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A “stereotype” is a cognitive shortcut — that is, it allows your brain to make a flash judgment based on immediately visible characteristics such as gender, race, or age. Thus, these judgments about people are based upon their appearances and first impressions of them. Stereotypes can also be judgments that are made about people that are known to be completely false, but created to harm a person or group of people. Take a minute to think silently about ways in which you feel you have been stereotyped, and write about what happened and how it made you feel. Also, write about how the stereotype itself may cause serious, even injurious, harm to people or groups of people.
When commenting on another student’s blog, discuss the commonalities among your experiences, and the emotions that you felt.
90 Comments
Aiden M.
10/23/2017 01:02:49 pm
Now, while I have not been stereotyped in a derogatory way, I have been stereotyped. My stereotype is that I am strong. Now, while I can see why people would think that I am strong because of my height but just because one is tall, it does not mean they are strong. Most of my 'strength' comes not from muscle but just from pure willpower and sheer technique. Anyway, this stereotype makes me feel a little ashamed of myself because of my lack of muscle. But I also feel that this stereotype can cause physical harm because when people who believe this stereotype find out that it's not true they think that whoever is being stereotyped is a freak or something, leading to possible abandonment, which leads to possible stress and depression which can lead to possible suicide. All in all, even though it is not a very derogatory stereotype, it can lead to some pretty bad stuff when taken to the extreme.
David R
10/23/2017 05:16:28 pm
I don't think being stereotyped for being strong can lead to the things you said at the end but good job overall.
Joshua .B
10/23/2017 05:24:02 pm
I don't believe, well it could, but isn't very likely that it would cause suicide.
Tako P.
10/23/2017 08:12:48 pm
I kinda agree. It isn't fun to be short much, but as a person who is tall-ish it isn't that fun... I wish someone gave me a kids menu sometimes.
Max J.
10/24/2017 07:27:03 am
While I do see what you guys are saying, I think you would be rather called strong than weak. As for the issue of the kids menu, it might sound good, but really it just makes you even more self-conscious about your height, and will make you feel lesser.
Jaileen V.
10/23/2017 01:04:14 pm
I have always been told that girls should be good cooks and are supposed to be a housewife. That always felt degrading to me. I never could cook well and I never liked staying at home cleaning. Another stereotype that I've heard people say about me is that I act like a boy and that I should hang out around girls. That makes me angry because there is no specific way a boy or girl should act. It's all up to what you believe. Also just because I am a girl, it doesn't mean I should only hang out with girls. Hanging out with other people broadness your group of friends. Also many people think that just because I am a girl I can't fight and I have to be weak. That makes me so mad. Girls can be strong and boys can be weak and feminine. It doesn't matter anymore. We are living in times where we should be accepted for who we are and not for what we look like or b y our gender. I also hate being stereotyped as not pretty because I don't look like a typical beauty. Plus I have been stereotyped by gender roles. If I am a girl it doesn't necessarily mean that I am emotional, whiny, dramatic, weak, brainless, blonde, a makeup enthusiast, a gold digger, etc. etc. A girl can be whatever she decides to be. Whether we want to change our clothes, or our looks, or even our gender. We as boys or girls, we can do what we want with our lives. We shouldn't be stereotyped, or catcalled just because of what we look like. We shouldn't be catcalled in general, but still it is not fair to the people who wear revealing clothes. Just because you wear clothes that show off, you shouldn't be stereotyped as a slut. You wear the clothes you want to wear. You shouldn't be stereotyped just for your looks or gender.
Joshua .B
10/23/2017 05:11:25 pm
Very true. In fact I am a boy and I love to cook.
Jannessa Y.
10/23/2017 06:06:36 pm
I agree with what you said about gender roles. Boys abd girls should be able to act how they want without being criticized about not living up to or fitting into their specific gender roles.
Luke K.
