In the first reading I did the exercise where we write down
what comes to mind when we read some categories. I am not going to list some of
the things that I thought about but I thought that it is interesting that I
could stereotype whole groups by a few things that stand out. I know I am very
bias and I think it has something to do with me coming from such a small town
and being a bit naïve. On one side of my family I also have very judgmental
people who say what they think even if it is ridiculous. Because they are my
family I always felt there must be truth in what they were saying but I was
dead wrong in most cases.
I do not want to
offend anyone in saying how I have found that I am bias but I do want to say
that I have learned many lessons and I feel I am a very open person now and a
very accepting person. I also think there may be something not necessarily biases
but when you put a person or a type of person on a pedestal because they are in
a certain group so you expect more from them. This can be damaging for people
because they have unfair expectations to meet.
I thought it was interesting in the reading how they told a
story of how they were trying to describe a man named John without mentioning
he was black. I realized I do that a lot. If it is a Caucasian I usually
describe the clothes when I point people out but when they are of a different
race then I usually use their race. I just thought it was interesting.
I agree with Richard Anderson when he says that
communication is getting more and more important. Being able to write in a way
that attracts people and also being able to get your message out to people is
very important today especially with our media and advertising. What does he
mean by only touching paper once? It’s funny that he keeps his clocks ten
minutes fast because I do to.
Interview With Teachers From Around the World
I just had a thought after Mondays class when we talked with
all the teachers from different countries. I think that every ethnicity groups
others as one type of figure or stereotype. That is why when I see a bunch of
Asians it is relatively hard for me to tell them apart. While talking to the
teachers many of them asked me if I was the girl they met earlier or yesterday
or that morning. I had not met them before but I think that I fit into some
stereotype of what an American looked like perhaps. I was even asked if me and
the other blonde in the room were sisters. I don’t know if anything is behind
this or if I am just crazy but I thought it was a weird coincidence.
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