"Stereotypes"

According to our book, stereotypes are generalized second-hand beliefs that provide conceptual biases from which make sense out of what goes on around us, whether they are accurate or fit the circumstances, are one kind of preconception. In my own words, I believe a stereotype is something that we hear from others to be a norm of someone or something else and make that fallacy become a reality. Stereotypes are used ALL THE TIME whether we want to admit to using them or not. I agree with some stereotypes because most of the time the 'norm' is what the majority of that category does/is. The stereotypes we need to avoid are when it comes to ethnic culture. There are some harsh slang stereotypes that are said on a daily basis that are simply not true. One example of this is the 9/11 tragedy. When all that chaos went down, it started a stereotype that all Arab people are 'bad.' The way I see it is the people who say are scared. I don’t believe that the ones who say it aloud actually believe it themselves. Stereotypes can either be used in a way to understand cultural diversities. It doesn’t have to diminish them.