Stereotypes In Bike Thief By Linda Hamilton

What if humanity isn't what it's cut out to be? What if we just assumed we knew a person by their physical features they have no control over or the gender they were born with? Believe it or not, that is the case In modern day society. For instance many people judge others with stereotypes and come to a decision that could lead to that persons life or death. Many people judge on race and gender and what a person's life is worth. in the Bike Thief scene racism is handled with subconsciously, in bum bashing its people's self worth, in Linda Hamilton it shows no matter who you are with great morals you can do great wonders for others.

In Bike Thief stereotypes affect a persons thought and decisions majorly. When the wan male went to steal the bike, people neglected to notice him. When it was a white female people were more than happy to help her, but a black male is a different story. When he had …show more content…
With poor morals in mind the teens began to beat the helpless person with a bat and other tools with the soul purpose of hurting them. What many don't realize is that there are many homeless people everywhere, we all image the stereotypical homeless person in rags and old garments right? Many can be living out of a relatives house, some may just be barely getting by with their weekly salary. Why must we limit those with stereotypes? Just because they look a certain way doesn't mean that's who they are, if you have ever met a person who you had previously stereotyped had your views changed about who they were as an individual? Most likely yes, stereotypes are absurd and we as the population need to stop it altogether. I rue the day stereotypes became popular because, after stereotypes it had affected the way many people view a certain population or