Stereotype Me.. Type Stereo Who?
Ardekani Posted a Video of himself talking about Islam and Muslims. He claims that the Stereotype on Muslims are false and that many people Don't know anything about Islam or Muslims, except that they are "violent" people. I think Amaterus Like Ardekani should be encouraged to dispense advice about religion. It enables people to see another side, a different story...Another Truth.
Most of the Media we are exposed to create stereotypes on certain groups of people, if not all of them. Media such as the news, advertisement, TV, Movies, and even Games create stereotypes against people. Most of these facts in the media (the ones that create the stereotypes) are false, or are generally about one person from that specific religion or group. These give people false Information, well, it's more misleading information. With amateurs like Ardekani people will be able to be more open minded, and then choose for themselves what they want to believe. Troubled Adolescents might not understand it's significance, and yes it may not be the best thing for them to be exposed to. But, being exposed to something like this might make them think twice before stereotype-ing their friends.
Some people assert that all stereotypes are based on some measure of truth, and I think that it really depends. For example, There is a Stereotype on colored people that they are thieves and violent. Which isn't True, Actually the fact that they have a certain stereotype might push them in doing that is stereotypical to them... Most of the Media that create stereotype get their facts from one incident, like when a Muslim terrorist got into Israel and many people got hurt, suddenly all Muslims are "terrorist" which is far from the truth.
In my school, there are many stereotypical "events". People in my school make many racist jokes, and we make fun of each other. It isn't very nice, but Because my school is an international school and is composed of students from all over the world, no one is singled out. In my school we are comfortable with one another and laugh at one another in an "affectionate" way. We learn to live with one another and learn a lot about cultures and religions we would have never been exposed to in a regular school. Because of this factor, no one really believes in stereotypes, we all see ourselves as adolescents
I think that stereotypes exist because of a number of reasons. The first one is of course, the Media, which throws stereotypical rain at people. Weather it's through TV shows and Movies, to news papers and The news. We are always exposed to these things. The second Reasons is because of history and the fact that change or difference threatens people. If your living on a tribe, and another completely different tribe move in, you and your tribe would be threatened and watch every move the other tribe make. The second one person from that tribe does something that to us (your tribe) seams weird or threatening, we would think the same about every single tribe member from the other tribe. It's somewhat part of human nature, and something we can't completely control.
The Internet helps the groups that are targeted sometimes through articles and people that support that group. However it does more harm... The Internet is like the world itself on a screen, you have access to almost everything, and that means people are also nearly exposed to everything. That means stereotypical broadcasts and articles are spread.
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