racism and stereotypes?
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Please view the website that I have listed.  While most of the materials are for older students and adults, maybe some of the activities can be adapted for preschool children.  \n\nInstead of using the basic "study circles" format maybe the students could do art projects to talk about their community and feelings.  Or, plan activities where the students have to work together to figure out puzzles or play games.  Once you get children started they usually figure out things on their own.  I've worked with young students for the past few years through the organization Junior Achievement, its not directly related this organization taught students about entrepreneurship and personal finance, but I learned that young people are very attuned to what goes on in their community.\n\nHave a community day/show and tell were students bring in something from home that explains their culture.  Try to get parents involved if you can.  Afterall, "It takes a village to raise a child."  As I am sure you are probably aware, lessons come in many forms they don't always have to center around pointing out differences and saying its bad to make judgements.  Just show them the different cultures that are out there through story, food, clothing, and other fun activities.
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Well generalizations/ stereotypes come from some basis of truth but that leads to a mistaken belief that covers 100% of the race that stereotype is attached to.  Even a tribe of people deep in the Amazon could have given type of feature but I'll bet at least a few of them don't fit it completely. Humans are a mixed up bag of personalities aren't they ;-)
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Race and ethnicity is one of those while elephants in the From everyone see but no one wants to mention. Because if someone was to say they didn't like to date this or that, they could be mistaken as being a racist. And no one wants to be considered a racist. But as it showed in a recent TV news show. Many people will go into matchmaking and dating Web sites and say they are open to other races, yet only a small percent actually have the moxie to follow through. Unless the annual income of the other person is many 10s of thousands to 100s of thousands more than the usual guy of the usual race they would date. Some are truly color blind, and some Euro women actually like men of ethnic background. But those who are really true to that are far between. Many think of IF it goes to the point of having kids that the kids would suffer by being in between races, and not fully accepted by any. Being in an area where there is one major race like 85% or better. I do not believe they really know or believe who the person really is because they still in the back of their mind rely on stereotypes.
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They are all very interelated, but not necessarily causal of each other.\n\n\nSay a female Mexican immigrates elligally into the US.  She will start off unemployed, and not be able to secure a high-paying job.  She will thus live in poverty, or the lower class.\n\nSince I know all of this to be almost a guarantee, I may be viewed as racist.\n\nIt is not, however, entirely causal.\n\nHer Mexican ethnicity does not cause her realtionships with all of these categories.  Rather, her lack of legal citizenship, english skills, etc., are the cause.\n\nNow say I drive down the street, and I see her.  By recognizing her ethnicity and what she's wearing, I may be able to make fairly accurate judgements about all of these things.  In this case, her Mexican ethnicity is causal, and I am racist.\n\nThe underlying problem with racism, stereotypes is that they are, or were at one time, often quite accurate.  Rather than recognizing the reasons for these accurate correlations, people assume they are causal relationships.  In otherwords, they're poor because they're Mexican.  By doing this, it can become a self-fulfilling prophecy for those people.
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Recognizing racial discrimination...
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Anyone who stereotypes you is ignorant.\nIt's that simple.\nIgnorant people don't deserve your time or frustration.\nWish them well, and hopefully you don't ever have to see them again.
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Every culture teaches its self that it is superior, right, different, entitled, when compared to another culture.  It is very difficult to go outside ones self and view people/events/things from a completely objective perspective.  Some folks can do this better than others, but everyone is trapped by their own beliefs and that is what they use to observe and judge what they see.  \n\nYou're right in saying there is a level of racism here, sometimes subtle, sometimes not so subtle.  From my perspective, I don't see how that can be avoided, though it is distressing to me to see how some folks can revel in denigrating other people because of race alone.
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Personally, I try very hard not to pre-judge someone on their appearance. There are times, though when their actions immediately makes me think " I wouldn't piss on him if he was on fire." As far as being more, or less acceptable. I can't say. I've encountered reverse discrimination alot, because most of my friends are of another race.
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Well, I am neither bi-racial or multiracial, but I notice being white I still face discrimination sometimes.  Some people automatically assume I am racist, even though I am so far from it.  For example, the other day at work a Hispanic couple (their race doesn't matter to me, but it illustrates the point) came up to pay for their dinner with a credit card.  Our policy is that we ask everyone for I.D. when they are paying with a card.  It's for their protection, but also because we have seen cases of fraud.  Anyhow, he seemed a little irritated, but he showed me, finished the bill and left.  About 20 minutes later his wife called and spoke to my manager and said that I was being racist asking for I.D. because they were Hispanic.  My manager explained that asking for I.D. is a company policy and that I was only doing what I was told.  She told them next time they came in that they would receive a free dinner.  However, when she hung up, she came and told me she had watched me when they were paying and that I had done absolutely nothing wrong, and that if those people ever came in again to let her know so that she would ask them to leave.  It kinda bothered me because I know I am not racist in the slightest, but I just laughed it off because I knew it was their ignorance and not mine.  Gosh, sorry for making this so long.
