What is origin of racial stereotypes?

The saying is "a lie can travel around the world, before the truth can even step out the door". So I was wondering where certain racial stereotypes come from?



I am an Asian guy. I grew up in the Midwest. Some white girl told that I have a small penis, until I showed her that I don't.



Asian people make up less than 5% of the population. Asian men make up about 2% of the population. The extent that people have any contact with another Asian person is their Chinese delivery man or co-worker. Many haven't even an Asian person. Asian men are not in the media. They are not in porn. Even in Asia, where porn is illegal except for Japan. So most Asian-Asian porn is Japanese. So not many people have seen an Asian man naked, certainly not over 1 billion of them.



So what gives? Is racial stereotype a way to enforce social hiearchy and dehumanize people like me?



Some people will give bogus studies by white institution to give suppor to stereotype, but not long ago, pseudo scientific research were used to justify genocide against blacks, native american and jews.

Research itself is not conclusive when there is a hidden agenda behind it.



I browse the internet a lot and whenever there is a mention of "Asian guys" there will be countless of small penis stereotypes. I don't understand why people are so damn stupid. I think a lot of white people create stereotypes to dehumanize minorities and marginalize them. These stereotypes also serve to reinforece white supremacy.What is origin of racial stereotypes?
If you spend some time in China or Japan or any other Asian country, you will find that they have equally demeaning stereotypes of white people.



It is just a nature of people to distrust and insult those who are different from them. Most adults get over it, but you cannot expect that kind of maturity from teens on the Internet.
Ethnocentrism and a fear/distrust of things/people who are different.What is origin of racial stereotypes?
I blame this on Hollywood movie producers.
Well, I think certainly, that you have been the victim of racial stereotyping.

To answer your questions, where does such stereotyping come frrom: It comes from people, who see characteristics in one member of a race, then another person of that race, and soon they conclude that all people of that race are that way. It is an unfair and of course inaccurate generalization.

People use statistics and so-called research to try to prove all kinds of things all the time.

What are people so stupid? To me, it is more that they are lazy. They don't check things out for themselves or think thoroughly before drawing their racial conclusions or believing the conclusions of others.

I want to deal with one of your statments: "I think a lot of white people create stereotypes to dehumanize minorities and marginalize them. These stereotypes also serve to reinforece white supremacy":



First, I don't feel white people create stereatypes with a specific purpose in mind. I think rather stereotypes grow over time and biases are shared. I don't think they are due to any conspiracy, rather to human weakness and annoyance that becomes malice.



Second, do you realize that when you say "white people" you yourself are guilty of bias? White people are not the only ones guilty of stereotyping. I've heard Asian people are very prejudiced--against other Asians (I've only heard this, haven't been able to verify it totally). Most people, in every place on this planet and in every culture, are prejudiced,biased and harbor racial stereotypes.



It's unfair and sad and it's not right, but it's very human, and all you can really do (other than some positive depictions of asians, say, in the media) is to combat it where you find it--with truth.What is origin of racial stereotypes?
Mike Donaldson has been researching a lot of the ideas that you're covering . He uses the term 'hegemonic masculinty' to show how 'race' is being used to shore up mens images of their own 'superior' images of themselves

http://ro.uow.edu.au/mdonaldson/subject_鈥?/a>

for a list of the work he's done.



In addition there's a great deal of other work that tends to support your views :



1. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/lifeandtimes/st鈥?/a>

takes you to a great series of radio programes on

'Empires of Division: a short history of race from Hippocrates to Hitler and beyond'



2. you might also be interested in the core text on this:

'Oientalism' by Edward Said

He looks at

a) how westerners created stereotypes of non westerners in a variety of discourses - political policies, colonialism , literature, art, the sciences

b) the particular forms that this stereotyping took

c) its political consequences



for a brief review of the book which covers your question

http://www.wmich.edu/dialogues/texts/ori鈥?/a>



3.http://www.scribd.com/doc/185288/The-Soc鈥?/a>



for an on line 'introduction to sociology' text with a chapter on the social construction of 'race'

Scroll down to chapter 7. for it



4. http://www.jstor.org/pss/378620

for an article

'Interrogating Whiteness. (De) constructing Race'

that looks at the two way processes of how and why we treat each other as despised or threatening 'Others'

Big black border collie, mom?

I dreamed that a Chinese delivery man was delivering takeout and had a big black border collie chase him. first he got away, but came back to pickup the dropped food and the dog chased him again and again the delivery man got away.



so I tell myself my dad and two brothers are home I'm ok, but remembered that my mom was coming home soon and so I had to watchout for her. she arrives with someone in the car. she gets out and I see the dog cross the street and try to go to her, but I take my sandal off and try to hit it and the dog runs away.



