The Advantage and Disadvantage of Stereotype
The advantage and Disadvantage of Stereotype
In recent days, the definition of “green tea bitch” has been widely spread all over the Internet. That article listed dozens of characteristics of the so-called “green tea bitch” such as always feigning innocence and speaking quietly. Then there follow various similar definitions like “black tea bitch” that insult people because of those poor stereotypes. When it comes to stereotype, most of us will conjure up numerous images in our minds: an elegant lady named Georgiana, a nerd with the Coke-bottle glasses, a weird guy with a bald head. According to Wikipedia, a stereotype is a thought that may be adopted about specific types of individuals or certain ways of doing things, but that belief may or may not accurately reflect reality. To some extent, stereotypes make it easier for us to contact with the world. In face of growing amount of information, we need stereotypes to simplify the process of dealing with it. In more detail, when we come across something strange or unfamiliar, stereotypes have built some first impressions towards certain things for us, in the light of which we can react quickly to them, thus potential trouble may be avoided. For instance, to meet the German for the first time, most of us will behave ourselves towards these strict guys.
Of course there’s the necessity for stereotypes to exist, but relying too much on stereotype will rather do more harm than good. That’s to say, its demerits far outweigh merits. As an American actor Peter Ustinov once said: “I imagine hell like this: Italian punctuality, German humor and English wine.” Indeed, thoughtless stereotypes defy people. To label somebody just by a few features is humiliating their personalities. In this case, those stereotypes become a kind of prejudice, an irresponsible idea you have before you get enough first-hand experiences to be able to draw some conclusions.
What’s more, when the stereotype becomes the only criteria for you
In recent days, the definition of “green tea bitch” has been widely spread all over the Internet. That article listed dozens of characteristics of the so-called “green tea bitch” such as always feigning innocence and speaking quietly. Then there follow various similar definitions like “black tea bitch” that insult people because of those poor stereotypes. When it comes to stereotype, most of us will conjure up numerous images in our minds: an elegant lady named Georgiana, a nerd with the Coke-bottle glasses, a weird guy with a bald head. According to Wikipedia, a stereotype is a thought that may be adopted about specific types of individuals or certain ways of doing things, but that belief may or may not accurately reflect reality. To some extent, stereotypes make it easier for us to contact with the world. In face of growing amount of information, we need stereotypes to simplify the process of dealing with it. In more detail, when we come across something strange or unfamiliar, stereotypes have built some first impressions towards certain things for us, in the light of which we can react quickly to them, thus potential trouble may be avoided. For instance, to meet the German for the first time, most of us will behave ourselves towards these strict guys.
Of course there’s the necessity for stereotypes to exist, but relying too much on stereotype will rather do more harm than good. That’s to say, its demerits far outweigh merits. As an American actor Peter Ustinov once said: “I imagine hell like this: Italian punctuality, German humor and English wine.” Indeed, thoughtless stereotypes defy people. To label somebody just by a few features is humiliating their personalities. In this case, those stereotypes become a kind of prejudice, an irresponsible idea you have before you get enough first-hand experiences to be able to draw some conclusions.
What’s more, when the stereotype becomes the only criteria for you