This document summarizes a film evaluation and debate on stereotyping: 1) People stereotype based on outward appearances like clothing, labeling others makes them feel better. 2) Stereotyping damages people mentally and can lead to bullying, as seen when young people were blamed for London riots despite most being adults. 3) Stereotyping is encouraged by media, which often portrays black people as criminals or fighting.

1. Film Evaluation Sheet
1. Can you give two examples from the film as to why people stereotype?
People like to label others because it makes them feel better and they
only judge what is on the outside. Racism, blonde women are dumb,
clothing – girls with short skirts, goths with shaved hair, boys with baggy
jeans etc.
2. How does stereotyping damage people? Give one example from the
debate that we had.
Damages them mentally, it can lead to bullying. One example was the
London riots young people were blamed for looting etc. Actually only one
quarter were under 18
3. What ways did you pick out as to how people stereotype one another?
Clothing categories people into a certain group. If you are out with you’re
mates and you are making a lot of noise, adults
4. How does society encourage stereotyping?
The media encourages stereotyping. For example, on TV black people are
usually stealing or fighting.
5. Can we ever stop stereotyping?
No
6. How can we improve people’s attitudes towards one another?
Put people together to bond and talk through things.
Self and peerevaluation
Look at the evaluation criteria and decide the following:
1. How would you mark the arguments that you made?

2. Ok
2. Pick a person from the class that you thought did really well in the
debate and put their name here: Aidan
How would you mark the arguments that they made?
Excellent
3. How could improve your debating skills? Pick out three things that the
other person did well that you can do next time.
a)talk more
b) listen to the points
c) focusing