Visual Reading Response Week 9

#3)It is true that there are risks to stereotyping and especially to portraying stereotypes. If one performs the stereotype of a group that he or she is a member of, it is often times seen as being o.k. or funny. Some people, whether a member or not, see stereotyping as being very wrong and hurtful in many ways. Performing of a group that he or she is not a member is risky. It can cause uprisings, racial comments, or even hate crimes. It is very strange that the stakes are so different from eachother. It is all based on how the populations of the world have been taught. The stereootypes they are taught get portrayed. Not all performances are humorous or must be humorous. This is usually the best, if not the only way to get away with stereotyping groups. Humor seems to have an affect that lets things go. It has a carisma about it, letting the tension become loose or non existant. They will not always be offensive. Most stereotypes are, because thats how stereotypical performances are. They are offensive, but some stereotypes are true and sometimes non-offensive to the group being portrayed. The upbringing of each individual, what he or she learns, depends on what stereotypes are engraved into their minds.