SINGLE STORY
Personal
reflection of the material in class:
Single Stories
By: Paulina Talamás
Of the material we have covered so far in these
classes the one topic that i think affects me personally is when we talked
about single stories. Stereotypes are defined as a widely held
but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or
thing.
Even if we admit it or not, we know that we
have been there; either someone has held one towards us or the other way
around. And the danger of it relies on judging a whole group of people just
because of the actions of a few that relate to the same group.
This
ethnic or racial stereotypes can be hurtful to a lot of people, maybe most
people don’t see this as a danger, but it is an unwise practice and not
beneficial neither for the person holding the stereotype and much less
beneficial towards the person who is been stereotyped.
There
isn't a single benefit found in joking about a group of people’s beliefs or way
of believing just because they’re different about yours. This is what really
makes the world a beautiful place to live in, finding differences among people,
learning from them and enjoying them, for the world is full of diversity and is
what makes the whole trip (life) worth our while.
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