Stereotypes are ways we categorize certain groups of people. Growing up I’ve seen the different ways we stereotype each other, whether it’s about the colors of your skin, the way you speak, even the way we dressed, we always find ways to categorize these groups of people and judge them in a positive or negative way. In this essay, I want to talk about how the media and movies have perceived black man, and different ways the general public think about black people.
One of the most common stereotypes I’ve seen is discrimination against black people, especially black men. Stereotyping in television and movies is at an all-time high. The media portrayed black men as violent, dangerous and uneducated. Which is not the case at all, more young African …show more content…
The general public sees African Americans as thieves and thugs, the reason I say this is I work in a retail store, and whenever a black person walks in with a bag or look at “certain way,” management immediately tells us to follow them and ask them questions and so on. When I first saw this, I thought to myself, maybe it’s just my store, but I remember once went to another retail outlet after school, and the same thing happened to me they keep following me around asking all types of questions. In fact, I guarantee if you ask any African American men if they have been discriminated against in a retail store, at least, 95% of them will say yes. I guess it’s the consensus that all black men steal. One of the things I’ve seen lately is how others call black men thugs and uneducated. I remember watching the NFC championship three years ago, and they were interviewing one of the players, and he very outspoken during the interview, he bragged about how "I 'm the best player in the league," he 's emotional and loud which is understandable considering he just won a championship. The next day I’m watching the same video on YouTube and reading the comments, and all I’m seeing is how he’s a thug and uneducated because of the way he acted during the interview, which is not true at all. He’s a very smart guy who graduated from
One of the most common stereotypes I’ve seen is discrimination against black people, especially black men. Stereotyping in television and movies is at an all-time high. The media portrayed black men as violent, dangerous and uneducated. Which is not the case at all, more young African …show more content…
The general public sees African Americans as thieves and thugs, the reason I say this is I work in a retail store, and whenever a black person walks in with a bag or look at “certain way,” management immediately tells us to follow them and ask them questions and so on. When I first saw this, I thought to myself, maybe it’s just my store, but I remember once went to another retail outlet after school, and the same thing happened to me they keep following me around asking all types of questions. In fact, I guarantee if you ask any African American men if they have been discriminated against in a retail store, at least, 95% of them will say yes. I guess it’s the consensus that all black men steal. One of the things I’ve seen lately is how others call black men thugs and uneducated. I remember watching the NFC championship three years ago, and they were interviewing one of the players, and he very outspoken during the interview, he bragged about how "I 'm the best player in the league," he 's emotional and loud which is understandable considering he just won a championship. The next day I’m watching the same video on YouTube and reading the comments, and all I’m seeing is how he’s a thug and uneducated because of the way he acted during the interview, which is not true at all. He’s a very smart guy who graduated from