Stereotype

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Stereotypes are a part of our everyday life. We hear stereotypes every day and
everywhere. Sometimes we can find ourselves in a situation where we make stereotypes for a
large group of people. Every person, young or old, is labelled with either positive or negative
stereotypes. Stereotyping is a way that people group each other. Each group is called by
name, that doesnt really fit to everyone in that specific group. Stereotypes affect peoples
social lives, emotions, and how people interact with their environment.
There are times that you are not so open to the idea of meeting new people, and
making new friends. You dont want to go outside, because we have put our own set of rules
in this world. We know that we get criticized about what we wear every single day! We are
criticized in which music we listen to, how we look like, how we act, and who we hang out
with. We are also criticized on every other personal trait and imperfection we have. We
have put the bar way up high, maybe too high for our potentials. We cannot afford all the
stereotyping that is going on between us. After we come and we say to people to just be who
they are. If we say to a person that he or she is a hippie, just from the way they are dressed,
that is just totally wrong. Hippie is someone who rejects the culture, not just the one who has
long hair and wears beads. We are using the words in the wrong way. There are many people
that have no friends, because they are tired of their critique. Leave everything behind and
dont let stereotypes ruin your social life.
Stereotypes have an enormous impact of how we feel. That makes people have no
motivation; therefore they wont have good performance at any level in their life.

For

instance if a kid is stereotyped as black and obese, how can these words make him feel good,
so that he/she can move on to the next level? This can create psychological pressure. Other
people face stereotypes as a threat. For example there is a stereotype that says that women
are bad drivers. It puts even more pressure on how they feel, not only being around people
who are labelling them, but being around people that they trust. They will try to prove to
them that this is just a stereotype and it does not exist. In addition, this occurs in situations
where people worry for their performance and how they look like. Besides that people dont
want their poor performance to lead to negative stereotypes. Members of stereotyped groups
worry of what they are doing, and this makes them stressed, because they think that they have

to be perfect, in all aspects of their lives! People get tired of being criticized all the time.
When there is no one able to close peoples mouths, they start to become isolated. In the same
way they dont talk, because they are afraid to say something wrong, so that they wont look
silly. They are afraid of failure. For example, people seem surprised when they see men cry or
being emotional. They think that men are not allowed to express their feelings, or men have
no feelings at all. Men are not unconscious, they have feelings, but that is just a stereotype
and a generalization from our society. It is easy to see that with are actions and sayings we
are trying to kill emotions and thoughts! We should learn how to control our feelings and
emotions, instead of letting stereotypes control them.
In addition, your surroundings can be affected as well. If you had a bad day because
someone just stereotyped you, when you go home or to your friends you are going to be
really anxious. In addition you would probably get irritated or feel sad at the same time. You
just go to your room or sit alone in a corner. When your loved ones see you like that they are
not going to feel any better, because your emotions are now in control, and you just pass them
around. In other words you broadcast your feelings to others. Furthermore there are times
teachers question their students Did I create a good environment, so that you can be able to
talk and share ideas with the rest of your class? Well, sometimes teachers cannot change this
situation. The only people that can create a comfortable and happy atmosphere are us the
students. They are many stereotypes going in and out of every classroom. Thats why
sometimes students can be afraid to share ideas, because before they were stereotyped as
nerds. These days people are afraid to be themselves, because they fear other people. They
dont want people to think something bad for them. Secrets, thoughts, and ideas, are all held
down. Stereotypes can be an obstacle as to how open you are with people and how you make
people feel when you are with them!
Instead of focusing on all the mistakes of each person, we should start paying more
attention of how unique each person is. Stereotype causes people to feel lonely and even
sometimes depressed. Its also harmful for their environment and their social life. We
should keep stereotypes out of the picture, even though sometimes we can be victims
ourselves. Stop judging people before you even get to know them.

