Friday, July 4, 2008
Stereotypes
I found the part about how we young people treat old people sometimes pretty sad. I don't know where we get the notion that we know more than they do. But we do it all the time. So often, we assume that old people would not understand what is going on today. We assume they would not be able to work a cell phone, hear us, etc. I know I do it sometimes when I am waiting tables at work. If I am taking an order, I will lean in to an older person when taking their order, I guess so they can hear me better and I can hear them better. In the business though, it is hard not to stereotype because so many people fill their stereotypes, that after we see the same thing 4 times in a row, we assume it will happen again the 5th time. Like when I get a tables of high-school kids, I assume they do not know how to tip. This is partly why I tip really well when I go to a restaurant, because I look young, and I know the server will assume they will get a bad tip from me. But they wont!
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hello,
I 100 percent agree with you about, us younger folk, stereotyping people everyday before we get to know them. but, I have came to the conclusion that stereotyping helps me prepare for the worst when dealing with an individual that way if he/she fulfills a certain type I will not surprise or off-guard. Even though there is a downfall of coming across a person that may not fulfill that types I think it is better to be safe than sorry...
I have an older aunt and I am gulity of always stereotyping her because she is older, a lot of times I think she wont understand certain things because she is older or I need to talk lounder because she can't hear me. It may be true for some eldery people but not all are like that. I think all of us are gulity of meeting one type of person and assuming the rest are all like them. It's a really bad habit.
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