Stereotypes+MDC

A. What do you understand by the term "stereotype"? Come up with a definition. A stereotype is a strong idea of a belief by judging something before you get to actually know it.

B. View a story about stereotypes: The Good Samaritan Then discuss > > > >
 * 1) Are stereotypes new? No, Stereotypes aren't new. People have been very judgmental about things before they even knew what they were doing.
 * 1) How do you think stereotypes come about? I think stereotypes come about when one person says something about someone and soon people keep passing on that one person's perspective until everyone thinks one way about that someone even when they don't formally know that person.
 * 1) Do we only create stereotypes of people we fear or distrust? No, sometimes there can be good stereotypes about people. For example, there may be a stereotype about one classmate being so much nicer and better than the other even when they probably are both equally the same.
 * 1) Do stereotypes ever have any truth in them? Stereotypes could possibly have truth in them because maybe there is a stereotype about someone being really snobby and rich and yet they actually are.

C. View the information 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? If we had to develop a mascot for Incarnation Catholic School, the mascot would probably be either a leprechaun or a dancing four leaf clover because in our school, we are "Irish". Therefore, it would be logical that we have something along that topic. If our mascot was a leprechaun, it would probably have a big red beard with green leprechaun clothing and a green hat. I think it would be named Leprechaun Larry, the Lucky Leprechaun or something along those lines. If our mascot was a giant four leaf clover, it would literally be exactly what it is, a giant dancing four leaf clover probably named Christian the Clover or something like that. Maybe, the mascot would be a mixture of both ideas: a leprechaun holding a four leaf clover!


 * E. The mascot of your potential high school?**