Although animals in Africa can be trained, they are not just held captive as pets. Wildlife animals are either being used for worship or hunting and gathering. Developing stereotypes about Africa based on inaccurate information shapes one’s views. If majority Americans view Africa as homeless, hopeless and underprivileged then we will be oblivious to political and economic events surrounding us (4). To avoid stereotypes Americans must first understand the culture, tradition and languages of Africa (4). The reason is because understanding one’s culture, tradition, and language an insight is provided to discover the truth. Also, people can work on acquiring a positive mindset of Africa by taking the negative words used to describe the country and replacing them with positive ones (4). Although stereotypes can take time to shift, it starts with wanting to understand the wonderful things Africa has to offer. As a society, we should dismiss all the stereotypes about Africa and learn to accept one another (6). Whether we want to admit it or not everyone stereotypes (6). The second step is to admit that Africa is viewed wrongfully because of
Although animals in Africa can be trained, they are not just held captive as pets. Wildlife animals are either being used for worship or hunting and gathering. Developing stereotypes about Africa based on inaccurate information shapes one’s views. If majority Americans view Africa as homeless, hopeless and underprivileged then we will be oblivious to political and economic events surrounding us (4). To avoid stereotypes Americans must first understand the culture, tradition and languages of Africa (4). The reason is because understanding one’s culture, tradition, and language an insight is provided to discover the truth. Also, people can work on acquiring a positive mindset of Africa by taking the negative words used to describe the country and replacing them with positive ones (4). Although stereotypes can take time to shift, it starts with wanting to understand the wonderful things Africa has to offer. As a society, we should dismiss all the stereotypes about Africa and learn to accept one another (6). Whether we want to admit it or not everyone stereotypes (6). The second step is to admit that Africa is viewed wrongfully because of