Friday, September 17, 2010

The Media & Stereotypes

In our world today, stereotypes are very well known by so many people; and whether those stereotypes are true or false, the majority of them have a negative impact on the way we view people today and from the past. How are stereotypes so well known though? It's because the society we live in places labels on everyone and the media broadcasts it. No one can honestly say the media doesn't have any influence on their opinions. We see stuff on TV, on the Internet, read it in the newspapers, hear it on the radio and right off the bat, most people assume that it's completely 100% true for everyone that it pertains to. A perfect example is that all Germans hate Jewish people because of what Hitler and the Nazis did to them. Obviously, this is not accurate. Not one single person knows every German person in existence. Stereotypes really don't do us any good. Plain and simple.