The Negative Effects of Stereotype (By Jeannette Villatoro)

Stereotypes are rampant in our culture and have been a dilapidating issue in our
civilization for a long while. The use of stereotypes to judge another human being can cause
serious detriment to the success and happiness of others. Understanding what stereotypes are
and how they came about is important to eradicate the use of stereotypes and be able to assess
a persons worth based on their own individual traits. Some of the most common stereotypes
are among politicians, tattooed persons, feminists, and senior citizens. I will uncover the
stereotypes associated with these groups, how the stereotypes are used and why and how
stereotyping most definitely leaves a negative effect.
Stereotype Groups
There is a vast majority of people that are stereotyped. When a stereotype is
implemented, it groups individuals into a certain category (Moore, Parker, 2004). This poses
a difficult standard because most people can fit into several categories based on different
factors such as religion, race, sex, and personality traits among other features. When someone
chooses to group people and give that group a description, they are opting to provoke a
thought or image about a group of people based on little or no evidence (Moore, Parker,
2004, p.130).
Political cues and stereotypes are key elements in the political spectrum that
undoubtedly propel a certain gage in voters decisions (Johnston, 1981). Politicians have
always had a general stereotype of being dishonest. The term crooked politician is a
common one, and is seemingly used on a regular basis. Although there are mendacious
politicians, it is unfair to ascertain that all or most of politicians have this characteristic. If a
politician believes in a different ideal than a citizen, or if that politician simply belongs to the
opposing political party, it is unfortunate that he or she may very well be coined as a
dishonest politician. This is a form of mockery and slander. It is the more appropriate form of
judgment to assess the unique traits and beliefs of that individual politician rather than putting
them into a class of untrustworthy representatives by default.

Another stereotype falls into the lap of tattooed persons. Those with tattoos have a
stereotype of being tough, scary, and delinquent. One study perpetuated results that children
connect a strong negative assumption about tattoos (Durkin, Houghton, 2000). Similarly, in
this study it was also purported that young people who initiate interest in getting tattoos are
aware of the stigma of criminality attached to those with tattoos or body art (Durkin,
Houghton, 2000). Many people who choose to cover their bodies with tattoos do so with a
creative edge and it does not represent any delinquency per se. However, it is obvious that
many criminals and gangs have tattoos as standards, and this realization seems to bleed into
the mainstream population of those with tattoos. It is unfortunate that society deems those
with tattoos as estranged wrongdoers as it certainly impinges on the ability to gain
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Feminists have long been looked upon as abrasive activists. Feminism started out this
way in the 1960s in order to appease the needs of women and obtain rights. Some feminists
have been extreme with their attitudes and choices of activism, but it does not necessarily
represent the entire feminist population. Many feminists are not radicals but are mild heroines
of womens rights. Although some women have positive views of feminism as it related to
fighting sexism and sexual oppression, only 12% of 200 college women in one particular
study readily identified themselves in a feminist group (Roy, Weibust, Miller, 2007). This
shows that feminism still has a negative connotation and most are scared to endorse feminism
despite some of the positive aspects it entails.

One last stereotype that seems highly unfortunate is that of senior citizens. Most
people have the view that elderly people are slow and dumb. This comes from some facts
pertaining to old age that include deterioration of the mind and body. However, it is very clear
that many senior citizens have active lifestyles and are healthy and happy. Furthermore, the
aspect of this stereotype that is most regrettable is that unlike the other groups that were
discussed such as politicians, feminists, and tattooed persons, being elderly is not a choice;
everyone comes to that stage in life. Therefore, perhaps the stereotypes forced upon senior
citizens are by far the most pertinent examples of a lack of philanthropy and signify how
stereotypes are harmful, outrageous slanters that lack conviction and critical thinking.

The Truth behind Stereotype

Stereotypes were developed on assumptions without any evidence. However, most
stereotypes come alive with part truths that permeate the surface. There are relevant facts that
pertain to stereotypes that have been witnessed within a particular group. This is possibly the
most crucial aspect of stereotyping. Because of this, most people engage in stereotypes
without recourse because they believe that they are expressing truth. After all, some
politicians are dishonest while some tattooed people are definitely unlawful. And most people
can see that feminists are usually radicals while senior citizens are most surely slow and lack
wit. However, it is not viable to put all individuals who share those labels into one group
because there are most certainly many people that can be in those categories who invoke a
ration of the unexpected. That is why truth should not be used as a scapegoat when applying
stereotypes, because truth is whole and encompassing. Stereotypes clearly only deal with
some and not the entire portion, therefore there is no truth to stereotypes.

