes is impossible. Any kind of stereotype is ubiquitous.
I have stereotype that all black people are good at playing sports. This stereotype came from my experience in cheerleading and from media. While cheering for TCIS basketball team, I could watch SAHS basketball team, which mostly consists of black people, play and I could not help but amaze at their skills. Moreover, in most of movies or TV shows that I watched, black people were portrayed as good athletes who are physically shaped. My own experience and the media influenced me to make a false generalization that all black people are talented athletes.
I think not all stereotypes are harmful nor do all lead to action. Having a stereotype over something is natural and unconscious phenomenon. For example, if you were walking down a dark alley, would you be more worried by an old lady or a couple of young men in hoodies? The answer to this question is very simple. Although making decision based on our stereotypes can be negative, I think stereotype itself is neutral because it does not necessarily affect our action. The idea that stereotype leads directly to immoral behavior is to undermine a belief in the capacity of people to exercise self-control.
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