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Submitted by Gonzo22186 on 06/30/2008 05:21 PM
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American History X
Stereotypes are commonplace in every society. Often times these
stereotypes are hateful and made to degrade another race, creed, or any other
group of people. These statements are very general and include the entire group
without exemption to the individuals in that group. For example, the statement
that all Irish people are drinkers is inaccurate because not all Irish people drink.
Though the generalization is made. In the film American History X, we see many
anti-Semitic stereotypes as well as anti-black statements. This is a story not of
hate though, it is one of realization. The main character Derek Vineyard, is
changed from his neo-nazi status into a more tolerant person, after going through
the jail system and actually interacting with members of the black race. He see's
through his own personal experience that blacks are people too and are no
different than himself. This breaks the stereotypes that he has been fed. His
predisposition to blacks is changed just as fast as it was implemented.
A stereotype is only as strong as the people who believe them. A
statement towards blacks or Jews is only strong if there are people that believe it.
If there is, for example, a statement that says all blacks are robots, and of course
no one believes it, than it isn't a threat. However, those statements which are
backed by many people become abrasive and caustic. Toxic to society.
Stereotypes are one of the biggest barriers to our human world. As shown in this
movie, They never help a situation and often hinder it. We ultimately should see
other races as equals to your own race although individuals may differ. No
entire race should be responsible for the acts of an individual. And this is shown
in this movie as well. It works the reverse as well, all whites should not be seen
as people...
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