The Effect of Stereotyping

The effects of stereotyping can be devastating. Stereotypes begin with a spark and end
with a consuming fire. Hardly any person on this earth can escape the dagger of stereotypes.
Many people may be fearful of showing aspects of themselves because of the stereotyping
that may ensue. Persons whom are connected to a certain stereotyped group are looked
upon in negative ways that promote tension and hatred. Children learn these
stereotypes and apply them carelessly without any knowledge of how to correctly assess
a persons values. Consequently, an attempt to exterminate the use of stereotypes should be
in place. Stereotyping can be taught in schools with exercises that show the negative impact
that stereotypes inflict. People should actively train themselves to fend off stereotypical
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Application of Resistance to Stereotypes

I have personally learned that stereotypes are predominantly negative. Even those stereotypes
that seemingly show positive attributes, such as the assumption that Asians are smart, are still
damaging with their application. The underlying fact is that stereotypes cannot be utilized if
progression is to take place. Stereotyping is clearly a fallacy in judgment, and fallacies are
errors in thinking (Moore, Parker, 2004). It is a delicate subject to judge others, and if one
decides to do so, they must take many aspects of that person into consideration. Even
negative qualities of people are not reflections of their entire character, and those negative
qualities may be shared with others in the group, but that does not constitute a general ideal
of the group itself.
Stereotypes are common more often than not. They are unfortunate assumptions
that lead to hardships and misjudgements. When a person is grouped into a category based
on their candidacy for politics, their tattoos, their actions or beliefs toward women, or even
their age, negative occurrences most definitely take place. One cannot flourish in society
when they are burdened with fictitious allegations of who they are. This only perpetuates a
lack of personal expression and a confusion of how one can safely present themselves. With
techniques to battle the use of stereotypes, we can surely negate issues of stereotyping and
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Stereotypes
When affirmative action and gay marriage are both dominating the headlines (on both
sides of the Atlantic, in the case of gay marriage), you know that stereotypes posing as
scholarship won't be far behind. And, right on cue, here's the University of Texas law
professor Lino Graglia, an opponent of affirmative action, speculating about "cultures of
failure" in black and Hispanic households. Is there any, you know, evidence for his argument?
He's fairly upfront about admitting that he doesn't know. It's a stereotype: that's how
they work. Liberal-minded types are good at spotting, and calling out, this kind of stereotype.
But we're less good when it comes to "positive" stereotypes: the idea that black people are
just naturally better at sports, say, or that women are more in touch with their emotions. These
don't seem so pernicious, since their content, after all, is complimentary. But a fascinating
new study led by Aaron Kay, a psychologist at Duke University (and brought to my attention
via Eric Horowitz's ever-interesting blog Peer Reviewed By My Neurons), suggests they
might beworse.
The study centered on fake articles purporting to show evidence for three of the most
time-honoured stereotypes about black people: that they're less intelligent, more prone to
violence, and better at sports. (None of the study participants were black themselves.)
Unsurprisingly, being exposed to this phony "evidence" made people more likely to believe
the stereotypes. But the surprise was in the differences between people exposed to the
negative stereotypes and the positive one.
First, the article claiming to show superior athletic ability among black people was
more likely to be unquestioningly accepted as true: it seemed to fly under people's stereotypedetecting radars. Second, the positive stereotype seemed more likely to lead people to believe
that differences between blacks and whites were biological in origin.
And third: when asked to estimate the probability that a hypothetical series of people
with typically African-American names might commit a crime, people exposed to the positive
stereotype rated that possibility as higher than did those exposed to a negative one. The
positive stereotype ("good at athletics") apparently led to stronger negative beliefs about
black people than the negative one ("prone to violence"). Positive stereotypes, the researchers

