Bamboo Ceiling: Positive And Negative Stereotypes

Since the beginning of the ability to poke fun at people and common behaviors of certain groups were realized, there have been stereotypes and the only thing to follow is misconceptions that span across that whole group whether those are true or not. These get passed down through the generations and get more twisted each time they are told until they are so far from the truth that they have actually become a truth about whatever group has been the unfortunate victim. This is not spared for any given group of people no matter their occupation or social class. Farmers are no exception with most people believing that they are all rich, uneducated, and harmful to the environment. Stereotypes and misconceptions go hand in hand.

James A Forbes once said, “When people rely on surface appearances and false racial stereotypes, rather than in-depth knowledge of others at the level of the heart, mind and spirit, their ability to assess and understand people accurately is compromised.” Stereotypes have become an essential factor in how one judges another. Gender and racial profiling, as well as cultural and religious stereotypes, have always been a problem in society. A stereotype is an altered view of a person or a thing. When a specific thing or person comes to mind, one typically associates them with a stereotypical opinion.

Imagine being in a group of people that has been categorized and judged because a couple people decided to ruin the self-image of the group by using negative stereotypes to affect the way the group is portrayed. A stereotype is a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular group or thing. Stereotypes have been around for a long time and have continued to grow and evolve into this generation. Stereotypes are based on a truth but are usually exaggerated. The exaggeration of a truth leads it to become a stereotype and ends up leading to the social categorization of a group of individuals.

Negative stereotypes can have a harmful consequence for the person its intended for it may be harmful to the victim by the aggressor. When you meet someone for the first time it is very easy to label them based on how they look, how they act and the things that they say. But by classifying people into these groups, it causes huge generalisations and ignores the view that each person is their own individual and entitled to their own thoughts, interests and opinions This can bring unintended bullying, portrays a group, ethnicity, or gender a certain way, and it could also mean loss of opportunities. Stereotyping a certain group, gender, or ethnicity portrays them a certain way, then people will automatically assume that an individual or a whole

Stereotypes are simple images or beliefs over the attributes assigned to a particular social group, are models of behavior that become schemes deeply rooted in our mentalities to the point that we adopt them as part of human naturalness. Stereotypes can be racial, religious, sexual and social. These could be the caused of a known incident or attitude years earlier, or simply the result of frequent rumors. Stereotypes can affect different spheres of society. These assumptions can filter into many aspects of life.

A stereotype is a preconceived notion about a person or group of people. A lot of times this set idea is often offensive and exaggerated. I have recently had a stereotype brought up to me by a friend. This friend is a cop and a male who mentioned that women are known to be worse drivers than men.

“Stereotype” is a familiar word that we’ve heard throughout high school or even when you are an adult. So what is “stereotype” mean? Stereotype is belief that many people have about other people or things with a characteristic that are related to them. For example, some people think that Muslims are really dangerous because they might be a suicide bomber or a terrorist. There are many stereotypes related Asian and how they affect us.

The many stereotypical identities and expectations misrepresented on Asians. There are countless of times in my life when I have underwent discrimination and misjudgment. As a victim of racism, it forces me to suffer from feeling completely and utterly useless sometimes just because I am not meeting people’s standards as an Asian-American. James Iha was undoubtedly right when he stated, “Yeah, I’m sure there are stereotypes of Asian people” because Asian-Americans are constantly being weighed down by their labels. Racism comes in plenty of different forms.

Whenever we approach the representation of other cultures, we cannot avoid a representational practice – stereotyping. In social psychology, stereotype is defined as “a fixed, over generalized belief about a particular group or class of people”. For example, the representations of Chinese women in western films are usually related to Asian stereotypical characters such as “Dragon Lady” who is usually seductive, domineering and untrustworthy. This stereotype is so influential especially in the United States that Chinese females with strong characters as Wendi Deng Murdoch, or “Tiger Mother” Amy Chua, are affected by the scary and evil stereotypical image. There are not only negative stereotypes, but also positive ones.

Rationale In today’s multicultural society, the discrimination of Asian Americans has arisen in the form of comedic jokes, political matters, and more commonly, stereotyping. This has made me aware of how isolated Asian Americans actually are from their American communities. Being Asian-American myself, I’ve decided that the stereotypes surrounding my race are not only degrading to our culture, but even more dangerously, they have the potential to affect us internally. I’ve chosen to voice my opinion in the form of an online blog post, since the Internet is internationally used, and easily accessible to my audience.