Language Of Prejudice By Gordon Allport Analysis

“Without words we should scarcely be able to form categories at all” (324). If we weren’t able to speak then people wouldn’t be labeled or subjected to a category. In Gordon Allport 's “Language of Prejudice”, he states that labels subjects a person to one aspect of their appearance. A person shouldn’t be looked at as being in a group but as an individual, everyone is different. Once a individual is given a label, that’s what overlooks every other feature an individual may have. When we look at someone, we try and pinpoint either one flaw about them or something to make us attracted to a person. For example, men. When a girl is looking for someone to get with they don’t look for the personality. Girls look for the physical body attraction. The main question is is he cute or ugly. Moreover, men and women are stereotyped and looked at as a group not an individual. Every girl is looked at as being a girly girl, always trying to look nice, taking a long time to get ready, mean, loves shopping and spending money, etc. Although some of these things are true, some are not …show more content…
A name can subject the person to what is entitled with the label. For example, if two men walked into a market one was white and one was African American, the African American would be watched more closely than the white man. Even though the white man can commit a crime too. This is just prove that that individual African American is being judge by the wrong actions of others a.k.a. labeling. How a person dresses can also put someone in a group. A girl can wear barely anything clothing and would be looked at as a slut meanwhile she can be nicest person you meet and not a slut. Also, for men, if they dress really good they are seen as gay not that they have a good fashion sense. This just goes to show how looks can make a person be judged without someone even going to talk to