Stereotypes and Representations in Media

Why do you think people stereotype?

Stereotyping has both negative and positive effects, so i guess we should not simply stereotype something or someone easily.

How are various nationalities stereotyped?

How can being stereotyped hurt your job opportunities?

emersonbinasahan wrote:Why do you think people stereotype?

I think people stereotype because of thinking that we humans share similar traits habits or characteristics.

What is the difference between stereotypes and prejudices?

Are stereotypes offensive?
Funny?
Realistic?

Rivera.John.Michael.R wrote:How can I prevent myself from stereotyping others?

As a human it is hard to prevent yourself from stereotyping others, and the least thing that you can do is to minimize stereotyping and avoid judging others easily.

Rivera.John.Michael.R wrote:How can I use this in real life

What exactly are you referring to?

Topic well-explained, keep up the good work!

Being a victim of stereotyping is usually experiencing loss of self confidence or even the way you see yourself.

What advice you may give to people who are wrongly stereotyped?

being stereotype or being judged through given standard make emotional impact

Does stereotyping a good or bad habit to a people

How can stereotyping lead to discrimination?

salango.lester wrote:Have you ever been falsely stereotyped?

YES

salango.lester wrote:How can someone stop stereotyping?

I think we cannot fully stop stereotyping but we can try avoiding them; learn to recognize and avoid generalizations

salango.lester wrote:Do you think that it is a good idea to stereotype people?

I don't think it's a good idea because we can affect them in different aspects.

Rivera.John.Michael.R wrote:How can I prevent myself from stereotyping others?

Don’t be overly nice to the object of your stereotyping.

Do you believe that ignoring differences is really a disadvantage brought by stereotyping? Why & How?

Based on my own opinion, every person have the ability to easily create a perception on their minds. We can easily judge a person according to how they look. In other words, we cannot deny the fact that we are always into stereotyping.

How can we avoid stereotyping? State some possible ways?