Definitions
- "Overly simplified conceptions, images, or beliefs about individuals and specific social groups. Popular stereotypes rely on assumptions, are often mistaken for reality, and usually have negative connotations" read more (Silverman & Silverman, 2012).
- "Ethnic and racial stereotypes are simplistic, often negative, generalizations ascribed to ethnic/racial/national groups and members based on perceived cultural deficiencies and characteristics" read more (Nguyen-Perez, 2014).
White Privilege
- "White privilege refers to the unearned advantages afforded to people who are assumed, based largely on complexion and related physical features, to be of European ancestry" see more (Smith, Crosthwaite, & Clark, 2014).
- "White privilege and male privilege: A personal account of coming to see correspondences through work in women's studies" by Peggy McIntosh.
Blackface (also Ministrelsy)
- "By distorting the features and culture of African Americans—including their looks, language, dance, deportment, and character—white Americans were able to codify whiteness across class and geopolitical lines as its antithesis" (National Museum of African American History & Culture, n.d.)
Emmanuel Resources
- Bias Incident and Hate Crime Policy Reporting
Emmanuel College
References
Cultural appropriation. (2017). In S. Butler (Ed.), Macquarie Dictionary (7th ed.). South Yarra, Australia: Macquarie Dictionary Publishers.
National Museum of African American History & Culture. (n.d.). Blackface: The birth of an American stereotype. Retrieved from https://nmaahc.si.edu/blog-post/blackface-birth-american-stereotype
Nguyen-Perez, R. (2014). Ethnic and racial stereotypes. In S. Thompson (Ed.), Encyclopedia of diversity and social justice. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
Silverman, R. E., & Silverman. (2012). Stereotypes. In M. Kosut (Ed.), Encyclopedia of gender in media. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Smith, A., Crosthwaite, J., & Clark, C. (2014). White privilege. In S. Thompson (Ed.), Encyclopedia of diversity and social justice. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.