In a world where we all wear masks to hide our identity, the main causes of hiding ourselves from the world are used against us all on a daily basis. These main causes, prejudice and stereotypes, make people hide themselves from the world. While everyone might not see how it impacts their identity or the people around them, it can be causing everyone to hide their true selves from everybody around them. Many variables shape our identity in different ways such as the popular culture of the time, but stereotypes and prejudice impact our identity in a more impacting and colossal way.
First of all, stereotypes affect our identity by categorizing us into certain groups. For example, in the “Original Self: Short Film” which was written and directed by KJ Adames, all the students are wearing masks in the video. Everyone has a …show more content…
In the article, “Life of Reilly,”by Rick Reilly, it shows how prejudice has affected the the students from Gainesville State School in a very negative way. The students there have been convicted with drugs, assault, and robbery because of this everyone immediately assumes that they are terrible people through and through. This prejudice makes everyone walk to the other side of the street when they see them and it will make them have a harder time in life because everybody will still be prejudiced against them because of their background and their past mistakes. According to the article, “Consequences of Prejudice,” by Thomson Gale Publishing Company, prejudice shapes what the targets of prejudice think about the world and life, about the people around them, and how it makes people feel about themselves. Prejudice is one of the main things that influences what people expect from the future and how they feel about their chances for self-improvement. Prejudice is a dangerous thing and it can change everyone's lives and not for the
First of all, stereotypes affect our identity by categorizing us into certain groups. For example, in the “Original Self: Short Film” which was written and directed by KJ Adames, all the students are wearing masks in the video. Everyone has a …show more content…
In the article, “Life of Reilly,”by Rick Reilly, it shows how prejudice has affected the the students from Gainesville State School in a very negative way. The students there have been convicted with drugs, assault, and robbery because of this everyone immediately assumes that they are terrible people through and through. This prejudice makes everyone walk to the other side of the street when they see them and it will make them have a harder time in life because everybody will still be prejudiced against them because of their background and their past mistakes. According to the article, “Consequences of Prejudice,” by Thomson Gale Publishing Company, prejudice shapes what the targets of prejudice think about the world and life, about the people around them, and how it makes people feel about themselves. Prejudice is one of the main things that influences what people expect from the future and how they feel about their chances for self-improvement. Prejudice is a dangerous thing and it can change everyone's lives and not for the