- A stereotype is a generalised opinion of another person based on their appearance.
How and why we stereotype:
I think people usually
stereotype and label people to describe the person themselves based on their
actions or behaviours of that person. Some stereotypes can come across as harsh
or offensive which can hurt others. A lot of stereotyping happens in high
school due to people being in different groups e.g. the nerds, black, white,
emo’s, Asians, popular people etc… I wonder if stereotyping will ever stop, will people
stop judging others through what they see or hear? For example a person might
dress in all black and wear dark make-up and you call them emo, gothic, freak
or emotional, and deep down the person just likes black and is actually not
emotional, she is a happy positive person who just gets labelled due to her appearance.
Stereotyping is covering someone’s real identity.
Why the media uses stereotypes:
There is still a large amount of media
producers that utilise stereotypes to help the audience recognize the character
more. Stereotype is used in the media to get the image across and to portray a
personality. Normally in the media people are beautiful, good-looking and slim
because it is attractive to the audience.
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