Tuesday, January 31, 2012
The Single Story
I just watched a video on "the single story." Meaning the one story people have about a group of people or place, like how africans are starving or how americans are all rich. Basically, what it is to me is buying into stereotypes. Do people honestly believe that all africans are poor? And that all african-Americans have an oversized craving for chicken? Come on.
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Good point! I am glad to see she made an impact with you. She was interesting and people sometimes do only see the one side.
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