Racism And Stereotypes

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There is always an ethical concern when it comes to racism and stereotypes. Whether it is a good or bad stereotype, it still affects people. By being categorized by a certain belief is unethical and demeaning. When it comes to pranks like these, it should be easy to determine whether this prank was ethical or not. Many claim that it is humorous and that people should not be so uptight about it. Others claim that this is promoting that Muslims are terrorists. However, the voice that finds the prank to be racist, is drowned out by the voice “It’s a prank!” There flaws to both sides of the story. The pranksters are using a race to scare others; however, the victims of the pranks automatically assumed it was a bomb due to the fact the pranksters

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