I still remember it since this morning and I can't figure it out.Big black border collie, mom?
It might be just a coincidence and you don't have to worry about it. Have you ever had some dreams you have not figured out? If so, this dream may mean chinese culture will play a big part in your life some day, and maybe a black border collie might too.Big black border collie, mom?
Some body wants to give /deliver some thing to you.It may be money or food items.Some of your enemy is trying to block it.

I read something interesting, what do you think? (a little long)?

A while back I read an interesting article. It said that we inherited a tribalism trait from our ancestors (don't quote me on the terminology). It said that our ancestors were part of tribes our groups and their survival meant the destruction of an opposing tribe, or that the survival of the opposing tribe meant the destruction of your own. So because of this our ancestors had to be able to spot those which were different and kill them.



This trait today, forces us to point out those that are different and view them as enemies. Which explains things like racism, nationalism, etc.



A study was done on delinquent youths and they were asked if it was ok to steal from an elderly lady. They said it was not ok, and then they were asked who it would be ok to steal from. And they responded "maybe the Chinese delivery guy." They came to the conclusion that because the delivery man was different, it was ok to rob him. I was wondering what everyone else thinks on it.I read something interesting, what do you think? (a little long)?
This doesn't sound like a scientific theory. It sounds like a sociological assumption, kitted out as biology.



There was a British school teacher in the 1960's who divided her class into the blues and the reds. Blues were taught that reds were inferior. At the end of the game the belief persisted. Some "reds" were still having trouble with the "issue" 20 years later. The sides were chosen randomly.



Humans like to hate. Difference is irrelevant.I read something interesting, what do you think? (a little long)?
In a general sense, there is no question that our primate past explains much of our violence

Bright orange-ish red sweet and sour sauce recipe?????

Bright orange-ish red sweet and sour sauce recipe?????

I am looking for the recipe for the really sweet bright orange-ish red sweet and sour sauce that you get from the cheap drive thru or delivery Chinese resturaunts. I have looked over soooo many different sweet and sour sauce recipes, and made a few but none are the copycat of the one you can get at these resturaunts. Idon't think this one has and soy sauce or red pepper in it because it is so bright red-orange (like neon) and has no spice to it, just sweet, like the pinapple juice. PLEASE if anyone works in one of the drive-thru resturaunts or prepared a copycat recipe HELP!Bright orange-ish red sweet and sour sauce recipe?????
Sweet and Sour Sauce



Ingredients



(8 servings)



1/2 c Packed brown sugar

2 tb Cornstarch

1/2 c Cider vinegar

1 1/2 c Pineapple juice

2 tb Soy sauce





Instructions



Combine all ingredients in a saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring, until it thickens and becomes clear.Bright orange-ish red sweet and sour sauce recipe?????
goto the website of bhg.com better homes and gardens they have tons of great recipes. i am sure you will find what you need thereBright orange-ish red sweet and sour sauce recipe?????
Kikkoman sweet and sour is the closest I have found to the restaurant kind.



1/2 c Brown sugar

1/2 c Vinegar

1 ts Salt

4 tb Catsup

3/4 c Pineapple juice

4 ts Cornstarch

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My upstairs neighbor found out we know her fiancee is a register sex offender but why is that a big deal?

I have been living at my Apartment for four months now with my boyfriend of seven years my sister and her baby, a month after we moved in we got new neighbors a women and her fiancee who at first seemed unordinary to us by their strange behavior apparently she receives social security disability for bipolar schizophrenia and other mental Illnesses also. her fiancee works although by his appearance i thought he would be on social security disability too, plus both are overweight even though that has nothing to do with anything either, we tried socializing with them on a everyday basis her fiancee around the clock and she's always upstairs sleeping or goes to the store is really when we see her besides checking the mail. we had a argument when they called the maintenance man on us saying we were banging which we wasen't she was hearing things) after that everything became more intense like them slamming doors and stumping, she even gave me an attitude over a chinese delivery man delivering her food. because we don't eat chinese food and didin't know if he had the wrong address which has been happening alot lately, she has been taking by ambulance to the psychiatric ward alot lately also and is now on medication. well the other night i was on the internet searching up sex offenders in my state is that is when i realized his name with his picture i was talking to a friend of theirs about this on facebook but he no longer is my friend because running back telling them, anyway one day she came downstairs and knocked on our door and i went to answer it she said i heard you know my fiancee is a registered sex offender how does that make you feel? i paused and said nothing for awhile then finally said i don't care, she replied good and left. i was confused but later forgot on several occasions she asked questions like how did you find out? why is this such a big deal that we know about this? we have a year lease and were not gonna move away because her fiancee is a register sex offender! anyone have any suggestions/advise on this please? thank you-My upstairs neighbor found out we know her fiancee is a register sex offender but why is that a big deal?
This could be a couple different things, they could have social problems, they could be very embarrassed about his situation and probably had to deal with a lot of prejudice of his situation and that may be why she confronted you, if you said something negative, maybe she would have told you to **** off.. .. Being labeled a sex offender is a very difficult thing, as horrible of a crime as it usually is, it sucks that a persons past, or mental health causes so much hatred towards them. They might be people who are quick to react to people, maybe having been through a lot of neighbors in the past who were rude or did things to them or said things... either way, they are probably under a lot of pressure, probably stay away from them unless you find an opportunity to talk with them and let them know that you have no negative feelings towards his situation.. good luckMy upstairs neighbor found out we know her fiancee is a register sex offender but why is that a big deal?
I would avoid them. Just tell her the next time she asks that you were just on the internet and came across it. You just said she is ill and on meds, that's unbalanced. Trust me, they deserve one another.

