Definition Of Stereotyping

What is the real meaning of stereotypes? According to google, the definition of stereotype is (“a widely held fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a person or thing”). The usage of labels is a main way in which we condense our common world. Today, people are constantly stereotyping one another. For an example, have you ever heard of “black people always being late,’’ “men are strong and do all the work” or “girls are not good at sports.” These are forms of stereotyping. Stereotyping can have a positive, negative or neutral effect on people. As previously mentioned, the different examples of stereotyping in society are people often describe others by using labels. These labels are continuously based on character tics like clothing, physical

How we perceive each other can be determined through oversimplified assumptions about people based on traits, such as race, sex, age, etc”). People are always judging each other, and I can relate to this topic. The question that is asked in the prompt is, have you either been stereotyped? The answer is yes, I have been stereotyped so many time especially when I was young. Back in middle school, I will always wear like chokers, gloves on my wrist and black jeans. People will always bully me. They always assume that I was a weird kid. And they will always ask me if I was gay. People will always judge me for who I am without getting to know me personally. But I didn’t let that stop me from achieving my goals and making it through that period in my life. I have learned throughout my 12 years of schooling is if believe in yourself, and the rest will fall into place. The second part of the question that is asked is if I myself have used stereotypes or stereotyped? Yes, I have mostly likely used stereotype or stereotyped. Labeling people is neither right nor wrong it’s just an expected side of being a human. The third question that is asked in the prompt is do you feel that stereotyping helps or hinders us in understanding one another? I feel that I does help in a way because the use of stereotypes is a main way we shorten our common society. But at the same time, using stereotypes or stereotyping