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I totally get that stereotyping has become a habit that sprouted from the media. However, with some media being not so trustworthy once in a while, why do you think people take on certain news/events concerning a race as something that can be generalized as the behavior for that entire race?  

Stereotypes

Stereotypes always confused me a pinch because I don’t understand how you can just assume something about someone when there’s no solid evidence that confirms its true just by looking at them. However, I know that it isn’t necessarily logical to anyone, but everyone still does it. It’s pretty much become a habit. I honestly thought that stereotypes existed because there were so many people who fit into them. Not everyone by any means and I knew it still wasn’t okay to make assumptions, but a stereotype existed because there was a substantial amount of people who fit into it. After talking to Maya and talking in class (sorry I’m a day late) I realized that stereotypes exist because the media and society has characterized these stereotypes so frequently even though it doesn’t necessarily pertain to the majority of those people. Because we’ve been exposed to them so much, our brains just make the assumption and we aren’t paying close enough attention to catch it and stop it. Most people know that stereotypes aren’t true to everyone and that it isn’t right to make the assumption, but most people don’t even realize when they do it.

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Stereotypes

Although I’m Asian (half Filipino, half Indian), I personally don’t experience that many stereotypes.  However, that doesn’t mean I haven’t experienced them.  Things like being super smart, being called out for having yellow skin, and having an Indian accent have been expected of me.  Going through this, I usually just laugh along and make jokes out of these stereotypes with others that know what I’m going through (haha Cathy and Rohitha).  However, I know that others can’t laugh it off like me because they’re stereotyped at a more offensive level that affects their mindset and daily life.  I know that stereotypes that sprout/cause racism are a serious matter, but making a joke out of it is my way of dealing with them because I don’t want to let them rule my life and define my character. 

After talking with my white partner (Ben), he brought to my attention that stereotypes go past race/ethnicity/gender, but applies more so to one’s appearance.  I only focused on race, thinking that white people weren’t really stereotyped since I felt that they were the cause of stereotypes.  Ben then told me some of his experiences that white people may face (and I heard that he could be seen as a serial killer too, being a white male).  Taylor also pointed out that she was classified as the ‘basic white girl’.  So really, everyone is stereotyped, regardless of being Asian/African American/White/male/female/etc.  

After all this, my mind has broadened to the fact that everyone is stereotyped, not by race/gender, but by appearance.  At first glance, we create a first impression of someone off a stereotype that is close to their appearance.  You know it’s true.  Don’t try to act all like, “I don’t judge people by their race/appearance or make any assumptions until I find out what kind of person they are”.  That’s a load of bull s***.  I’ll admit that I make certain assumptions based off stereotypes of an appearance, but I keep that stuff in my head.  I know what to say and what not to say out loud.  I do feel bad for thinking such ways, but I can’t help it.  These kinds of things have surrounded me my entire life.  

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Freedom just out of reach

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Parents should be aware of their actions because they never know what actions/habits their children might pick up.

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Once I found the strength to be myself, I had no need to act myself.

Andrew Sullivan

Sullivan is basically saying once he was comfortable with who he really is, he didn’t feel like he had to fake actions/emotions in front of others.  I think it takes a lot of courage/confidence to really put yourself out there, whether it’s your appearance, likes, dislikes, or ideas.  

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Marking = Judging

Saying someone is marked is another way of saying they have/are being judged by others.  Following that statement, I would agree that all women are marked [judged] mostly for what they wear/appearance.  People go around saying ‘don’t judge a book by its cover’, but let’s be honest.  Everyone judges everyone for their appearance.  For example, people dress really nice for interviews because that’s the employer’s very first impression of that person.  Women expect not to be judged, but they’re the ones doing most of the judging.  From that, men base their judgement off that of women.  I’m not saying that men are unmarked, but the reason men are able to be ‘less’ marked is that they don’t judge each other since they don’t care as much as women do about appearances.  In that meaning, we are not the ones that mark ourselves, but others around us who do so.  So even if it’s not said out loud, people are silently marking others.  

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“Why can’t a woman be more like a man?”

How is it that men became more powerful than women?  Is it because they’re physically stronger?  Honestly, that’s the only thing.  If women were given the same opportunities as men in the past, things would be a lot different today.  If given the opportunity, they could handle the same jobs as men today.  However, both men and women have unconsciously drawn a line that limits what women can and can’t do.  Men have drawn the line and said that women should “stay in the kitchen”, only doing domestic work.  Women limit themselves by calling each other cute and fragile, and acting the part as well.  Although they want to be treated equal to men, they can’t because they themselves reject some of the things that men deal with (ex. physical labor).  A woman can’t be more like a man because she herself acts the part that society has set as the standard woman.

