Even though it would be ideal for stereotypes to cease to exist, sadly I think they will always be around. Stereotypes are a way for people to easily categorize people and allows us to bring similarities and differences between people's features and ideas quickly. Of course this isn't very good because it doesn't let people that are stereotyped to express themselves freely, since they have already been judged and categorized based on their gender, ethnicity, or another reason. People have been doing this probably since the dawn of modern mankind and it will probably persist into the future...
But it might be possible to decrease stereotypes and racism...
- Kids and adults could be educated about ethnicity, genders, ect. so they can better understand other people and don't make derogotory or untrue stereotypes of them.
-We could have representatives who could vouch for certain minorities to give them more rights and reduce discrimination
-Teachers could actively enforce rules that prevent stereotyping, such as a detention if you rudely stereotype someone...
-Teach children from an early age about individualism and how they should first get to know someone before they judge them.
-Offices can hire a more diverse workforce (though they shouldn't give minorities a priority) so that the employees get to know each other better and realize their first judgements of people might have been wrong.
Source: http://lets-stop-racism.tripod.com/id5.html
Samar
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