10/23/2017 01:05:41 pm
I have been stereotyped often, many a time have people assumed that I am younger than I am. About a year ago, people that I meet would assume that I was a girl because I used to, and still have, long hair. Because of these things, I would be judged as "not smart" or "weak". I cannot communicate how frustrating it feels to be thought of as something that I am not. There are times when I will sit down with my family at a restaurant. The waiter will come to the table, and promptly give me a child menu along with a plastic cup of crayons. Other places will give me a child size of a drink when I order a drink. When I am stereotyped as a small stupid child, it feels terrible. Occasionally, I can make my self feel like I have control of my own life, when I can use my height to go somewhere, like the movies, for less money. Using my height to my advantage, makes me feel much better about my height. Another example of this is when I go to a store or a restaurant with any of my tall friends, pretty much all of them, the cashier will ignore me and only talk to my friend. They will assume that my friend is my babysitter or older sibling and wont talk to me. Stereotypes that can cause harm to people, once I heard this news story that and Arabic man was doing calculus on a plane and a woman thought that he was writing in Arabic. She complained to plane security. People are increasingly afraid or Arabian people. It can cause them to not be allowed to enter concerts or public places. It is a disgusting stereotype that should be resolved.
Jannessa Y.
10/23/2017 06:19:50 pm
I can relate to what you said about being mistaken as younger than what you actually are. While it doesn't happen often, I too am hurt by it because then you are seen differently and often in a way that you can interpret as negative and that assumption affects how they will treat you. You may not be given the amount of respect you want.
Wilder R.
10/23/2017 07:47:10 pm
That always happens to me . They think I’m a child and they would give me crayons and a coloring sheet and I’m 13
James N.
10/23/2017 09:08:49 pm
I understand. My previous bus had this unofficial rule: if you looked like you were a young kid, you had to sit in front. I was permitted to sit wherever the heck I wanted, while my brother was forced to sit next to the bus monitor. What makes the whole situation even more infuriating is that other fifth graders, who looked older than him, didn't have to.
Tako P.
10/23/2017 01:06:22 pm
In our seemingly modern society there is a tendency to believe that we are not stereotyping others. Yet in this age full of technology and almost constant exposure to media, we are often stereotyping people without even noticing. I am often stereotyped, not usually racially, but for how I present myself. Aside from being constantly questioned by random strangers "Are you a boy or a girl?" often when my clothes are more stereotypicaly masculine people think I'm a dude. I think when strangers see me they more see me for what I look like simply because they don't know me personally. Also when I do something like paint my nails or wear a suit people often are like "so are you a boy/girl now?" It makes me disappointed in how uninformed my classmates and friends are, and I always have to remind them that clothes aren't gendered! (usually)
David R
10/23/2017 01:57:35 pm
What exact stereo type about the jews led to the six million dead?
Tako P.
10/23/2017 07:59:24 pm
I apologize for not elaborating. The jews were often stereotyped as greedy. They were blamed for the problems of Germany that came after WW1. Hitler believed in the superior race, and stereotyped jews to have big noses and brown hair. This led the people to believe this about jews, and thus persecute them. Because of these stereotypes many people became Nazis, leading to so many Jews being killed.
Noah S.
10/23/2017 07:25:54 pm
Are you comparing being told you seem white (which to some extent you are) to the holocaust? I understand that that is being eggsagerated for the sake of your argument, but it seems pretty naive and airs on the side of dangerous.
Tako P.
10/23/2017 07:55:16 pm
No, separate paragraph
Karime L.
10/23/2017 10:25:19 pm
I agree with what you said about clothes usually not having a gender. I think that people shouldn't assume whether you are girl or boy based on the way you dress. Although it happens often people should still not assume that only one specific gender should/can wear certain things.
Max J.
10/23/2017 01:06:28 pm
In many cases I am stereotyped as being younger than I am, based on mostly my height. In many cases, i'll get in to museums free, get the kids menu, and get discounts at the movies because of my height. I sometimes appreciate it, as i can help with the costs of things like museums, but it can also make me think about how short I am, and how young I really look. Take the last time I went to a restaurant for example. They instantly gave me crayons, a word search, and a kids menu. This is not appreciated. You give kids menus to small children, and I would like to be given the choice of which menu I want It makes you feel like a smaller person, and that you aren't as good or as mature as your taller peers. If I am hanging out with my taller friends, and I ever go anywhere, the taller friends in thought to be my babysitter or guardian. This is again very down-putting, because again, they are perceiving me as an immature small child. There is also the situation of my hair. This holds true more with older people but can sometimes apply to younger people as well. I have been called a girl because of my hair and my height. Which brings me to another point about my height. In many cases, boys are expected to be taller, more muscular and more "manly" than girls. The word manly is completely stupid in my opinion. It implies that men have to be strong, and can't show emotions. And at the same time, it implies that girls are weak and and drama queens. Personally, those stereotypes would never be enough to really hurt me mentally, and definitely not physically. But in many cases, the more serious stereotypes can harm people, and very much so. In all of the police shootings where the people were supposedly acting aggressive and doing something wrong, that was definitely not the case. It was because they were black,a dn instantly, the police officers perceived them as a threat to their safety. If these people been white, and doing the same things, there is no way in my opinion that they would have been treated in the same manner, and they would definitely not end up dead. This is just one of the main examples about how stereotypes hurt people physically.
