Title: Racial Stereotypes - Opinion Front
Headings: Racial Stereotypes
Racial Stereotypes
List of Racial Stereotypes
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Content: Natives of the African continent live in underdeveloped villages, in tiny huts, and wear very little clothing. People from Latin countries are often dependent on welfare and charity, have many children, and are generally illegal aliens in the United States. South Asians are often all portrayed to be from India, which is in turn portrayed as a country of elephants, snake charmers, extreme poverty, pestilence, and two million gods. This is one of the most common stereotypes in the media. Jews are often stereotyped as a community of greedy misers who refuse to part with the money that they make. A cultural, gender, and racial stereotype that refuses to die down is that of the dumb blond, who while attractive is often considered lacking in intelligence. Another common racial stereotype propagated by the media is that which portrays Italians as violent, politically corrupt, and ignorant. These are just some of the most common stereotypes in movies and media. There are many such examples that exist. In the recent past, there have been studies that indicate that ethnic stereotyping has seen a negative trend.