Stereotypes+VD

A. What do you understand by the term "stereotype"? Come up with a definition.

Stereotype is how people judge and say false things about a person or a group of people. A stereotype could be made by the way a person acts, or looks.

B. View a story about stereotypes: The Good Samaritan Then discuss Stereotypes aren't new. They have been around for many years and are still happening. Stereotypes come about by the people talk, dress, or talk. We stereotyped other people since the very beginning. We judged the tax collectors, the Native Americans, and we still judge and say false things about people today because he/she looks different. We stereotype others all the time just because a specific style of clothes, peoples' jobs, their accents, or skin color. I think we do create stereotypes of people who we fear or distrust because we might feel vulnerable and afraid we might get hurt ourselves. Yes and no because nobody knows if its true or not.
 * 1) Are stereotypes new?
 * 1) How do you think stereotypes come about?
 * 1) Do we only create stereotypes of people we fear or distrust?
 * 1) Do stereotypes ever have any truth in them?

C. View the info on the links below. Detail both positive and negative representations.
 * The Ransom of Red Chief
 * How Squanto became a Thanksgiving Symbol
 * Time to do away with the Redskins labels
 * School mascots blamed for escalation of stereotypes
 * Indian Mascot PSA

D. If we were to develop a mascot for Incarnation Catholic School, what would the mascot be? How would he/she be dressed? How would it present ICS? It would be a leprechaun. He/she would wear a green hat, a green suit, red hair, and carry a pot of gold. He/she would represent who we are: Irish!

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E. What is the mascot of the high school you will attend next year? Explain how does it represents the school?

The high school mascot is a crusader. The mascot represents strength and the school's Catholic heritage.