David R
10/23/2017 01:55:47 pm
So the resturaunt waiters don't even ask if you actually need the kids menu? They just hand it to you??
Noah S.
10/23/2017 07:31:02 pm
Yeah, it happens to me all the time, and I'm not even as short as Max.
Noah S.
10/23/2017 07:30:19 pm
I don't exactly understand the connection between police violence and your experience, but otherwise you make a great point.
Max J.
10/24/2017 07:30:11 am
There is none, really. Sorry for not elaborating on that. I basically was trying to say that while I might deal with minor stereotyping, I never had had to deal with anything like what african americans have to go through in today’s society.
Tako P.
10/23/2017 08:15:21 pm
Height stereotypes are the worst. They should really ask.
Stephanie o.
10/23/2017 09:00:03 pm
Lol,
Jaileen V.
10/23/2017 01:07:12 pm
I even been stereotyped by my age and height. Just because I am short it doesn't mean that I am young. even though in this case I am pretty young, being short shouldn't determine that. Also just because I am young doesn't mean I am immature. I can be young, and mature or older and immature. Being a specific age shouldn't determine who you are.
Aiden M.
10/23/2017 01:09:32 pm
Thank you! People always think that I'm like 15 or 16 just because of my height. Even though it's in the opposite direction of how your being stereotyped it has the same effect on me. I totally understand you.
Stephanie o.
10/23/2017 09:01:07 pm
Like, actually I'm 13.
Yoeslyn
10/23/2017 01:08:55 pm
One day, I remember someone calling me a basic white girl. I got really upset,because there seems to be a stereotype that Latinos have to look a certain way. Specifically Dominicans, they have to have darker skin and dark eyes. I look a lot different than the typical Dominican. I don't understand why people think that its impossible, or " rare " for Dominicans to have blue eyes with light skin.
Ra'Nyah DC
10/23/2017 01:59:14 pm
I feel the same about the second one because everyone thinks that i'm not strong, but if they say punch me in the arm they get mad because their arm is hurting after I hit them.
Kellin. E
10/23/2017 04:11:39 pm
I agree with everything you said in your three paragraphs. We are especially stereotyped when it come to our race and I like how you pointed that out.
Jaileen V.
10/23/2017 04:47:43 pm
I totally agree with the second one. Its time to break gender roles!
Karena P.
10/23/2017 06:09:24 pm
I agree with you Yoeslyn. With all of you reasoning. Everyone thinks that Im a Hispanic person that I needa speak and understand Spanish and that I needa look like a Guatemalan person, and also that since im half Asian I needa have smaller eyes and needs to look Asian. But that isnt true because every Asian and Hispanic person is different. So i agree.
Jannessa Y.
10/23/2017 06:15:28 pm
In today's world, especially on social media, females are often presented in the way that you talked about in your third paragraph, when it isn't necessarily true. It pressures them to look a certain way and that is unhealthy and can cause low self esteem. All in all. I agree with what you said.
Luke K.
10/23/2017 07:01:01 pm
I agree with the second point that you made, I don't think that all men should work jobs that require strength because not every guy necessarily has strength. In regard to how women should do all the cooking, i think that is untrue because I quite like to cook.
Karime L.
10/23/2017 10:34:39 pm
I agree with everything you mentioned in your different examples of stereotypes. I like how you mentioned that the expectation that a girl has to be small/petite can lead to girls who have different body types to have low self-esteem and make them have less confidence in themselves.
Aliyah
10/24/2017 03:56:21 am
I totally agree with what you said in all of the paragraph. Good job Yoeslyn!
Natalie C.
10/23/2017 01:59:02 pm
Whenever I go shopping with my, whether it's with my family or just my mom, we never go somewhere without getting a look from a worker in a store. There are even times when someone will try to follow us around and try to get in our business, constantly asking if we need anything. It can get really annoying, and it's obvious that they are keeping an eye on us because they think we are going to steal something. Just because our skin is darker than other you see in the store does not mean that we are going to steal something or do something bad. There are times when my family can't enjoy being places just because of this. We sometimes end up leaving just to get away from the people who refuse to get away from us. I know that this happens to many other people of color out there, and it needs to be stopped. We don't want to buy things while constantly being watched by someone. It can feel really unsettling, and it is just annoying.
