Bugging Out News - Youth & Media Final Project

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Privilege

Hmm, stereotypes don't have to be just negative. Because I'm a white girl, I can get away with a lot of things. People assume I am unthreatening, responsible, educated. That's cool when I'm interacting with people who have authority (landlords, employers, etc.) but it's not cool when people think that I'm rich or spoiled or only interested in one kind of culture. PRIVILEGE is when your stereotype comes with benefits, when it gives you certain opportunities just because of the way you look. So there's always an upside and a flip-side. It's easier for me to get a taxi but takes more work to earn street cred.

HELLO, THIS IS KWAME

A LOT OF PEOPLE STEREOTYPE ME. EVERYWHERE I GO PEOPLE ALWAYS JUDGE ME AND NOW IT REALLY DOES NOT BOTHER ME. IAM USED TO BEING JUDGED ALL THE TIME. WHEN I GO IN CERTAIN STORES THE PEOPLE WHO WORK THERE MAYBE ALL ON YOUR NECK AND BACK LIKE YOUR GOING TO STEAL SOMETHING. A LOT OF STORES I GO INTO PEOPLE WATCH YOU LIKE YOUR A BAD GUY OR A KILLER. 

STEREOTYPES

DO YOU FIT INTO A MOLD?

A stereotype is a shortcut to understanding about a person. It is an easily accessible mold. What stereotypes may other people have about you based on the demographic categories you fit into (race, gender, location)? How does that affect your daily life and your interactions with others?



STER-E-O-TYPE:
a process for making metal printing plates by taking a MOLD and then taking from this mold a cast in type metal.

a simplified and standardized conception or image invested with special meaning and held in commom by members of a group.