Stereotypes & Prejudice
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I think the major stereotype was in the issue of racism. The fact that Maureen's parents didn't even try to get to know Jamal as a person, but instead made their judgements of him based on his skin colour was one. Also, the landlords who refused to rent houses Jamal and Maureen again just because of Jamal's skin colour were major examples of such stereotypes.AntonelaMaria wrote: ↑01 Sep 2020, 05:12 This book deals with many important and relevant subjects; motherhood, race, friendships, found families, sexuality, abuse, grief, regret, interracial marriage, guilt. Stereotypes, however, can influence our attitudes and behavior in ways that we are unconscious of. We see it in all of these three families. Stereotypes can cause deep harm even if nobody actively “intends” that harm. In order to expose stereotypes and to explore how they shape our interactions with others despite our best intentions, we first have to acknowledge their existence. There is also the idea of implicit bias; stereotypes or biases against groups of people that may be in our heads even though we do not want them to be.
What are some of the stereotypes or prejustice that you noticed within those subjects in this book? How do you think author dealt with them?
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The stereotype that interracial marriages are not natural and should not be encouraged. The stereotype that African people are not human (the kids who traumatized Clarence treated him like something less than a human being) the stereotype that family is strictly blood related. Lena who shares no blood relation to Kalayla and Maureen becomes family to them.AntonelaMaria wrote: ↑01 Sep 2020, 05:12 This book deals with many important and relevant subjects; motherhood, race, friendships, found families, sexuality, abuse, grief, regret, interracial marriage, guilt. Stereotypes, however, can influence our attitudes and behavior in ways that we are unconscious of. We see it in all of these three families. Stereotypes can cause deep harm even if nobody actively “intends” that harm. In order to expose stereotypes and to explore how they shape our interactions with others despite our best intentions, we first have to acknowledge their existence. There is also the idea of implicit bias; stereotypes or biases against groups of people that may be in our heads even though we do not want them to be.
What are some of the stereotypes or prejustice that you noticed within those subjects in this book? How do you think author dealt with them?
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very excellent observation. I agree with you on this one.Joseph_ngaruiya wrote: ↑04 Sep 2020, 14:57A good example that shows how Jeannie reveals prejudice is the moment where Kalayla, an 11-year-old girl, is paid a few dollars to watch over laundry at the Clean Duds Laundromat. She's too young for the job but poor enough to qualify. I'd categorize it as a form of Social class stereotyping.Ana Victoria2002 wrote: ↑02 Sep 2020, 09:34 To my mind, portraying stereotypes and social stigmas is a very difficult task and it could get a lot of backlash. People tend to get offended when being calle out on certain patterns of behaviours that stem from prejudice or stigmas. I think that if the author managed to portray stereotypes and somehow expose them it deserves a lot of credit because it is not something easy to do.
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