StereotypesBG15

A. What do you understand by the term "stereotype"? What is the definition?
 * A stereotype is an unfair assumption of a individual or group of individuals that is not proven, but is said about them anyways.

B. View a story about stereotypes: The Good Samaritan Then discuss When false rumors are spread about a certain individual of a certain race or size, and another individual with of the same race or size comes along. The people that heard the rumors assume he is going to act in the same manner. No, I personally have had stereotypical statements made about me by some of my best friends. I don't take it seriously though because I know they're just kidding. Sometimes, stereotypes are mostly false, but there are some that aren't. If one person is telling someone about World War 2 and they were a Nazi, the story would be different if an American were telling. Cultures influence each other by adding certain parts of another culture into theirs, so it is more pleasing or easier to live by. Stories can tell us facts, information, legends, myths, or even how people lived in that culture. The impact of stereotyping on culture understanding is it can change how people view that culture or how people view the people in that culture. I learned this from personal experience because I've been stereotyped because I am a African American and a Mexican.
 * How do you think stereotypes come about?
 * Do we only create stereotypes of people we fear or distrust?
 * Do stereotypes ever have any truth in them?
 * How does point of view influence the telling of a current or historical event?
 * How does one culture influence another?
 * What can stories tell us about a culture?
 * What is the impact of stereotyping on cultural understanding? Political action? Personal experience?

FYI C. View the info on the links below. Detail both positive and negative representations.
 * Choctaw Nation helped Ireland during 1847 famine
 * 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? The mascot would either be a clover with a pot of gold. It would represent ICS because we are the Fighting Irish.

E. What is the mascot of the high school you will attend next year? Explain how does it represents the school? The mascot of the high I will be attending next year, Jesuit, is the Tiger. To be completely honest, I do not know how it represents the school.