Week 3 Blog
Huiling Chen
ASA002 A01
I really impressed with this section of
reading. I think it mentions things that people already know but never want to talk
about – stereotype and social engineering. In public, people always say I am
not racists and I treat everyone equally. But in reality, whether you want to
admit or not, people are racists and hardly treat everyone equally. Through educating,
some people just don’t show their racists through violent action or angry
words. But communication isn’t limited to these. It also shows in the expression
in the eyes or intended avoidance in contact. And this might relate to the stereotype.
As in the reading, it mentions that one of the characteristics that placed on
Asian American is silence. They are expected not to voice their idea and keep
quiet even in unfair treatment. Placing a fixed attribute on a group of people
rather than treat them as unique individuals is a kind of racists.
Another thing that I am surprised it
mentions is social engineering. It is true that education is utilized as a model
to shape people’s minds in the way they want. Just look into history. The exact
same event in history is strategically shaped in different perspectives and
presented in the education system. Some just frame differently and might
potentially raise conflicts when contradicting cultures meet. A similar situation
happened to the “foreigner”. The idea of they are inferior than the white is
internalized through education. Things might be frame differently just to
control over the target. That’s why we should be developing our critical thinking
and find the truth instead of innocently trust others.
Question:
How to stereotype is formed? How to change the
stereotype or delete it from people’s minds?
Reference:
Nittle, N. K. (2020, January 29). What Is a
Stereotype? Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-the-meaning-of-stereotype-2834956
WHY FOOD IS A RESTRICTION TO YOUR CREATIVE
MIND. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://steemit.com/philosophy/@gunneresq/why-food-is-a-restriction-to-your-creative-mind
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