Stereotypes: Shaping Us in Bad Ways
Statistics show that most people see white men associated with crimes. Studies also show that most people see black people as really lazy. One time, a Mexican was being attacked with stereotypes. When he tried to defend himself, he said, “You do know the richest man in the world is Mexican, right?” the bullies said, “Yeah. He probably either stole it from people, or made it on selling illegal drugs.” These are stereotypes. Most everything that Americans know about Indians is through either “Slumdog Millionaire” or “Big Bang Theory.” What Influence do stereotypes have on people? What is a stereotype, what stereotypes have Indians faced, what were the reactions to the Indian stereotypes, and what patterns can be seen in stereotypes?
Graph showing that most people think of black people to be lazy.
What is a stereotype: According to Google definitions, a stereotype is a “widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or …show more content…
Indians have had to face many bad and hurtful stereotypes. Just remember that the stereotypes listed here are only a few out of hundreds.
One of most talked about Indian stereotype is that every single Indian in the world has the “funny” Indian accent. The accent is most commonly paired up with the fact that all Indians work at 7/11. Most people talk about Bollywood movies in bad ways, also. “Almost all Indian movies are blatant rip-offs of famous Hollywood movies” is an excerpt from the online article, “The Indian Stereotypes” Not only that, but it is also said that all Bollywood movies are super long and have nothing in them but singing and dancing. Many Americans also criticize Indian food as well. It is very common for a non-indian to walk up to an Indian and ask them if they have weird Indian curries every day. Also, people laugh at the fact that Indians enjoy their food so spicy that they get
Statistics show that most people see white men associated with crimes. Studies also show that most people see black people as really lazy. One time, a Mexican was being attacked with stereotypes. When he tried to defend himself, he said, “You do know the richest man in the world is Mexican, right?” the bullies said, “Yeah. He probably either stole it from people, or made it on selling illegal drugs.” These are stereotypes. Most everything that Americans know about Indians is through either “Slumdog Millionaire” or “Big Bang Theory.” What Influence do stereotypes have on people? What is a stereotype, what stereotypes have Indians faced, what were the reactions to the Indian stereotypes, and what patterns can be seen in stereotypes?
Graph showing that most people think of black people to be lazy.
What is a stereotype: According to Google definitions, a stereotype is a “widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or …show more content…
Indians have had to face many bad and hurtful stereotypes. Just remember that the stereotypes listed here are only a few out of hundreds.
One of most talked about Indian stereotype is that every single Indian in the world has the “funny” Indian accent. The accent is most commonly paired up with the fact that all Indians work at 7/11. Most people talk about Bollywood movies in bad ways, also. “Almost all Indian movies are blatant rip-offs of famous Hollywood movies” is an excerpt from the online article, “The Indian Stereotypes” Not only that, but it is also said that all Bollywood movies are super long and have nothing in them but singing and dancing. Many Americans also criticize Indian food as well. It is very common for a non-indian to walk up to an Indian and ask them if they have weird Indian curries every day. Also, people laugh at the fact that Indians enjoy their food so spicy that they get