When I looked at the heading “Misguided Stereotypes”,
I have lots of feelings about this. I am majored at Applied Mathematics, so I certainly
took numerous math classes. I can always hear these voices: “ You should be
good at math because you are an Asian.” “Will you be punished if you don’t get
good grade? Because Asian parents are very rigorous with their kinds.” Bur
ironically, I can be discriminated at the same time. I remember clearly that
once the professor assigned a project and required us to find several partners
to work with, I was declined by some groups simply because they thought girls always
do much less than boys. Shirley Hune explained this phenomenon: “Mostly, it is
a narrow pigeonhole of desired behavior for employees that those in power prefer
and reward in both educational and capitalist institutions, thus securing the
privileged status of those at the top.” I totally agree with her. “Gentle”
people are always way easier to manage because they won’t say “no” to unfair treatments
and since they are told they are good at something, they will take that as a
compliment and work hard. Then they will become the perfect labor – easy to
control and diligent. To eradicate this kind of treatment, we should say: “
No.” to stereotype bravely!
Question: But the stereotype is so rooted in racists’
mind, what can we do about the influential racists?
Reference
Image:
Adeel Hassan(2018) Confronting Asian-American Stereotypes.
Retrieved from
Valverde, Kieu-Linh Caroline (2013) "Fight the Tower: A Call to
Action for Women of
Color in Academia," Seattle Journal for Social Justice:
Vol. 12: Iss. 2, Article 5.
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