I really liked
the TED talk video about identity and stereotypes. I believe that it is an
important topic because so many people are stereotyped everyday whether it’s in
school, works, at home, with friends, or with strangers. It was interesting to
hear about how there isn't just one story. And you need to be able to get to
know the person to know the other story. I can't connect to this because there
are stereotypes about Asian people. I am originally from Korea but was adopted
at four months old and have lived in Connecticut ever since. In school I would
hear the stereotypes. I always thought about how people don't know me and only
identify me by my stereotype. They set standards for who they think I am based
on that.
I believe that
it is important to students to learn about different cultures so they know that
everyone is different but not to judge solely based on their race. I think that
this TED talk tries to tell us not to assume or judge so quickly and get to know
the person before making false assumptions. This is common in schools and can
lead to bullying. If people realize that there are always two sides to the
story, there will be less stereotyping.
In our group
we were talking about how since one person is Hispanic, she says that people
always think she only eats rice and beans, her house smells like Mexican food,
and she’s really loud. However, she those statements are false. We also talked
about cliques in high school. So many students jump to conclusions and talk
about each other without even knowing the other people. Based off of people’s
looks they think they can judge them not knowing who they really are.
I think it would be beneficial to teach this lesson starting at a young age and teaching children that they cannot judge someone just by how they look. They should talk to them or get to know them because you never know what that person has gone through or what their life is like.
