The reason I’ve developed?
We have learned about many new concepts in New Media class. Instead of just reading the story and interpreting the author’s intentions or writing an essay about the story, we learned important things in our lives. We typically learned about stereotypes. I also got to know about my first close friend and reflect on my stereotype by posting on Instagram challenge. Adichie and Wesch, who talk about stereotypes, are people who understand and sympathise with others who are different from themselves.
We watched Adichie’s lecture in ‘Ted’ all together in the classroom. Adichie was an early reader “I was also an early writer, and when I began to write, at about the age of seven” (The danger of single story) and she only read books that white people usually read since childhood. We remember what we learned as children as we grew up. Adichie would have never imagined that black people would appear in the book. This is something that the environment has created without us knowing. Also, when she heard from her mother that the Fide’s family was poor, she had a stereotype about the Fide’s family. We, too, may have developed stereotypes through the environment or people around us in our lives. For example, African people are poor, black people are uneducated, and Adichie has also experienced stereotypes because she is African. We must never judge others by their appearance or preferences. We need to find a way to get to know them better and learn from them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9Ihs241zeg&t=28s
We had various discussions about stereotypes in class. I learned many things through our discussions because all the things I thought for granted were stereotypes. There is absolutely nothing natural in this world. We say, “Of course he can’t study.”, “Of course she’s not good at sports,” and so on. We don’t know much about ourselves. But do we have the right to judge others thoughtlessly?
Wesch’s video shows his overcoming what he hates. He hates country music, but he shows himself trying to get rid of his stereotypes about his sister. If there is anything you hate, would you try to get over it? Wesch made a small but great choice. No one will have a hard time trying to overcome what they hate. He eventually enjoyed country music with his sister. “Experience difference, experience differently, experience more!” (How to Stop Hating, Wesch)We should try to overcome what we hate, not avoid it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ev_wk5IDsT8&t=219s