Is it worth taking them to court, and can I make them pay my legal expenses?

Long story short, I'm in college and my roommate and I often ordered Chinese delivery together. Later we were contacted by the restaurant and my friend was refunded an amount of money because they claimed to have charged her double in the past.



Well, after hearing that I decided to check my account out of curiosity to be sure it wasn't done to me. Turned out that I had been charged double as well. My friend and I compared our bank statements to be sure the refund wasn't to supposed to have been mine. Her bank statement showed double charges as well on the same dates that it happened to me.



I explained all of this to the Chinese restaurant but he insists that he had already given the money back. The total for all of the double charges adds up to almost $50, and I'm not ready to let it go. If I need to I will drag them to court. College is expensive and I can't afford to lose ANY money.



I want so badly to take my claim to court, and I know that I would win as our bank statements are evidence enough. But will the restaurant be liable to pay my legal expenses if I do win?Is it worth taking them to court, and can I make them pay my legal expenses?
Small claims court is the way to go. It won't be worth the trouble to get the money back, but it will prove a point.



There are certain laws that let you recoup legal expenses, but they all stipulate reasonable amounts, and you wouldn't get away with a $10,000 legal bill over a $50 dispute.



Another, probably better, option is to complain to your bank. If you used the Visa/Mastercard feature, a successful dispute could lead to a bad record on their merchant account, and they don't want too many of those.



It's a shame some of these places haven't learned that good service and honesty are how you make it in business in this country.
File in small claims on your own. You should be able to find the procedures for your court jurisdiction on the internet easily enough. It will only cost you a filing fee and you're very likely to win. Is it worth taking them to court, and can I make them pay my legal expenses?
Go visit him with the statements. People can be a lot easier to deal with than you think.

Btw, for a broke college student you sure spend a lot on Chinese food! Just kidding.
The thing I'm confused with is how on earth do you claim to not be able to lose any money, yet your able to order $50 worth of Chinese food over a period of time?Is it worth taking them to court, and can I make them pay my legal expenses?
I don't want to answer With a question of my own but here goes. How much could you get done in studying time or resting or relaxing with friends? For fifty dollars is it worth what the restaurant owner is doing to you he hasn't given you a moment of thought while you are letting him in to disrupt much of you life that he has no Business to. So start a tally with the fifty dollars and the hourly fee that you think your time is worth and the time it will take in civil court I don't see punitive damages so if as you say you can prove with every statement that he is into you for the fifty and you win the whole fifty back what is it worth now?
Taking a restaurant to court for just the amount of $50. doesn't worth it! Why not just go and to the restaurant and show them that they charge you double. As long as you have the receipt as your evidence and your bank account as well.

Lawyers are not interested to take your case, since you don't have a real case (no money for them in your case). Ask the Restaurant about it but make sure that you're certain about them double charging you. Best of luck.

How do you report a GPS error?

I don't want to reveal my actual address, so I'm going to use a made-up street name. Let's say the street I live on is "Mistake Drive". Every GPS system I've tried cannot find the street unless you type it in as "Mstake Drive". Yahoo Maps will only find it if you type it in this way also. Google maps cannot find it either way. Mapquest is the only service I've found thus far that recognizes it the right way as "Mistake Drive". This is a huge inconvience b/c any delivery service that uses GPS cannot find my new home. For example Stanley Steemer, Directv, Kittle's Furniture, and a local chinese delivery all got lost b/c they couldn't find my house.



Does anyone know of any way to report this error?How do you report a GPS error?
Not that I know of but even if you could, it would take years to resolve properly. The gps units use maps which are either downloaded or factory installed so the update wouldn't work until most people either updated their systems or bought new units.



You might want to contact Garmin (or another large GPS co.) and ask them if they all use the same map source.