Stereotypes and Labels: Racial Discrimination Articles - Racism Against Blacks, Asians & More
Research findings, reporting incidents, personal reflections, anecdotes, and commentary that illustrate the pervasive beliefs, the use and harmful effects of labels, stereotypes, slurs, and derogatory slang in contemporary society.
November 15th, 2011
Written by Jodie Blankenship in Latest News, Stereotypes & Labels with 2 Comments
As Americans settled into neighborhoods after World War II, the nuclear family, consisting of a father, mother, and pre-adult kids, developed into the ideal model. The Pew Research Center finds that multigenerational homes declined, determining that cultural norms shifted after World War II. In 1940 multigenerational homes accounted for 25 percent of households. In 1980, households identified as...
October 17th, 2011
Written by Alonzo Weston in Stereotypes & Labels with 4 Comments
There are plenty of e-mail items and jokes circulating through the Internet that remind us of our most common racial stereotypes. Not that many of us forget.Stereotypes are memes in which we consciously or subconsciously transfer our beliefs about others to others until they become popular assumptions. And the assumptions stick — no matter how many times we see evidence to the contrary.Thanks to...
October 11th, 2011
Written by Marlene Caroselli in Latest News, Race Relations, Stereotypes & Labels with 2 Comments
“We the women of Liberia will no more allow ourselves to be raped, abused, misused, maimed, and killed!” If these words are an indication of the ferocity with which Leymah Gbowee fights for human rights, it is little wonder she was awarded this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. She and compatriot/co-recipient, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, though differing in their approach, remain united in their opposition to...
September 28th, 2011
Written by Janice S. Ellis Ph.D. in Latest News, Stereotypes & Labels with 1 Comment
Despite the daily barrage of racist incidents, the continual practice of institutional and social racism and discrimination, there are communities that not only care enough, but are also committed enough to confront racism head-on. They are to be commended.Perhaps, if the major media would shine the light on the good news about race relations as often as they do about the bad news, we might...
September 1st, 2011
Written by Alonzo Weston in Latest News, Stereotypes & Labels with 4 Comments
A group of white Mississippi teens caught on video beating a black man before killing him by running over him with a pickup truck. This sounds more like a headline from the 1960s when racial incidents such as these were commonplace, rather than from today‘s newspapers.It’s ironic that this recent racial incident fairly coincides with the movie release of “The Help.” The movie, based on book by...
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