write, "may be uniquely capable at reinforcing cultural stereotypes and beliefs that people
explicitly eschew as racist and harmful."
In light of all that, consider this week's much-commented-upon essay at the Atlantic
by Emily Esfahani Smith, entitled "Let's Give Chivalry Another Chance". You could think of
chivalry as resting on a sort of "positive moral stereotype": that women are especially
deserving of kindness and respect. Critics call this benevolent sexism: sure, it involves being
kind to people, but it still involves relating to those people primarily as members of a
demographic category, not as individuals. Smith, apparently with approval, quotes American
sociology's stereotype-promoter-in-chief, Charles Murray, mocking this notion. Some
research, he points out, suggests that "gentlemanly behaviour" makes both men and women
happier.
"When social scientists discover something that increases life satisfaction for both sexes," he
writes, "shouldn't they at least consider the possibility that they have come across something
that is positive? Healthy? Something that might even conceivably be grounded in the nature
of Homo sapiens?"
There are quite a few possible rejoinders to this, but the study by Kay and his colleagues hints
at one more. Were its findings to generalise to this area and they might not, of course you
would expect this positive stereotype ("women are naturally more deserving of respect") to
be associated with more negativestereotypical beliefs about women, too; and also with the
idea that women are more enslaved to their biology than are men.
The problem with stereotypes isn't only their content. It's the stereotyping.
In short: stereotypes are bad! "It's a lesson we all learned in a fourth-grade assembly through
an excruciatingly uncool performance by a collegiate theatre group," Horowitz writes. (We've
all been there.) The part that's easy to forget is that they're bad even when
perhaps especially when they're "good".

Examine the use of stereotyping in the media and evaluate if they impact on people

rodrigo | December 11, 2012

Introduction
The judgments we make about people, events or places are based on our own direct
impressions. But for most of the knowledge, we rely on media. The media actually re-present
the world to us. However, the media only shows us some aspects of the world, ignoring the
rest. So basically, the media chooses what is to be shown and what is to be discarded
(Andrew Pilkington and Alan Yeo (2009)). . In this essay, I will explain what stereotypes are
and primarily give an example of a famous mens magazine called nuts and explain how
these stereotypes are created by print and the digital media and what are their impacts on
people.
Stereotypes can be defined as an exaggerated belief about an individual or a group
based on their appearance, behaviour or beliefs. Though our world seems to be improving
in many other ways, it seems almost impossible to emancipate it from stereotypes. Today, the
media is so powerful that it can make or break an image of a person and also can change the
views of the audience.
Gender refers to the cultural nature of the differences between the natural biological sexes of
male and female (Long, P & Wall, T (2009)). Gender is perhaps the basic category we use
for sorting human beings. The media mostly portrays men as strong, masculine, tough, hard
and independent while women are shown as fragile, soft, clean and mostly sexy. Whatever
the role, television, film and popular magazines are full of images of women and girls who
are typically white, desperately thin, and tailored to be the perfect woman. The representation
of women on the print and the visual media mostly tend to be stereotypical, in terms of
societal expectations (mediaknowall.com).
These days, most of the fashion magazines are full of white girls with large breasts and small
waist. Beauty ideas are commonly represented in such magazines. The appearance of the
women in these ads focus on every little feature of a woman which includes the
darkness/lightness of the skin, the eye colour, the appearance of the hair, how her nose is
shaped, if she has luscious lips and various other physical traits, so basically it tells us a
woman should look perfect (edubook.com). One will see a white female with pouting red lips
and the very petite body that resembles a thirteen-year-old girl. The extremely artificial
women and the heavily photo-shopped pictures in these ads create a norm and make those

women who look differently, feel insecure of who they are and make them feel as if they are
less of a woman, for example they tend to over represent the Caucasian, blonde with bright
eyes, white complexion and a petite body. This is an unattainable beauty for most women,
which has caused many to develop issues such as eating disorders, depression and the very
much talked about these days, anorexia.
Ferguson (1983) conducted a study of young womens magazines and found that they
promote a traditional idea of femininity. They promoted the idea that girls should aspire to be
beautiful in order to get a husband (Andrew Pilkington and Alan Yeo (2009)). It is true that
some women might want it but in most the cases they learn it from their mothers or the
media. For instance, girls should wear pink and boys should wear blue, this is another
stereotype, which is in our heads since we were children.
Most of the people think that these magazines promote self- improvement, but in reality, it
has caused self-destruction of women. When a popular news-show host Greta Van Susteren
moved from CNN to Fox, she not only had a makeover but she went under the knife and
changed her face to appear younger and more beautiful. When her new show, On the
Record got on air, her hair was changed and she sat behind a table so that the viewers could
see her short skirt and legs (media-awareness.ca).
A good example of this representation is a magazine claiming to be UKs no1 lad magazine,
The Nuts magazine. It presents women in a stereotypical manner. This may be because the
magazine editors believe that sex sells. In addition mens lifestyle magazines have also
accepted the fact that sexually objectified women sell more magazines, which I believe is
somewhat true these days. In order to attract male target audience, Nuts promotes
pornography as it is very pornographic in its content, as such it has increased the use of
female stereotypes as sex objects that is. Every Nuts magazine cover has a pretty woman
with beautiful assets, possibly with her arms stretched out, posing on the front page. With
NUTS written in Red, which denotes or classifies passion or heat (Branston& Stafford
2010) and also denotes love, lust and sex. The women are also shown posing in a sexually
manner. This to portray them as sexual objects and inferior to men and make them stand out
on front covers, they are dehumanized as only parts of their bodily features are mostly shown
to the audience, and enforcing the idea of that women are to be looked at and have no
physical or emotional feelings. The way women are depicted in Nuts magazine are
stereotyped as sex objects, fulfilling the buyers dream, women depicted with good looks and

