Visual stereotypes

1. Instead of being presented with stereotypes by age, sex, color, class, or
religion, children must have the opportunity to learn that within each range,
some people are loathsome and some are delightful.
Margaret Mead, 1901–1978 Anthropologist, Author, Educator

2. Prepared by Danielle Oser, APR

3. Promotes a stereotypical perception that all individuals with muscular
dystrophy use wheelchairs
Insensitivity to the disease sufferers? Pity approach to fund-raising?

4. Pictorial stereotypes often become misinformed perceptions that have
the weight of established facts

5. Culture tells us what we should do to get along within a particular
society as well as what our actions mean to others

10. • Men

14. • People who Need Wheelchairs

30. Movies like “Big
Momma’s House”,
“Norbit” and “Madea’s
Family Reunion”
reinforce stereotypes of
African American
women

34. From A New York Governor Candidate’s E-mail

35. From An Orange County Political Figure’s E-mail

36. • African Americans
Fraternity Party At Oklahoma State University, 2002

38. Nooses At A Tolerance Rally At CSUF, 2007

39. To make it as an African American they must be entertainment or
sports heroes

42. Early Arab stereotypes were reinforced by cartoons

43. Positive Arab folktales become fodder for stereotypes in the hands of
the Entertainment sector

44. After 9/11 Arab
Americans were the
targets of hate-based
violence

47. As early as 1910 the Asian
character fu Manchu
reinforced the evil
stereotype

48. Asian’s on television are hard to find and often fill the “bad guy” role

51. • Asians

52. • Asians
Spanish Olympics basketball team “honors” Chinese host

53. “Frito Bandito”
Sold corn chips in the 60s

54. Cartoon penguins are sorted into ethnic communities in Happy Feet

55. Speedy Gonzales
Perpetuate stereotypes

56. • Women
Women received the right to vote in 1920

57. Father Knows Best
Women should serve
their husbands, raise
children

58. The inequality between
men and women is
apparent in
advertisements

59. • Women

61. “The longer you wait …
the better it gets”

62. • Women

66. • Women

70. Lesbian, gay, bisexual
and transgender (LBGT)
is one of the few groups
that can be
discriminated against
legally

71. Introduces mainstream
audiences to storylines
that that transcend
stereotypes

72. The “Don’t ask, Don’t
tell” military policy
allowing lesbians and
gays to serve in the
military as long as no
one know of their
orientation was lifted in
2011

73. Kevin Keller,
A New Character In The “Archie” Comic Book, 2010

75. Native Americans
introduced tobacco to
European explorers –
thus the “cigar store
Indian” became the
symbol
Today they are seen as
demeaning

76. Native American Stereotypes

77. “The Last Drop of Water” 1911
Scenes of ambushing Indians

78. An argument
against using
Native American
names for sports
teams is collateral
use
Fans from
opposing teams
often use racial
slurs and obscene
depictions based
on the image

80. It is becoming possible to find images in the media that are positive
examples of previously stereotyped groups

81. muslim superhero: silver
scorpion

85. Praised for showing an everyday lifestyle activity in which race does
not matter

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87. A high school cheerleading teen breaks the stereotype

88. A Separation, 2011
Academy Award Winner, Best Foreign Language Film

89. Amreeka, 2009
Counters stereotypes

90. Makes a point against the stereotypes

92. Dove created the “Self Esteem Fund” is a movement to attempt to
address female appearance issues

95. https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=Ei6JvK0W60I

96. v magazine
promo

99. stereotypes:

101. When the media regularly celebrates diversity with words and images
instead of concentrating on conflict and stereotypes the goal to end
prejudice, racism and discrimination is that much closer to being
reached