Stereo-typical?

What are you thinking when you look at someone that looks like you?  How about someone that doesn't?

ster·e·o·type

ˈsterēəˌtīp/

noun

1. 1.

   a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.

What are some words that come to mind when you hear the word "stereotype"?

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 Words Related to stereotype:

prejudice 

asian 

white stereotyping stupid music discrimination ignorant poser

 

racism 

racist black gay   

In your opinion, is the above image true or false?

There are stereotypes for every race.  Think of stereotypes for Middle Eastern people and African American people.  What are the first words that pop into your head when you hear the words "black American" or "the Middle East"

Searching Middle Eastern people the first image that appeared is displayed below: 

Searching African American people the first image that appeared is displayed below: 

"America and Islam are not exclusive and need not be in competition. Instead, they overlap, and share common principles of justice and progress, tolerance and the dignity of all human beings."-Barack Obama

                                 Some may find these cartoons funny...but others find them offensive and degrading.

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   1. black·face

   noun

   1. the makeup used by a nonblack performer playing a black role. The role played is typically comedic or musical and usually is considered offensive.

      "he appeared in blackface"

      • used to imply patronization of blacks by whites or by institutions perceived to be insincerely or ineffectively nonracist.
   
4. When white actors would paint their faces black to resemble black people. Accompanied by a performance stereotyping them as buffoons.

All African American people do not have dark colored eyes...

Black women have all different hair lengths and textures.

1. Albinism

   Albinism is a defect of melanin production that results in little or no color (pigment) in the skin, hair, and eyes.

This is what I picture when I think of a traditional Middle Eastern couple, how about you?



Personally, it is easier to look at African American stereotypes.  I do believe that race and stereotypes will always be evident, at least in my lifetime.
Middle Eastern people and African American people will always have to fight for positive opportunities.
In addition, just look at the news and what is happening in the United States.  From Trayvon Martin to Michael Brown and the Ferguson trial; Two unarmed African American teenage boys murdered, and their killers, Caucasian POLICE OFFICERS doing no time at all.  This shows a lot about the world today, that assumptions of certain innocent people, particularly minorities, result in disheartening outcomes.

Middle Eastern Stereotypes in Media
Example of Blackface comedy