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This 4 page paper discusses the stereotypical way in which we view politicians, feminists, tattooed person and the elderly, and argues that stereotypes are unfair and damaging. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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listed below. Citation styles constantly change, and these examples may not contain the most recent updates. Common Negative Stereotypes Research Compiled
by K. Von Huben 7/2010 Please Introduction Stereotypes are generalized opinions about an entire group of people based on the observation
of one or two members of that group. For instance, one young African-American mother cheats to get welfare, and suddenly all African-American women are "welfare queens." This same thinking gives
us stereotypes like "all Mexicans are lazy" and "all Irish are drunks," for example. This paper discusses stereotyping associated with politicians, tattooed people, senior citizens and feminists. Discussion Stereotypes are
not always negative: "all Asians are brilliant" is a common belief. But even when they seem positive, stereotypes are damaging. First of all, all Asians are not brilliant but even
more than that, stereotyping them in this way may lead to jealousy from other groups, as well as being damaging to the Asians who fall short of some perceived standard
that defines them. Of the four groups mentioned, common stereotypes associated with them are these: all politicians are crooked; all feminists are lesbian man-haters; all seniors are disagreeable; and all
tattooed people are dangerous. A handout from the Indiana State Bar Association from 2008 described politicians as "cigar-smoking, bombastic, self-serving, untrustworthy individuals" (Mihalko, 2010). If we look at these criticisms
one by one, the stereotype soon falls apart. "Cigar-smoking" may apply to men, but hardly to women, and there are many women in politics today. "Bombastic" is usually applied to
speech, and means pompous sounding but with little real meaning. This is also obviously untrue: like him or not, President Obama promised to reform health care and fought for over
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