African-American Culture
La mayoría de la gente no entiende esto, debido a la falta de conocimientos acerca de otras lenguas y culturas. Many will not understand this statement, due to their lack of education of different languages and cultures. The United States is one of the few countries not interested in the diversity of cultures around the world. People are mainly focused on their personal lives rather than the alarming ignorance around this country. Authorities are causing kids to be ignorant by the way they are raising them. Kids are expected to learn about the world and its history without being able to experience these things. In almost every country in Europe, children know at least two or more languages. This knowledge is not only gained in a classroom,
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This is a growing issue because “we rely on these conclusions to make choices and decisions in life [as we grow up]” (Ezeanu 2). People often make comments about certain cultures without being educated about that certain topic. It is wrong to make a comment about a group of people or country based on one individual. This has been a current and serious topic because of racist comments towards Muslims and African-American. When making a general statement on a culture, truth and faulty come hand in hand. Saying that “Hispanic societies have a high degree of machismo, or, in Middle Eastern cultures, women have a lesser status than men” would be considered a positive way of generalization (Stereotypes 1). People often make generalizations in negative ways rather than positive, which is where it becomes a problem. When an individual makes an inappropriate and false comment to a group of people it “can contribute to racism and xenophobia” (Higgins 2). Overgeneralizing can be very damaging to an individual and “[takes] the form of limiting beliefs” (Ezeanu 3). Throughout the U.S., most parents and teachers do not educate their kids on accepting diversity. When their kids face a diverse environment they do not know what to do. The American society has been lead to think about differences as a weakness. When people say “all Muslims are terrorist” it is only based on hatred and stupidity. They are taking one ‘bad’ Muslim and representing the whole religion/community. This society loves to make up excuses for their lack of knowledge by saying, “It’s about class, not race”. To be able to solve this problem people need to know they are wrong and not make up an excuse. If the society starts to change their ignorant way of thinking it could make an impact on future
This is a growing issue because “we rely on these conclusions to make choices and decisions in life [as we grow up]” (Ezeanu 2). People often make comments about certain cultures without being educated about that certain topic. It is wrong to make a comment about a group of people or country based on one individual. This has been a current and serious topic because of racist comments towards Muslims and African-American. When making a general statement on a culture, truth and faulty come hand in hand. Saying that “Hispanic societies have a high degree of machismo, or, in Middle Eastern cultures, women have a lesser status than men” would be considered a positive way of generalization (Stereotypes 1). People often make generalizations in negative ways rather than positive, which is where it becomes a problem. When an individual makes an inappropriate and false comment to a group of people it “can contribute to racism and xenophobia” (Higgins 2). Overgeneralizing can be very damaging to an individual and “[takes] the form of limiting beliefs” (Ezeanu 3). Throughout the U.S., most parents and teachers do not educate their kids on accepting diversity. When their kids face a diverse environment they do not know what to do. The American society has been lead to think about differences as a weakness. When people say “all Muslims are terrorist” it is only based on hatred and stupidity. They are taking one ‘bad’ Muslim and representing the whole religion/community. This society loves to make up excuses for their lack of knowledge by saying, “It’s about class, not race”. To be able to solve this problem people need to know they are wrong and not make up an excuse. If the society starts to change their ignorant way of thinking it could make an impact on future