The term Arab is used to label an individual from the Middle East. Regardless of the fact that all these people do not come from the same background and have diverse cultures, principles, and religions, they are still branded with one single word, “Arabs”. The term reduces the originality each of the countries has, that distinguishes it from the other countries and opens it to stereotypes. A stereotype is a creation of a subjective opinion or view. An individual will take the actions and behavior of one person and assume that all the people belonging to that group, it can be an ethnic, religious or social group that behave in the same manner. Stereotypes are not born but formed and such opinions are much made by the media. Nowadays, un-welcomed stereotypes about the Arabs have been made. The media has often projected Arabs in a negative way. They have been presented as terrorists, extremist and dishonest people that creates a distorted and unrealistic image in people’s minds. A child today is borne to watch on an average of over 7 hours of television a …show more content…
These big dangerous terms have always been interlinked with the Arabs. A false perception created and still being enforced by all forms of the media. Incident such as the 9/11 has worsen the attitudes people have towards the Arabs. An unfortunate occurrence due to a group of people have caused an entire race to be labeled as “terrorist”. It has gone to an extreme where Arabs or Muslims traveling to the West has become difficult. A person with a long beard, or with a name such as Abdullah would be interrogated at security checks in foreign countries aggressively. Humiliating the person in front 1000s of people. This has furthermore been triggered by the media by unnecessary exaggeration and irrelevant facts and made matters worse. An incident which still no one is sure about who is responsible should not be blamed on the one entire nation and be given a harsh tittle such as the
In today's world, the terrorist group ISIS is guessed to be located around Syria. This has started stereotypes and false statements offending people from Syria. Muslims are the main targets to these specific stereotypes of them being terrorists. This is similar to the occurrence in the Crucible, any girl that became sick were perceived to be witches or have some relation with the Devil. In
In the eyes of Americans, everyone who looked Middle-Eastern was a terrorist and was going to carry out some heinous act and it was reflected in airport security. It wasn’t uncommon for those who looked Middle-Eastern to be “randomly” selected and searched. Now, in the wake of the Paris terrorist attacks by ISIS, you’re seeing and hearing more of a similar type of racism, but this time it’s not just the US, it’s the entire world. In the US alone, there’s debates about allowing Syrian refugees into the country and even into specific states. Some governors have openly stated that now, after the attacks, they won’t allow them to
One reason to why Arabs and Muslims are being dehumanized is because of 9/11. Nour Sami Kteily, assistant professor of management and organizations at Northwestern University says, “When people feel like their group is coming under attack from another group … it may increase the blatant levels of dehumanization. " What he is talking about is the attacks of 9/11. Muslims were to blame for this attack, so now some people think that all Muslims are bad. In reality only a tiny percentage of Muslims are extreme like Al-Qaeda.
(who were the people accusing/accused and why did they say these certain people/ what were the benefits) Muslims must prove that they are not terrorists even though they are not but are perceived by the community, thanks to the media’s involvement in the Muslim terrorist witch hunt. The media targets the topic of Muslims and tries to exploit such a large topic for their personal
Stereotypes is something that should never be a problem in the world today because we are all human. Even though we are all humans some are different color, come from different back grounds, and have different beliefs, but; however that shouldn’t change how we view people. In the play The Domestic Crusaders the characters react to stereotypes and are also stereotypical themselves. People really started being stereotypical towards Muslims ever since 9/11 happened. We thought that all Muslims were terrorist and that they were all here to just cause problems, and we all started judging them by not only what they wore on their heads but also their beliefs and how they went about their days with prayers.
Mass media has played and will continue to play a crucial role in the way white Americans perceive African-Americans. As a result of the overwhelming media focus on crime, drug use, gang violence and other forms of anti-social behavior among African-Americans, the media has fostered a distorted and pernicious public perception of African-Americans (Balkaran). In this paper I will look at some concerns about how African-American and people of color are portrayed and stereotyped in the media according to Balkaran and Orelus. Also, this paper will draw attention to the impact social media has reshaped religion and how we worship.
Everyone that has ever existed has faced some kind of subjugation. Whether it be over gender, sexuality, religion, financial status, ethnicity, or color everyone is stereotyped. Some have more negative stereotypes than others, some just have ones that are neatraul. To dive down deeper into the understanding of different stereotypes, I asked a close friend some questions and compared them to the ones I face as a young woman. The answers were incredibly different, but so weren’t the effects which I expected to be the same.
What happens when you use stereotypes is you draw on predetermined notions about certain racial or ethnic groups to define a person or group of people. These prejudiced views may not be entirely true based on our readings. An example of stereotypes is taking Latin Americans to be drug addicts as we discussed in class. Stereotypes of indigenous peoples are prevalent in the media like our ‘Ethnic Notions’ documentary in class of African Americans being perceived in film and media. Most often, the stereotypes that we formulate in our minds are what we decode from the media.
Arab women are depicted as belly dancers or harems under veils. This was followed by a discussion on stereotypes on Latin Americans, Blacks and Native Americans. Native Americans are a diverse culture but are still depicted as medicine men or princesses. Blacks are
A stereotype is a fixed set of beliefs upon of a certain group of individuals who share common traits. Stereotypes can be classified into a wide range of categories such as: race, culture, ethnicity, gender, social or economic status, and religion. A stereotype has to do with a group of people rather than an individual. Most stereotypes are biased and untrue. Stereotypes often lead to prejudice, meaning that one acts a certain way due to the fixed beliefs they have toward a certain group of individuals.
Islamophobia. A serious, distressing issue in our world. It is supposedly prejudiced against Islam or Muslims, but is it really? Every terrorist attack caused by any bearded man of colour is known as “Islamic terrorism” but if the attack is caused by a white man, he suddenly becomes “mentally unstable”.
The post 9/11 world we live in today is dangerous, confusing, and depressing. Everywhere you look there is a television screen bombarding you with more information than your brain can handle. This overload of news concerning worldly affairs has led to mass confusion, fear and anger. The by-product of these feelings is prejudice. In order to truly understand what “Prejudice against Muslims” means, we need to examine and understand the causes behind the negative attitude held by many against Muslims.
Africa is the second largest continent, comprising 54 independent countries, with over 2000 different languages spoken (Boyes, 2013). It is a continent with large cultural differences and economic disparities. It is a continent that has been ignorantly mistaken and portrayed as a country by Western news media (Asante, 2013). Part of this lack of knowledge is as a result of the kind of messages the Western media broadcast when covering issues or events that affect Africa. The media are a powerful tool for shaping opinions and changing opinions of people entirely towards a particular direction.
The Foundation of stereotypes When you pick a documentary, what’s the first thing you notice: color, the image and the bold letters on the cover? They are usually no more than three words just burning on the cover. But we never consider from where the author or authors came up with them, or what purpose do they hold. In the documentary Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People, the title holds a significant meaning. It represents the movement of how Hollywood has portrayed Arabs through the decades.
People get categorized by stereotypes everyday just by outward appearances or the group of people they are associated with. A stereotype is a preconceived notion about a group of people. People form fixed images of a group that are assumed that all group members act and behave is a particular way. A person essentially gets stereotyped by being “guilty by association” of a particular group. All stereotypes get based off of a bit of truths that all group members similarly have.