One of the fairly common stereotypes are the ones that involve race and culture. People do a lot of racial profiling, and quick assumptions when they see someone practicing their own religion or see someone who follows a certain culture. It’s ok to be curious about a person’s culture or religion but it is not okay to make negative assumptions towards them. This past Halloween there were a lot of interesting costumes but the most famous ones sadly are the ones that offend other people. An article from the website The Root titled "Stop Racist Halloween Costumes" had a Q&A interview with the leaders of an Ohio University campaign called STARS (Students Teaching About Racism in our Society) who spoke about their campaign and how they educate people. According to one of the leaders, what makes a Halloween costume offensive is the negative aspects that are being portrayed while wearing a costume, people put it on for laughs but it is very offensive because the portrayal isn’t always true. The fact of the matter is that people from different religions and cultures face rough paths as people in our society mock them in an inappropriate way. An article, by Ruxandra Coman, titled “Media Representations on Romanians Image: Negative Stereotype” she mentions that Romanians are seen as delinquents. She mentions that “Media stereotypes trigger portrayals in people’s imagination legitimated by the reality constructed at TV.”(103) People act upon cultures and religions just how they are portrayed. As a viewer we should try to be more aware of what our surroundings are really like and not judge them on how they are being portrayed.
To check out the full article from The Root Click Here
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