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Masks

I think we all have our masks, and they’re all different, depending on who we’re with.  I wear an obedient mask for my parents, a strong funny mask for friends.  However, I’m not really sure that they’re really me.  

Since I was little, I loved art and such, but wasn’t really interested in science and business.  Even so, my parents’ expectations for my future to become a doctor (typical Asians) had made me hide my real passions within myself, for no one else to know.  My heart said to go into animation, but my dad said to go into finance. “ I’m not even that great at math, or have a passion for it”, but I couldn’t say that to my dad.  I was too weak, too afraid of his disapproval.  My mind said to do what I like, while my mom said to become a nurse.  I couldn’t say no, because I had been going along with what they wanted me to be.  I didn’t know what I wanted to be back then, so I aimlessly followed their words, instead of looking myself for what I wanted to do.  As time passed, my love for art/animations grew, as well as my dislike for the things I was forced to like.  As I became more aware, I started picking at the mask that I, myself, had put on so long ago, without complaint.  I talked to them about different paths, different choices that I wanted to take.  Even though they rejected all my thoughts that I had presented and built up the courage to tell them, I wasn’t put down at all.  I’m glad I was able to make them understand that what they want for me, isn’t what I want for me.  My parents cared about the money, but I cared more for the satisfaction I would feel (but money was important too).  I can’t give a happy ending to this story, but at least I can say that that obedient mask has come off.

Parents are one thing, since I usually feel pressured to tell them my deepest secrets, but friends are another.  The strong, always laughing, mask that I put on for friends aren’t really me, but I feel uncomfortable showing them my real face.  I act confident, but in reality, I am nervous.  I seem strong, but I’m probably the most sensitive person you could meet.  I’m always laughing with them, but I envy those that have moments that aren’t all smiles and laughs.  I envy those that are able to tell their friends all their problems and worries.  I envy the tears they’re able to shed for one another.  I’m unable to do so, because of this ‘strong’ mask.  However, that was back then.  With the friends I have now, the mask has slowly, but surely, been chipping away, bit by bit.  

Even just by writing this, for anyone to see, I’m putting myself out there.  In turn, my masks are breaking, one by one. 

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I didn’t really change anything to my prototype.  Since my reviewers were asking lots of questions, I explained things to them in more detail to clarify how I was going to proceed with making my short movie.  They also helped me look at questions I hadn’t thought about before, such as the length of the movie, and where I was going to film it.  I’ll try to make it under 10 minutes, because I know people have short attention spans.  (That’s why a lot of videos on YouTube are like 2-4 minutes long).  The location will also change a lot since each scene will probably be about 20-45 seconds (they’re little snip-bits).  One of my reviewers also made me think about my actors (who they’re going to be/play).  This made me realize that for my movie, the clothing is important in making it clear who is who, since there will be minimal talking from the actors themselves, and more of me doing a voice over of how the children are being affected during and after childhood, carrying on to their adult life.

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Wenqing Yan  -  https://www.facebook.com/FisheyePlacebo  -  https://www.facebook.com/YuumeiArt  -  http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=3137712  -  https://twitter.com/yuumei_dA

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Since I’m thinking of doing a short movie/mockumentary, my prototype is more of a story board (but from this, it looks like a comic strip lol).  After drawing it out and getting feedback from some people, they didn’t really give me any negative feedback, but asked lots of helpful questions about my process.  Although, I’m not really sure how to go about this, since I’ve never made a video like this before...more like I’ve never made a video before.  I’m also not sure if I should make light of this topic since I’m focusing on the negative aspects of a parent’s actions.  I feel like my audience is my class mates, but I would like to appeal more to parents, and they probably wouldn’t like such an issue to be viewed upon as a joke.  I think that’s the main thing I’m struggling with.  I’ll try to change it to be a bit more serious, then see if my first or second prototype is better received.

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My claim was how parents’ actions affect kids’ development.  I got a lot of ideas from my group, but a lot of them were the same.  I also felt that they didn’t really understand my claim and what I want to express to my audience.  Before we did this, I was thinking of doing a short movie, and that was one of the ideas that came up.  Then someone in my group gave the idea of a mockumentary, and I thought that would be a good idea.  I also like the idea of a comic strip or a children’s book.  Right now, I’m leaning more toward the short movie idea.

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by Adara Sánchez

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“We’re not going to have a snow day tomorrow. And I’ve never been wrong.”

-Gentle Instructor

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