A perfect and very popular example of a racial stereotype is Donald Trumps travel bans only on the inference that all foreigners are terrorists and will do nothing but hurt our country. In the world both historical There are many racial, religious and social status stereotypes that need to be addressed. Although society might judge people by stereotypes, it may harm them more than what they think it will hurt.
There are many racial prejudices that exist in American society, both historically and in modern times. In the book, To Kill A Mockingbird Mr. Gilmer asks “What’d the nigger look like when you got through with him?” (Lee 266). This is considered racist because Mr. Gilmer just calls Tom Robinson a ¨nigger“ like it was nothing. A recent also shows that almost one third or 29% of whites say that they believe they are victims of racism. This shows how there is still racial prejudices in …show more content…
“All Jews, outside! Hurry!” (Wiesel 16). Police were throwing Jews out of their homes because Hitler saw the Jewish religion as ‘imperfect’. Lula states the question, “I wants to know why you bringin’ white chillun to nigger church” (Lee 159). In ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ Lula was getting mad at Calpurnia for bringing white kids to a black church.
Another common and very popular incident is people getting judged by their social status. The people in Charleston, Mississippi were looked on as poor (PNIM N. PG). They did not have a lot of money to make a good prom, but Morgan Freeman paid for it. There are lots of examples about people getting judged by their social status in To Kill A Mockingbird, but one in particular is the Ewells. “Mr. Bob Ewell, Burris’s father, was permitted to hunt and trap out of season” (Lee 41). Bob Ewell was allowed to hunt and kill animals out of season because that's how they got their