Ra'Nyah DC
10/23/2017 02:02:58 pm
I feel the same way because one time i was playing outside of the mall on the roof. Then one of the security guards cam and told us not to jump on the poles, so we stopped. After he just kept circling around the parking lot.
Tako P.
10/23/2017 08:04:59 pm
Racism is a huge problem. I have been noticing that I am treated differently when I am with my mom vs my dad. Many of us are talking about our personal micro agressions but this is the big problem. OPPRESSION is not okay.
Nia H.
10/23/2017 10:40:55 pm
I do agree that people do often judge people of color for being troublemakers and thieves and that's one of the main reason people try to follow any person of color.
Jaychele S.
10/23/2017 02:01:49 pm
As a girl, we are stereotyped in many ways. From our look to our personalities we are judged from the moment we are seen. These stereotypes come from a long time ago. Women used to only be seen as wives whose only purposes are to cook and clean. There are still stereotypes like this but they are not said as commonly. As a black girl, specifically, I am what mostly people think of, except my skin isn't super dark. But most prominently, I have short hair and that tends to be a huge stereotype for colored girls, either short hair or weave. My mom defines stereotypes that black girls face. My mom had super long hair and fairly light skin. Most people think she is either Hispanic or Native American. Overall, as a girl I face many stereotypes, like the fact that I'm a good cook, which I'm not. People also believe that I'm sensitive which is sometimes true, but not always. Another stereotype that I face is that I'm motherly, and family-oriented, but more recently I have steered away from things like that. As a little girl, like most girls, I knew that I wanted kids, and maybe even up until three months ago I wanted that. But as of now, I'm no longer interested in kids. But in conclusion, every race, gender, and sexuality face stereotypes and here were just a few I face day to day.
Noah S.
10/23/2017 02:03:27 pm
Most of what I have experienced is pretty common with other men like me, but it is still worth talking about. One of the greatest challenges men face that women don't is that men aren't allowed to show strong emotion, since men have to live up to the stereotypes of having all emotion under control. My experiences with this have mostly been with friends of mine getting really uncomfortable when we talk about our feelings, and being told to "man up." One of the things that made me angriest was a girl at my school in sixth grade who said that guys had needed to stop pretending to be so emotionally stable when we weren't. I was quite bothered by her saying this since to me it felt like a man saying that women need to stop letting guys catcall and assault them; it isn't a choice, and definitely not one we enjoy. I believe that that lack of sympathy is causing the exact problem with men this girl claims is trying to solve. It is made worse by the fact that saying these things often gets men into trouble for not appreciating what they have, because it is much harder to be a woman- which I am not denying. My point still stands, though, that people don't seem to understand that life is hard for everyone, male or female.
Erica
10/23/2017 04:39:02 pm
I really appreciate how you talked about both males and females in your work Noah. Nice job.
Jaileen V.
10/23/2017 04:49:21 pm
I totally agree with what you are talking about. It also really good to include both male and female point of views.
Tako P.
10/23/2017 08:08:24 pm
Men shouldn't have to hide their emotion! Iv'e noticed that you are immediately put into a category if you are an emotional man. It's such a double standard!
Adrian M.
10/23/2017 02:03:59 pm
I haven't really been stereotyped except for a few times when some people I met thought I was Indian because of the way I looked. I never thought much of it until know and sometimes just thinking about it makes me laugh. My uncle thought I looked like someone named Ravi from a show called Jessie and I would just laugh and not mind. I knew that when my family members said this that it was a joke. And the most recent time someone from my family said this was last July. But, there was one time when I just wanted to punch this one kid on my basketball team in the face because I was so offended. My whole team was in layup lines before the game was starting when a few of my teamates and I were joking around and cutting eachother in line when this one white kid on my team said, "nah get outta here. No Indians allowed." I was so mad at this but I laughed so I didn't loose my temper.
Benjamin
10/23/2017 09:18:36 pm
Great job Adrian! I have also been stereotyped as to being a different race. Since my skin color is light, people think that I am not Colombian, or that I am white, Italian, etc. I also agree with you that this can become annoying. Again, good job.
