After reading the story “The myth of the Latin Woman”, I was not surprised that people still to this day carry the mindset of racial stereotyping. Even though that no matter how much a person tries to avoid being prejudged and cast away from their culture, they would still be judged from what people see portrayed in the media. However even until this day, I am and will forever be a victim of being labeled due to the color of my skin in this society. I myself as well as others in society am guilty of stereotyping Latino women due to what we see in the mass media. There was a time where I came across a Latino female, it was when I was hanging out with a group of friends, she walked past and I commented “they make good housewives” and responded “yes they do to what I seen on a TV show”. The woman caught in what we were saying and corrected us in a firm manner, stating that “ I am not some icon sex symbol and that you should get your facts straight before judging someone by what you see on TV”. Then it was at that moment I realized that I just made a distasteful accusation of about a person and felt very terrible afterwards.
It was kind of like how the author of the story experienced that one scenario at the hotel where a man half recited “don’t cry for me, argentina”, …show more content…
When I was in my eighth grade year of middle school, I was stereotyped by my classmates who were white and the majority of the school’s population. One of the things that were said to me by them was “ why do you-all like fried chicken so much” and “ want to be gangsters”. I then replied in a questionable manner and asked him,” where did you get that generalization”? He said it is what he had seen in a recent comedy movie. After that unwarranted statement was made, I stormed away with a furious soul. Right now at this point I strongly understand and feel the same way author Cofer does when
It was kind of like how the author of the story experienced that one scenario at the hotel where a man half recited “don’t cry for me, argentina”, …show more content…
When I was in my eighth grade year of middle school, I was stereotyped by my classmates who were white and the majority of the school’s population. One of the things that were said to me by them was “ why do you-all like fried chicken so much” and “ want to be gangsters”. I then replied in a questionable manner and asked him,” where did you get that generalization”? He said it is what he had seen in a recent comedy movie. After that unwarranted statement was made, I stormed away with a furious soul. Right now at this point I strongly understand and feel the same way author Cofer does when