Essay On Ending Stereotypes
Ending Stereotypes
What is a stereotype? Merriam Webster defines it as “to believe unfairly that all people or things with a particular characteristic are the same.” Many people generalize other cultures by putting all the people in a box. Society has made jokes of these stereotypes and expectations for people. In reality, they are a lack of knowledge that can be hurtful to others. Societal expectations limit people and can be offensive, however, for some people it pushes them to break through the norm.
Society always tells people to be themselves. They are told not to be afraid of whom they are, but it is difficult to be oneself when there is a stereotype of how to be. For men and women, young and old, no matter whom, there is an expectation …show more content…
Living in an imperfect world, people in society are slowly starting to learn to look for the best. It can be difficult at first, but breaking out of stereotypes can bring confidence, and it shows the world that not all people are the same. In the Library Card, Wright “ began to save toward the trip North.”(Kirzner and Mandell 352) Wright opened his mind and although had to be submissive for a while, he planned to break expectations. All people deserve respect, although it may not always be given, the world cannot just stay in negativity. By taking stereotypes as challenges, the world will begin to learn generalizations are just that, generalizations.
Stereotypes are a very negative generalization for a certain group of people. Ignorance leads to assuming a whole group of people does something by judging one person. Societal expectations may restrict people from growing and becoming better versions of themselves for fear of being judged. Categorizing with stereotypes can also be offensive to other people who know where the generalization comes from. However, by being positive and looking at the cup half full and not half empty, society can push to break the stereotypes and letting individuality shine
What is a stereotype? Merriam Webster defines it as “to believe unfairly that all people or things with a particular characteristic are the same.” Many people generalize other cultures by putting all the people in a box. Society has made jokes of these stereotypes and expectations for people. In reality, they are a lack of knowledge that can be hurtful to others. Societal expectations limit people and can be offensive, however, for some people it pushes them to break through the norm.
Society always tells people to be themselves. They are told not to be afraid of whom they are, but it is difficult to be oneself when there is a stereotype of how to be. For men and women, young and old, no matter whom, there is an expectation …show more content…
Living in an imperfect world, people in society are slowly starting to learn to look for the best. It can be difficult at first, but breaking out of stereotypes can bring confidence, and it shows the world that not all people are the same. In the Library Card, Wright “ began to save toward the trip North.”(Kirzner and Mandell 352) Wright opened his mind and although had to be submissive for a while, he planned to break expectations. All people deserve respect, although it may not always be given, the world cannot just stay in negativity. By taking stereotypes as challenges, the world will begin to learn generalizations are just that, generalizations.
Stereotypes are a very negative generalization for a certain group of people. Ignorance leads to assuming a whole group of people does something by judging one person. Societal expectations may restrict people from growing and becoming better versions of themselves for fear of being judged. Categorizing with stereotypes can also be offensive to other people who know where the generalization comes from. However, by being positive and looking at the cup half full and not half empty, society can push to break the stereotypes and letting individuality shine