Tara Van Winter Stereotypes

My partner for the in class listening activity was Tara Van Winter, who is a transfer student at the University of Maryland. The stereotypes that were associated with being a woman, a twin, and a person of white dutch descent. These stereotypes have been a constant presence in Tara’s life, and often affect the way she is perceived by her friends, family, acquaintances and society. The stereotypes perpetuated by her identities are displeasing to her because the violate the values she holds, such as that women should be treated equal, assumptions should not be made about people's ethnicities, and individuality. The first identity that Tara discussed with me was her identity of a female. She discussed that as a female, she often experiences sexist
However, throughout our discussion we talked about some of our differences, such as her being a twin and having a younger brother, and me being raised into a semi-religious family. I feel like these parts of our backgrounds made our conversation interesting, as we are not completely similar beings, but also provided some noise in our conversation. Another example of noise in our conversations could be our own personal biases and opinions that caused understanding to be limited between
Also, because I am white, people often assume that I am of a more conservative mindset and that I do not support the advancement of rights for people of color, which is untrue. In order to rebel against this stereotype, I attempt to be both politically active and educated to support other people's viewpoints. Also, because I was raised into the Catholic faith, people assume that I do not support and am intolerant to reproductive rights and the rights of the LGBTQ+ community. I rebel this stereotype by disagreeing with many of the teachings that the Catholic church teaches. Also, because I am relatively young, many adults tend to be dismissive of my opinions and assume I do not have enough life experience, or non-technological human interaction to have a valid viewpoint. In these cases I attempt to be educated and voice my opinions eloquently. The stereotypes that are usually assigned to me go against many of my core beliefs and values, such as the belief in equal rights, and the ideal that I should care about the rights and problems of other individuals even if they do not directly impact