no brains as all the women in the magazine has one thing in common, they are all very
beautiful.
In the television industry, men are shown as dominant while women are shown as passive.
The television industry can easily tell a woman that there is something wrong with her. Her
hair isnt straight/curly enough, her skin isnt white enough or even maybe her teeth arent
white enough (quchronicle.com). Millions of women across the world are working as doctors,
lawyers, teachers and journalists. Its not their job to be perfect; no matter what the media
might try to make them believe. A popular American sitcom bewitched, even though the
main character Samantha was a woman but she was shown as a dependant, typical suburban
housewife.
Various advertisements, not just those in womens magazines, have created numerous unfair
stereotypes towards women. Take for instance women in beer advertisements. Although beer
advertisements are not typically in womens magazines, they depict how women should be
represented in society. In these ads, women are often seen as just an attractive background
prop, which clearly show us that is only to attract men to the product.
Mostly, the magazines represent only one type of woman who is only seen to be a decorative
individual. In these magazines, women are hardly represented as successful, working,
independent individuals, which is the reality these days. Theyre shown as unsuccessful good
for nothing individuals who depend on their husbands for everything. The pressure that the
mass media has put on women and femininity has caused numerous individuals to go through
drastic measures to change how they look, since they have made only one type of woman
seem normal. These representations have become a window to gender relations in our society,
which has reinforced the depiction of women that society has had for years. Womens
magazines in no way should make only the tall, thin, and young feel beautiful and should
begin representing women in a more realistic view.
To conclude, the mass media is at complete fault of the representation that many individuals
have of women. They have been seen as over-sexed individuals who are made to do
housework and raise children. There are very few magazine ads that represent women in the
workplace or as independent individuals. These stereotypes are even though somewhere
changing but its almost impossible to completely demolish all the stereotypes related to
women.

Stereotypes

I personally hate stereotypes. I dislike the fact that people think I should act one way
because of my sex, personality, or nationality. I hate that people think I should like sports
because I am a man. I hate that people think I should be priest because of my personality. I
hate all of this because people are creating a concept of me based in what they see, but not
in who I really am.
Stereotypes are a big problem in our society. It puts labels about how a person should act or
live according to their sex, race, personality, and other facts. This could affect individuals
who perhaps like different things or do different activities, but feel ashamed of doing so
because of stereotypes. Stereotypes like all men like sports or women are not as strong as
men, are among the most common in our society. Stereotypes have created a distortion of
how every individual should be. We as part of the generation Y should know how these
stereotypes could affect us as individuals. We should learn not to judge and prejudge about
people because of what we think they should be like, and should change our point of view
about the stereotypes that are deeply rooted in our society.
The negatives effects that stereotyping causes in people are many. Some of the negatives
effects are harm, poor performance in different activities, and even health problems.
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psychcentral.com, Rick Nauert argues how people can be affected by stereotypes even after
being exposed to them. Nauert based his arguments based on a study of the University of
Toronto that shows how people get hurt because of stereotypes, and how it could affect
their performance in different task. People are more likely to be aggressive after theyve
faced prejudice in a given situation. They are more likely to exhibit a lack of self-control.
They have trouble making good, rational decisions. And they are more likely to overindulge on unhealthy foods says Michael Inzlicht, who led the research. This demonstrates
how individuals are affected in a negative way because of negative stereotypes.

