Why do some people who claim that they hate streotypes, yet those same people are allowed to use them on others? Why do these stereotypes still exist? Some people think that it's fine to poke fun at someone's nationality, hair color, or anything else that they can think of. These preconceived notions have nothing to do with the actual person. First impressions are able to change, so those who voice their opinions based on stereotypes may end up feeling ignorant afterwards. In my other posts I have mentioned that some girls wear revealing clothing, but in my opinion, I do not think that they are sleazy girls. I constantly hear dumb blonde jokes, but there are some blondes who are among the smartest people that I know. I'm guilty of judging people at first, but I've come to realize that those impressions can change. People who are not able to handle the hard criticism of others shouldn't be so rough on others.
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I think that people have a need to classify. Because I have such a "strange" personality, as most people put it (I'm shy sometimes, sometimes I can be the loudest person in the room) I've fit into several different classifications. People like to have a safe, understandable world, so they classify everyone and then everything is nice and safe. They have everyone figured out.
It's also hard to break out of judgements. We need to judge, in order to be safe. If I'm walking in a dark alley, and I see guys on motorcycles, no matter what, I'm going to judge them as potentially harmful, because I'm a girl, and if they wanted to, they have the strength to do something to me. It's instinct to judge, for safety reasons. But certain stereotypes are based on irrational fears. It's irrational for me to think that, for example, every African American is a criminal. I know plently that defeat that stereotype.
The main reason, I think, is that's its easy. It's just simply easier to say, "You have this skin color, this hair color, you dress uncool...and that makes you this." It's much harder and more time consuming to get to know a person for who that person is.
Sorry this is so long. I was intrigued by your blog.
This is very true even from a psychological sense! People have this thing called information overload and it is very easy to just jump to conclusions and change them later. Not to mention it doesn't help that some people who have a stereotype against them are really like that. I look around and (personally i find it funny when I come across a stereotype that is right to someone and is proven so) find these people that will prove it right and/or wrong. But it is a psychological thought process that helps to sort people out, because we are not able to take in everything directly and we need to sort things out in our minds to stay away from information overload. This includes naming all nightstands, huge kitchen tables, counter tops and a desk as a table, and will use it as a reference in a room to find something. ( i hope that made sense). But anyways stereotypes aren't as wrong as most would think, and actually help out society (to a degree, other times it deffiantly is wrong and shouldn't be seen that way) but there are two sides to everything. I recommend watching Crash... great movie that shows a lot about stereotyping and jumping to conclusions! have a wonderful day!
*Chels*