Moriah has a good friend what bes German and one day introduced him to its circle at the time. And they decides they don't likes him because he bes German AND liked listening to the band Joy Division. They claimed that made him a "Nazi" and they refused to hang out with us anymore because we bes friends with a "Nazi".
Nevermind that Moriah's friend DID have a childhood fascination with Hitler -- many disaffected teens go there or to similar places -- fact remains he bes no "Nazi", never espoused any sentiments like that and Moriah known him all his life. A pothead he could certainly be accused of being! But not a "Nazi".
Thing being though, they ONLY harassed him like this because he bes German. Had he been French or Mexican or African-American they would never have considered him a "Nazi" just for liking Joy Division's music.
Bes there any truth to negative ethnic stereotypes, though? Where do they originate from? Bes they a combination of traits-patterning with "seeing in the worst light" of prejudice? Or bes they pure hostile inventions? Or what?
Would it EVER be justified to consider someone to be fulfilling that type of negative stereotype? What if, for example, someone of a particular ethnic background expressed sentiments or ideals completely in keeping with some negative "stereotype" associated with that background?
Nevermind that Moriah's friend DID have a childhood fascination with Hitler -- many disaffected teens go there or to similar places -- fact remains he bes no "Nazi", never espoused any sentiments like that and Moriah known him all his life. A pothead he could certainly be accused of being! But not a "Nazi".
Thing being though, they ONLY harassed him like this because he bes German. Had he been French or Mexican or African-American they would never have considered him a "Nazi" just for liking Joy Division's music.
Bes there any truth to negative ethnic stereotypes, though? Where do they originate from? Bes they a combination of traits-patterning with "seeing in the worst light" of prejudice? Or bes they pure hostile inventions? Or what?
Would it EVER be justified to consider someone to be fulfilling that type of negative stereotype? What if, for example, someone of a particular ethnic background expressed sentiments or ideals completely in keeping with some negative "stereotype" associated with that background?