Stereotypes Cannot and Should Not be Eradicated

Refer to for the clip. I see that Pro is only looking at the stereotypical response of something and not a prejudice attitude towards it, although I would have to disagree and state that prejudice, being the act of judging something before it happens will instil in any and all situations regardless. Now, if that situation is good, then it won’t matter, but this is not the side I am looking at. I am suggesting that the only reason we don’t show our true intentions on a situation when it is bad is because of fear of castration from society, the fear of being alone or out casted or viewed as different. In this youtube clip, the person was talking about how in the 1930’s, a woman leader in America was only an accepted option by 1/3 of people, now it’s over 90%. I would say that the stigma of society determines how much we have a stereotype, now to determine what dictates stereotype is the amount of respect on a figure everyone mutually agrees with. Look at religion, people can follow Christianity in a fundamental way, seeming very literal, this is usually Baptists. If we look at Pentecostals, we see a very graceful, merciful and loving method of Christianity; both look at the same book but have different outlooks and different appreciations of what is acceptable. I do not doubt that stereotypes can be useful; however, picking up on body language is more useful than applying a method of approach towards a group of people. “As said before, many people will want to go against their gut feeling (not that they should, but it happens as I am simply stating fact) and help or trust someone a negative stereotype might tell them not to trust. People don't want to seem racist or biased but occasionally those negative stereotypes are correct. As you say, if an area has high crime rates where minority figures are the majority of criminals, then the stereotype that those figures are criminals may not be true for all, as many negative stereotypes aren't true for all in the group they represent, but could help in a time of uncertainty or danger. ” ~ I actually see no evidence for this, I would like to see an article derived for this statement. I can however, use your youtube clip against you. CrashCourse (the channel that uploaded the video) suggested that both sides of the stereotype respond similarly to the stereotype at hand; I can hypothesise, summarise and conclude in one swoop that the negative stereotypes on minority figures that you were arguing people were attempting to avoid is a circular logical prophesy. For example, a police officer treats a minority figure less than average, says they’re a criminal or thug or will amount to nothing etc, the person will most likely respond and feel a similar way when they’re getting older. In other words, your argument is only an argument because of lack of social awareness and education in the first place. So, to combat this, you must be aware of the stereotype, but actually change up the default stance, otherwise it will continue. “Never did I state that "cultures can't be changed," therefore I am not accepting the statements following a proper rebuttal as they are refuting a statement never shared. ” ~Your title literally says… Stereotypes cannot and should not be eradicated. This can also translate to; Stereotypes can’t be eradicated and stereotypes should not be eradicated. Either you need to make more sense, or stand by what you have said. “Again, as defined, stereotypes are a simplified or standardized conception invested with special meaning held in common by members of a group. The definition given does not include specification on whether or not that conception has a negative denotation. Nonetheless, I will follow Con's path to the negative stereotypes. ” ~ I am simply stating that by you opening the door for the good parts of stereotypes, you have been misled as there are clearly negatives to the same area; you claim you did not mention negatives, but it does not matter at ALL, stereotypes incorporate all avenues. “We are living in a modern time, and now we have bigger problems than a mountain lion, yes. We have bio weapons and drones and nuclear missiles, making the need for caution and stereotyping even more important. ” ~ In fact, this is why I am debating you, I live in Australia and people of indigenous decent or appear to be from the Middle East are treated as less, they are looked upon as worse than normal. One of my great friends is from Hong Kong and the stereotypes he gets is so oppressive, people talk down to him presuming he is uneducated; although he is one of the most intelligent people I know, he beats my grades in Biology which is impressive. I see stereotypes every single day, I am a Caucasian male, 19 years old, around 6ft tall, I have no deformities, I am not over weight or underweight and as a result. People don’t expect anything of me; if I was to get into a fight, people wouldn’t first think I am uneducated or intoxicated, they would most likely presume I had been enraged by something. If I was to apply for a job or hand in an assignment, they would just think it’s normal. Anything I do in society is respected because I am not out of the ordinary. When my friend hands in an assignment he is revered for being an intellectual, although he is just doing an assignment… Some stereotypes are helpful, but overall, stereotypes are abusive and oppressive. No one wants to live in a place of oppression and abuse, especially in America at the moment. This ‘land of the free’ is a politically correct racist. “I never changed my argument and at the time I wrote the statements about a Muslim woman wearing a hijab, no parameters were set saying that I had to defend negative stereotypes, causing your judgment in my statement's relevance to be extraneous” ~ If I took your title out of context, I do apologise J “Again, underlying stereotypes cannot and should not be eradicated from our society. ” I will presume you are referring ‘cannot’ as an adjective and simply emphasising the importance of your statement. On a side note, would it be possible to reference your work a little more precisely? For example, if I make a statement and want to relate it to a source, you could do what Wikipedia does. If I said, “I can search the webpage ‘Google’ on the search engine ‘Bing’. ” [1] (ß I can put a reference number, being the number one in brackets, with the website in question) (. http://www.bing.com... [1]) It helps out the setting a lot more and I am able to find what sources link to where very easily. Thankyou J