"What stereotypes do people have about you? What stereotypes do you have about other people? Are stereotypes beneficial or harmful? Why do you think this?"
A lot of people tend to judge me by my first impression, which usually is taken as a frigid girl. Not that it is wrong of them, to take first impression important, but I tend to be the opposite when I strike up a friendship. I become a loud, I suppose, and a silly person when I feel comfortable with certain people.
On the other hand, there are some stereotypes that I tend to have about others. I tend to think that if a person is amazingly talented at art, they must be horrible at math. One further stereotype would be 'celebrities tend to be stupid', I suppose. Although I often find exceptions, I tend to keep on judge in certain way.
I think stereotypes are most definitely harmful, because it seems to create a wall between people, and blocks them further apart, with prejudice and misconception.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Rina : Human Trafficking [TV]
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/18/russia.prostitution/index.html?iref=newssearch#cnnSTCVideo
Russia's sex slave industry thrives, rights groups say
CNN.com
This short clip, from CNN.com, is basically investigating the sex slave industry in Moscow, Russia. According to the clip, customers line up with their car headlights and are asked to pay between $100 and $700 for a woman. Numerous young women are forced to prostitute as sex slaves on the streets. When CNN actually went undercover as potential customers and spoke to the prostitutes, the female organizer said "Take your pick from any of the girls; the expensive ones are on the right, for $600 and $700 a night. The women on the left are $100." Just the fact that there actually is a price tagged to a woman, is unbelievable, but to see an actual transaction between women, is truly the shocking of all. Towards the end of the clip, Christine decides to escape after meeting a woman from a church. She said, "I was crying all the time, telling her, 'I don't want this kind of job,' "
What more can be said?
Russia's sex slave industry thrives, rights groups say
CNN.com
This short clip, from CNN.com, is basically investigating the sex slave industry in Moscow, Russia. According to the clip, customers line up with their car headlights and are asked to pay between $100 and $700 for a woman. Numerous young women are forced to prostitute as sex slaves on the streets. When CNN actually went undercover as potential customers and spoke to the prostitutes, the female organizer said "Take your pick from any of the girls; the expensive ones are on the right, for $600 and $700 a night. The women on the left are $100." Just the fact that there actually is a price tagged to a woman, is unbelievable, but to see an actual transaction between women, is truly the shocking of all. Towards the end of the clip, Christine decides to escape after meeting a woman from a church. She said, "I was crying all the time, telling her, 'I don't want this kind of job,' "
What more can be said?
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Stereotypes journal entry
Margaret Ahn
I often have absent-minded facial expression. It’s not intended, but because of the accordance to my appearance, people see me abstracted. Because of this behavior, people often judge me as an “absent-brain” person. Not that I’m actually very good or passionate about academics, how people judge me as dumb person is wrong. People always make facial expression of “you? No way!” whenever they hear what math course I take.
Even though I do not like people who judge people not even knowing them, I often find myself being that kind of person, too. In Korean School high school, students are separated into two sections: liberal arts, science department. Even though I found many exceptions, I judge people who are good in math would not be good at language part.
Stereotypes cannot be beneficial. There is no benefit from having only limited perspective, which is prejudice. I think stereotype is made by inevitable human instinct. People tend to generalize a statement by what seems to be the pattern or what seems to be true most of the time.
Margaret Ahn
I often have absent-minded facial expression. It’s not intended, but because of the accordance to my appearance, people see me abstracted. Because of this behavior, people often judge me as an “absent-brain” person. Not that I’m actually very good or passionate about academics, how people judge me as dumb person is wrong. People always make facial expression of “you? No way!” whenever they hear what math course I take.
Even though I do not like people who judge people not even knowing them, I often find myself being that kind of person, too. In Korean School high school, students are separated into two sections: liberal arts, science department. Even though I found many exceptions, I judge people who are good in math would not be good at language part.
Stereotypes cannot be beneficial. There is no benefit from having only limited perspective, which is prejudice. I think stereotype is made by inevitable human instinct. People tend to generalize a statement by what seems to be the pattern or what seems to be true most of the time.
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http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=z0vRJ86fbUY&feature=related
Human Trafficking
Internet
Margaret Ahn
This video delineates life of three people who became the victim of human trafficking after they tried to get better life by going to other countries. They tried to go out of country for better opportunity and send money to the family by mail. A young African child was sent from his father to learn trade; however, result was the slave life. Those three people’s dream and future was completely demolished. This video implies that anyone can be the victim of human trafficking.
This video was a commercial made by United Nations, a well-known powerful organization over the world. Not only that this video can be exposed to millions by the medium of internet, its credibility added by the name value allows people to get more interested in this subject. This medium allows variety of audiences because there are no restrictions to the illiterate people. By spreading this video, people can be more attentive about choosing a job abroad and prevent more of these dreadful incidents.
Human Trafficking
Internet
Margaret Ahn
This video delineates life of three people who became the victim of human trafficking after they tried to get better life by going to other countries. They tried to go out of country for better opportunity and send money to the family by mail. A young African child was sent from his father to learn trade; however, result was the slave life. Those three people’s dream and future was completely demolished. This video implies that anyone can be the victim of human trafficking.
This video was a commercial made by United Nations, a well-known powerful organization over the world. Not only that this video can be exposed to millions by the medium of internet, its credibility added by the name value allows people to get more interested in this subject. This medium allows variety of audiences because there are no restrictions to the illiterate people. By spreading this video, people can be more attentive about choosing a job abroad and prevent more of these dreadful incidents.
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