Kellin. E
10/23/2017 04:09:23 pm
Being a female, I have been stereotyped many times. We all have. But I think that females have been stereotyped the most. We, as girls, get stereotyped because of how we are "supposedly weak" and not able to do the same things as guys. We are labeled to be weaker than most guys which is why we shouldn't play certain sports. I am especially offended by what some guys have to say when it comes to sports. I have been told that I shouldn't be playing Football because i'm a girl and i'm weaker than the guys who are " expected" to be playing. Most guys usually say that they are tougher than us girls but half of the time that is not true. Other ways in which we are stereotyped in how we are supposed to live up to certain standards. Women are presumed to be housewives. They are supposed to be this figure that should stay at home and do the easy work like cooking and cleaning. Most girls or maybe all don't even like staying at home doing the easy work and would rather be out having some actual fun. I, especially, hate staying at home and would prefer to be out playing with my brothers or bringing in the grocery when my mom needs help. I don't like having things easy for me and want to be treated the same way anyone would in which my gender won't have anything to do with it.
Erica
10/23/2017 04:36:21 pm
Totally agree with you Kellin. Very well said.
Erica
10/23/2017 04:34:34 pm
Just by looking at me, or any one of my kind, a genre of words come to people lighter or the opposite color's mind. Reckless, unorganized, unintelligent, etc. People base a persons outer appearance on their internal character. It seems as though people assume if you wear "Gangster" type clothing, talk in a certain way, or if you have a darker skin color, that you are automatically less than them. People of my skin color have to try extra hard to meet at least half of a white person's expectation. When I visited Wheeler in the sixth grade I had a conversation with a teacher there. After we had a little chat, she commented on the way I spoke. She said that I sound very intelligent. To some people, this might come across as a complement, to me it did not. Was it a surprise that someone with my features was able to impress someone of her "status"? Once again It shouldn't be a surprise that I'm able to have an intelligent conversation with someone.
Adrian M.
10/23/2017 06:07:08 pm
Yeah I agree. Rarely happens to me personally but I understand what you mean.
Tako P.
10/23/2017 08:19:58 pm
I relate to this. People often think that because I am funny, it means I am unintelligent. Those people are the reason I study and strive to do better in my life, to prove each and every one of them wrong.
Keanu.p
10/23/2017 09:11:31 pm
I agree, when I was in elementary school a lot of my teachers doubted me because of the way I talk and how I look.
Wilder R.
10/23/2017 04:43:12 pm
I have been stereotyped. They say that males should be strong and should play lots of sports. That makes me really sad because I feel like I can not be myself because I have to play sports but I don't. It is like I have to be this kind of person but in reality I am "different". Another is that someone asked me "Why do you cry?" People say that males do not cry and they should not cry or else you aren't tough. This makes me pretty sad because they say that we should not cry and we can't let our emotions out. If we are sad or mad and we want to cry then we should be able to cry. People also see my height and I am not average height so people would say if I am 10 or 11. People also say males should be fit and strong and that they should not be fat but some people can be fat and that is fine but I do not like people calling others fat and telling them they should loose weight to be more masculine but that does not make any sense. I also do not like that people say it is not right for males to like other males and females to like other females. I think it is completely okay what you wear and what your sexuality is. I also do not understand why if they are throwing a baby shower party it has to be blue for a boy and pink for a girl. Can't it just have cool decorations and a nice cake without the color blue or the color pink. It just makes us feel sad because it makes us feel like we can't be ourselves and we have to change just to make the others be happy and we can be or look " perfect."
Joshua .B
10/23/2017 05:01:38 pm
I am Dominican and we usually get stereotyped one way or another, but firstly I have been stereotyped as a boy. I have been called gross and unhygienic, because I am a boy. Therefore I feel as if when people think of girls they often think of clean. I also feel as if boys are stereotyped on how tall they are, or should be. Short people are also sometimes thought of as slow, and weak. Sometimes I meet new people and they ask me how old I am, before I can even speak they assign an age for me that is way out of my age such as 10. Therefore because I am a boy and short this stereotype has affected me deeply. Even though I am a boy, I have a heart, I do care for others, but people seem to think that I don't, based on their stereotypes.. My favorite color is not blue, and not all girls favorite color is pink. A while ago when I was about 6 or 7 I bought a pink shirt and when I wore it someone I knew had asked me If I really wanted pink, and that pink was for girls.
Adrian M.
10/23/2017 06:11:23 pm
I understand what you mean. I like wearing pink because it's a good color and many people think it's only for girls and make fun of boys when they wear it. But it's 2017, no one cares about the color shirts anyone wears anymore.