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Of Course! Racism! Adversity, and even Self-Doubt.
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quite often people pose very racist questions and act innocent when other people get upset. \nmy favorite is, \n"I am not racist but...."\nor\n"this probably sounds racist but....."\nor\n"is it true that all "these people" have big........?"\nThe only thing exclusive to race is colour, even then there are huge variations.\nI live in a small town on the east coast of Vancouver Island. I am white, the reality of things is this. I have more in common with a black lesbian woman from my town then I do with a middle aged white guy from New York.\nI was just in Las Vegas. I met a black guy from small town Manitoba, we had way more in common and way more quirks in common then anyone native to Las Vegas.\nMost racially inspired questions involve stereotypes, most such questions are also rhetorical.\nTalk to someone involved in the field of human rights, maybe they could articulate what I am trying to say in more eloquent terms.\nA interesting side not. I was talking to a trade rep. in Las Vegas from Rwanda, he was wearing spectacular cloths, obviously wealthy. In less then five minutes, he was asked, "do you have some drugs I can buy", "if I give you five bucks will you go grab me a pack of smokes" and my favourite, "hey Leroy, can you carry my bags".\nStereotypes are dangerous, racially inspired questions are ignorant.\nOne other note.\nI live in Canada, I have seen things on this site that would get you arrested in my country for inciting hate, something you can go to jail for. Our country has less racially inspired violence and is considered a freer country than the United States, as per UN rankings.\nsomething to think about.
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Categorizing people by their heritage or race is not racist. There is a right way and a wrong way to refer to ones race. Common sense should tell you the difference between a racial slur as opposed to a description.
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If you were both blind, would you know the differences between you (other than maybe an accent!).\n\nI have talked with people on the phone who had assumed that because I sound white, I'm white and must automatically agree with their views and their prejudices on racial matters.\nOther other side, I have talked with none whites who assume because I sound white I am and therefore have the selection of prejudices they 'assume' I have on these things.\n\nI deeply resent those assumptions from both sides. No one gave anyone the right to assume to spreak for me, or to assume anything for me.\n\nI have listened to Black people talk and have heard their colour / racial prejudices, just I have with Brown people (Indian / Asian men seem to love their women to have 'light' skin tones...!).\n\nI have had none-white colleagues and friends who have shared the same tastes as me, liked the same books, films and activities ...and sometimes the same taste in female compansionship too. I once had none white girlfriend too.\n\nI suspect that your colleague who said "whites / blacks could never be 100% honest friends because were too different," was speaking about / for herself.\n\nPersonally I get pi***d off whenever I hear someone speak on 'behalf of others in such broad sweeping statements'.... and WITHOUT their permissions to do so.\n\nRegards.\nSash.
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Yes ofcourse, I would think many stereotypes are valid but only when stated properly in the form of a generalization. Why else would they exist? But you must decide whether there's a difference between a "stereotype" and a "generalization". Most people use the two ideas interchangably. If what ur using or talking about is really a generalization, then ur not making an absolute or undebatable statement on something. Stereotype's are usually invalid when they claim to be absolute or undebatable by using words like "always", or "never". If however, it's presented as a generalization using words like "most" "usually" etc, then it could be valid statement. And for that reason, many stereotypes can be all or partially valid. Or they would never have appeared in the first place. But I think in ur question you are also refering to  those fashionable constructs about people that place them into groups. Those relationships between a person and some behaviour or artical of clothing that puts everything into one package. Well, even some of those constructs must have some basis for having come along. My best advise is when deciding about whether a particular idea is valid or not ...try exercising some of ur own analytical skills as well. Don't simply accept everything that peers, fashion or media may be stating.
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They are raised and taught to think that way. Also, their experiences may make them racist as well. I must admit that there are certain racial groups taht I am cautious around because of my experiences with them. I won't discriminate against them, but I do keep my guard up at times.
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everyone faces discrimination. \n\nVery attractive people are assumed to be stuck up.\nVery fat people are assumed to be lazy.\nVery ugly people are assumed to be stupid.\nVery tall people are assumed to be basketball players.\nVery short people are assumed to be midgets.\nAsians are assumed to be good at math.\nBlacks are assumed to be theives.\nMuslim people are assumed to be terrorists.\nWhite people are assumed to be racist.
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Stereotypes usually contain a wee bit of truth,  but have been highly exaggerated and then stretched to apply to the entire race in question.\nStereotyping is a bad idea, because it causes you to generalize about an entire race, just based on what a few individuals may do.\nI love curry, and often I smell like it because I'm cooking with the spice, that doesn't make me Indian, now, does it?\nI've got a friend who used to be a crack addict, is she black or white? (she's white, by the way).\nThe Dog Whisperer on National Geographic, used to be an illegal from Mexico. Now he makes more money than you and me, combined.\nDoes this help you any?