I believe that stereotyping can never be stopped completely. Our society has gotten so use to them we don't even realize we are stereotyping. The media is one of the major sources to stereotyping and because of it, we tend to generalize on everything. For example if I were to mention a blond person, you would immediately think of stupid. This is because people have generalized that all blonds are stupid. We of course know this not to be true, however the media is constantly sending information that is may be true about an individual, but not about the whole culture, race, gender, etc.
Is there any way to avoid stereotyping?
Well the truth is, it can never be completely avoided. However, if we take the initiative to inform our children about the danger in stereotypes we might be able to slightly avoid generalization.
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