sâmbătă, 16 ianuarie 2010

Racial stereotypes

We are always tempted to consider normal that man whose qualities , aspect, behaviour and specially, mentality, fit with those of the majority. We look for people who are similar to us, having the same concerns and attitude, this beacause in our mind is formed a general rule: " this man who has lots in common with me will certainly understand me, we will come together for sure". Unfortunatelly this situation brings a negative aspect in our live. It influences our choises all the time, even if we don`t realise this. We became addicted to a general model regarding the human existence, having the impossibility of being receptive to the exception or to the difference. When I say exception I want to highlight the idea of the labels that we use for people who are different to us. One of those issues, is the well known racial discrimination. The opposite caracteristics of the others born the racial stereotypes for the people. The racial sterotypes don't affect the majority, but the one who seems to be in antithesis with this.We can take as an example the gypsies. Since we born, we are taught not to see them like normal people, not to talk them or have any relationship. It doesn't matter if one of them is different, i mean kind and polite, or honest, we should label him as a gypsy and apply the same idea: all gypsies are miserable, thieves and swindler. With this "stubbornness" we create for ourselves bad ethics and we simplify the reality. These stereotypes are false and artificial , based on irreversible ideas, that we always feed them with different situations. If you are probably kidnapped by a gipsy you will see for sure this action as a drawback, that you atribute to all off them.

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