But not only bad stereotypes cause negative effects in individuals. Good stereotypes can
also be harmful and cause new problems. They are even worse because people are not
aware they are causing harm. In the article Why stereotypes are bad even when theyre
good, published in the website guardian.co.uk, Oliver Burkeman explain how good
stereotypes could create another problems such as sexism and racism. This can be harmful
to many individuals. Burkeman argument is based in a study by the Duke University that
discovered that positive stereotypes can be harmful in different situations without people
realizing they are doing so. In this study the participants were exposed to fake articles
related to black people. The first article was positive and showed that black people are
better at sports. In this first article the participants didnt realize this was a stereotype. Next
the participants were exposed to a negative article about that black people are more prone
to violence. When asked to estimate the probability that a hypothetical series of people
with typically African-American names might commit a crime, people exposed to the
positive stereotype rated that possibility as higher than did those exposed to a negative one.
The positive stereotype (good at athletics) apparently led to stronger negative beliefs
about black people than the negative one (prone to violence) (Burkeman). This
demonstrates how good and bad stereotypes are equally bad because it causes prejudgment
and leads to bigger problems.
Stereotypes create a misconception of how people are and how they live in other cultures,
religions, or countries. This misconception could cause problems such as discrimination.
This is a big problem in our multicultural society. In the talk The danger of a single story,
published in TED.com, Chimamanda Adichie argues that knowing a single story of a person
or a country can cause misunderstanding and create stereotypes. She uses the example of
when she first came to the US to study. She says that a woman felt sorry about her because
she came from Africa, and even ask her if she could listen her tribal music. Chimamanda
tells us how she felt struck by this because she is member of a middle class family in
Nigeria and she doesnt listen to tribal music. This demonstrates how people are influenced
by a single story of a country or a person, and are no aware of many other stories that could
change the perception of them. Now, what if my roommate knew about my friend Fumi
Onda, a fearless woman who hosts a TV show in Lagos, and is determined to tell the stories
that we prefer to forget? What if my roommate knew about the heart procedure that was
performed in the Lagos hospital last week? What if my roommate knew about
contemporary Nigerian music, talented people singing in English and Pidgin, and Igbo and

Yoruba and Ijo, mixing influences from Jay-Z to Fela to Bob Marley to their grandfathers.
What if my roommate knew about the female lawyer who recently went to court in Nigeria
to challenge a ridiculous law that required women to get their husbands consent before
renewing their passports? (Adichie). What if we see in other countries, cultures, or
religions not only what we belief, but also other stories that could change our perception. It
is important to learn from each other to understand and avoid stereotypes that could be
harmful.
Stereotypes are creating problems in kids. These problems can affect children in many
ways. We can see the negatives effects in many areas such as the academic area. In the
article Awareness of racial stereotypes happens at an early age, has consequences,
published in berkeley.edu, Carol Hyman show us how stereotypes could cause problems in
people from early ages. He support his claim based on a study of the University of Berkeley
that shows how racial stereotypes make the children perform poorly in school. He mentions
how we could solve these problems. Hyman says that school should Change the way tests
are described, Eliminate stereotypes and prejudice, and Adopt classroom practices to
reduce competition. If we want new generations to be successful we need to do something
to

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it.

This problem is creating confusion in kids because they are growing up thinking that they
should be one way because society thinks thats the ideal. Stereotypes also are creating a
false idea of how they interact with other individuals. Many of the stereotypes the children
receive are through media. We cant change this because is the way our society works, but
we can teach our children to value other people for what they are, not what they appear to
be. It is also important to teach our children to respect each other regardless of sex, sexual
orientation, race, culture, religion, personality and more. It is important to teach them these
values because they are the future of our society.
We as the new generation should do something to avoid this problem. We can start
changing our perception of stereotypes. We should be aware that all stereotypes are bad
regardless if they are good or bad because it causes prejudgment. We should learn to respect
and understand other cultures, religions, and countries. This could avoid many problems
such as discrimination. And more importantly we should teach newer generations to respect
each other regardless of their differences. With all of this we can change our perception of
the stereotypes that are deeply rooted in our society and make of this a better society.