How Stereotyping Effects Today's Society
All most everyone in their lifetime has stereotyped others or has been a victim of stereotype. Stereotypes are developed when we're unable to get information that we need to make a fair judgment on somebody. Everyone has their own stereotype based on past experiences. Stereotypes are changing day by day and new categories are being added. It can affect judgment, views, and even one's own self esteem. Whether we like it or not many of us have a habit of stereotyping. It's not only about race it can go as far as gender or even gossip about what somebody said. The media plays a big role on stereotypes. Many of today’s top stories take place in urban areas, whether it’s shooting or a surveillance video of somebody robbing a store. Whereas in small towns there are very rarely stories that would relate to that. The media portrays men as masculine and never letting their guard down. So people seem surprised when they see men cry or being emotional. They think that men are not allowed to express their feelings, or men have no feelings at all. Stereotyping creates many different problems on media that affect people's thoughts. Without stereotyping, we would learn a lot of truths around the world instead of believing others' thoughts. First impressions also take a lead on stereotyping. For example, a friend may tell you don't talk to this person he/she had a bad temper and is very rude. Now without even knowing or even trying to get to know the person you keep your distance just because of what somebody else said. Who’s to say that person wasn’t just having a rough day and may actually be on the nicest people ever? From experiences we let our judgment take the wheel rather than actually seeing for ourselves. We judge people, who are out of the norm, what may be weird to us is an everyday life style to somebody else. It's just as easy as seeing a guy walk down the street with a bright yellow shirt and automatically thinking that...