David R
10/23/2017 05:29:09 pm
I have been stereo typed to only eat fast food. No explanation needed for this. Simple. JK I will explain. Most people think I'm African American. That combined with the fact that I'm overweight creates a thought that I just eat Fried Chicken and drink soda all day. I shopped at Chinese market once and bought a coke for my mom, and the cashier said: "Drink to much soda look at you, stop with the chicken wing son." Yes that's exactly what she said.
Sam H
10/23/2017 07:10:16 pm
This is a good point. People often shame people for being overweight or being a certain body type and it's largely overlooked. There's nothing wrong with being a body type, for both genders, but being overweight has been considered by society as something that is bad.
Jannessa Y.
10/23/2017 05:57:12 pm
I don’t get stereotyped often, or if I have been, I don’t realize it. When it does happen, I don’t take it too seriously and it usually isn’t a problem for me. However, there have been a few instances in which I have been stereotyped by people, including my family.
Karena P.
10/23/2017 06:46:38 pm
I am not fully Asian but like If i was then I probably would've had the same stereotype in the same way. Not me personally but my family has been accused of being Chinese even though we are Cambodian. So my Family can relate and I think this is a good point to be mad... GREAT Job Jannessa.
Stephanie o.
10/23/2017 08:55:53 pm
Yasss.
Karena P.
10/23/2017 06:39:01 pm
I have been stereotyped before for being a girl. People think that since I am a girl I have to be short and not be a athlete. People think that if I am a girl I have to dress like a girl and do things that girls do. I dress in sweatpants and a regular T-Shirt most of the time and people think that since I am dressed like that then i am not a girl. People also say that whenever I paint my nails or put my hair in a nice way that I finally look like a girl or that I am a girl not. But I have always been a girl from the day I was born so then that will get me really mad when people say that me.
Nia H.
10/23/2017 10:37:04 pm
I do agree that people do judge girls on their appearance and that if you're not dressing girly than you are not acting like a girl. I like the point you made about people stereotyping you for being a mix of races. I think you did a really good job on this.
Jaden H.
10/23/2017 07:16:29 pm
In my lifetime, I have been stereotyped many times. Being a female I feel like I have been stereo typed a lot. Girls are most of the time identified as delicate, soft and weak figures. For many people this stereo type seems to be true but I totally disagree. I think and believe that females can do anything that males can do. Males should never be the most dominant, or most strong. I think there should be a healthy and equal balance between both of them. I have been told that I couldn't do something like carry a box for example because I was too weak. At the time I felt really bad about my self and I questioned why people thought of females this way. I'm also going to speak on the male's perspective, because I feel strongly about their stereotypes as well. Girls are known to be "sensitive" and it is said that boys cannot be sensitive and they cannot show their emotions and/or cry. This really upsets me because crying for example is not assigned to one specific gender. Crying is a natural thing that all humans do, so I feel that it shouldn't be assigned to one gender only. I feel like boys have the right to cry whenever they want as much as girls do. They shouldn't be forced to hold their feelings back as it could cause problems in ones life. We have to let loose one in a while.
Tako P.
10/23/2017 08:44:34 pm
I hate it when people assume my race because of my skin color. Like, it takes two seconds to actually ask.
Ela H.
10/23/2017 07:25:23 pm
I have been stereotype countless times but one time has stayed clear in my memory. I dare say that some of you remember this. So last year we went to the movies as class. We went to a cinemas in Lincoln to watch a new movie. I think it was Hidden Figures. But when we arrived we there's was a group of kids in front of us. There was lady explaining the rules of theater to them. I noticed that when she was the other group of kids she used this melodious voice. And when she was done she move to our line. She looked us all up and down. Then she made a face like she smelled dog’s breathe. But when she was telling us the rules she sounded disgusted in my opinion. There's really no way of knowing the real reason for her rude actions. But the only conclusion that I come to is that since the majority of our class is made up of students of color, that she was convinced that we couldn’t be trusted. The previous group of kids looked as though it was only white students. I think she thought that because we weren’t all white that we aren’t responsible or trustworthy.
Shawn Z.
10/23/2017 07:41:27 pm
I remember that to, although it doesn't apply to me, I see how that is very offending, and rude.
Tako P.
10/23/2017 08:17:59 pm
I remember this as well. That wasn't fun, that woman looked at us nervously.
Shawn Z.
10/23/2017 07:42:16 pm
Somethings that I think are really common in the world of asian stereotypes are some of the following: slanted eyes, or asians are smart, and things like that. I really feel that the slanted eyes thing doesn't apply to all asians, like me, but some people do assume that, and some even go as far as making fun of that, by pulling at the edges of their eyes, and I think that it is offensive. Also the stereotype about being smart. This one, I really don’t mind, since it is more of a good thing. It is true that some asian kids are smart, because of what their parents make them do for education. I believe that I really don’t apply for that section, I feel that I am more of an average person. I really don’t classify as extremely smart. And now that I am thinking about the past, I remember when I was in elementary school, there was a kid who seemed friendly before, at the beginning of the year. As the school years went on, the group grew, and there was a new person. He was very nice, but the first person I mentioned before said things like “itch.” Now upon further thinking, I believe he was saying bi**h. There was also a time when at a lunch period, he was saying “Ching chong.” Some people even joined in. At the time, I didn’t really think much about it, since I didn’t get what that meant. But now that I remember it happening, it really offends me.
Sam H
10/23/2017 08:31:17 pm
It's disgusting that people can say such rude things about a whole group and literally evaluate them as "the group that always does this, always looks like this, etc," and make jokes out of it. Well said on your explaining
Sam H
10/23/2017 08:20:23 pm
Since I have long hair, it's difficult when many people think that I am a girl. Many, many times people have treated me different because they've thought I was a girl. I usually laugh it off but inside, it's pretty distressing. It's even worse when the person is told that I am a boy and they show signs of disgust, which has happened to me before. They think that I'm not man enough, or something like that. Not only that, but it's embarrassing. When I was younger I was mad at somebody for calling me a girl and they replied by asking if there was something wrong with being a girl. Of course there isn't! But being called something that you aren't can be hurtful.
Tako P.
10/23/2017 08:43:07 pm
Hair length stereotyping is REALLY dumb. Also I think it is dumb that men are supposed to be the "strong" one. Thats pretty sexist.
James N.
10/23/2017 09:02:40 pm
I think I know just who you're talking about.
Jenelvis R
10/23/2017 11:20:03 pm
I am so sorry that people would be so ignorant and believe that you can not have any emotions. By that I mean that boys don't cry. Boys aren't robots they have emotions to. I honestly hate the whole boys can't hit girls but girls can hit boys. It's complete nonsense to me.
Stephanie o.
10/23/2017 08:45:30 pm
well, i have been stereotyped for the appearance that i show, the appearance that is shown is a "strong" guy, i mean sure... i am i strong guy, but i chose not to be, i think of myself as a emotionally weak person. in that manner, i Very weak, but of course i am stereotyped as a "strong" person. That doesn't go very well eather. There is then the Stereotype that I(guys) have no emotion. One that is not true, that is actually way off, in my case I am emotional, sure I don't chose to show it, and most people doesent know what type of person I really am.
James N.
10/23/2017 08:50:24 pm
My concerns may seem laughable compared to what I'm sure most of you have been forced to put up with your whole lives, but I daresay my experience as a white male is something worth talking about.
James N.
10/23/2017 08:56:16 pm
(cont.)-- and they can't just be ignored. If we wish to preach peace and respect to younger generations, we must first practice it ourselves.
Sam H
10/23/2017 09:02:00 pm
It was certaintly long, but well said. I'm glad you addressed that we aren't immune to stereotypes. If anybody else looks at this and thinks it's too long, they are missing out on some interesting takes on the whole business of stereotyping.
James N.
10/23/2017 09:15:57 pm
What stereotypes essentially do is make you feel like you can’t make a name for yourself. Make you feel like you don’t have any control over who you are, or who you want to be.
Tako P.
10/23/2017 09:51:40 pm
Lengthy but effective. It takes courage to admit that you are susceptible to stereotyping. A lot of times girls are mocked like in sports, as mentioned. My swim coach once got mad at a kid for getting beat by a girl. Its messed up.
Jenelvis R
10/23/2017 11:09:52 pm
I totally understand your point Tako. Like why is it so surprising that a girl beat you in a race, we are in the year 2017, were we are supposably equal.
Benjamin
10/23/2017 09:12:32 pm
A stereotype that has occurred to my name happened when I used to wear glasses. That is, when I used to wear glasses, people would assume I was nerdy, or that I didn't play sports. In fact, I love sports and play them all the time. Stereotypes are just used as short cuts to assuming something about someone, when you aren't aware of the truth. They are used to fill in the blanks, and I personally believe this is wrong.
Sam H
10/23/2017 09:19:02 pm
True like "smart people can't play sports" or "jocks are stupid" those can get annoying, plus they are false.
Keanu. P
10/23/2017 09:26:52 pm
I have been stereotyped because I am black and a male. A common stereotype is that because my mom is an immigrantthat i am not smart or uneducated because she was not born here. As a black male people think that all I can do is either play basketball, football and sell drugs because people think that is all black men do. Because i am a male I am stereotyped as strong, sporty and insensitive, even though i am those things some boys aren't and that is perfectly okay.The way I talk, cut my hair and because i wear a du-rag at night makes people think that i am a gangster but thats not true.
Karime
10/23/2017 10:10:46 pm
It is often assumed that most girls aren't athletic and are more interested in other things such as makeup and shopping. Although, that may be true for some girls, it doesn't apply to all. It is possible for a girl to like things like makeup AND football. They can even like neither of the two. However, I feel as though it is assumed that girls like one over the other. Personally, I don't feel like I have to make a choice. I think that whatever someone likes, they shouldn't be judged for it because of their gender. One example of a time I was stereotyped was when I got a phone call from my cousin. He had asked for my other, distant, cousin who was staying with us for a while. I put him on the phone and I was a little curious about what my cousin wanted with him, but still handed Fernando, my other cousin, the phone.I had gone upstairs and then came down for water. When I came down, Fernando wasn't in the house. I had asked my mom where he had gone and she told me that he had gone to the YMCA to play basketball with my cousin. I felt left out for the fact that he had been on the phone with me to ask for Fernando, but didn't ask if I wanted to tag along. I'm not sure if he didn't invite me because I was a girl, but it really felt like that was why. I didn't like being excluded since I was bored and doing nothing in my house. Things like stereotyping can lead to damaging someone's self esteem. They may close themselves off and not surround themselves with other people in fear of being judged for their opinions or likes. They may not want to do sports because they might be afraid that if they make a mistake, people will make the assumption that it is because they are a girl. This can also happen to boys as well. Most times, boys are expected to like and be good at sports. When they are not, they may be judged by others who assumed they would be good. They could assume you might be good at basketball, for example, because you're a boy and you are tall. These stereotypes can lead to people distancing themselves from doing sports or being confident about something because they are afraid of being made fun of. They may acquire an illness like anxiety and can cause anxiety attacks before or possibly during games where they have to play in front of other people who, they might feel, is judging them .
Nia H.
10/23/2017 10:27:56 pm
As a girl of color I am stereotyped I a lot of ways. Usually when people see me, they either think that I am there to steal something or just generally start trouble. Usually if I go to a store wearing something that doesn't show a lot of effort, there's either an employee or a security guard that follows me to make sure I don't steal or do anything wrong. I think the reason this happens is because when people see me, they automatically guess who I am as a person and what my story is. Another stereotype that I am given is that I am Hispanic and I can't speak English. Basically anywhere I go, there's always someone that speaks to me like I can't understand them. I think people put me under the categorization of Hispanic because my skin is lighter than any other black person.
Annie S.
10/23/2017 10:57:56 pm
There aren't many instances that I can remember being stereotyped, but when it does happen it's usually when I first meet someone. I might mention cooking with my mom or my dad and they look surprised then laugh it off saying that they wouldn't expect me to like cooking because I wear dark clothes or don't smile a lot. Often times once they know that I like cooking they place me in a category and think I must like cleaning and that I'm good with children and things like that. When the find out I also like playing sports and drawing and reading they're surprised once again. It makes me feel even more awkward talking to people I don't know really well. I already struggle with social interaction and when I worry about what people think and assume about me I get very anxious.
Jenelvis R.
10/23/2017 11:07:37 pm
In this world I have been stereotyped plenty of times. Just being a girl I am stereotyped. Adjectives people wrote for girls were, insecure, sensitive, annoying , dramatic. and weak. I personally believe I am a confident person and boys and people in general believe or have the tendency, to say hurtful words and act as if there will be no consequences for their actions. I have also experienced when girls say the same exact comments to boys we are the "bad guys" in the situation. They most likely acted the way we just did yet, we are the ones labeled dramatic and sensitive.
Aliyah
10/24/2017 04:33:30 am
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