I was reading a book and it said poeple in other countries think that all black people are the way the media portray us to be in books, magaizines,and on tv.
2007-01-01 17:39:19 · 17 answers · asked by congresspark4life 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Well of course they think that about us. It's because they most likely haven't interacted with African Americans so the only thing they know about us is what they see in the media. It's pretty sad though. My friend told me that at her college they have alot of European foreign students and they would approach many black women on campus and touch and feel on them without even knowing them because they thought that all black women were open sexually like the girls they see in the music videos!
2007-01-01 17:47:06 · answer #1 · answered by Amber 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know what book you were reading but I don't like stereotypes and the media has alot to answer for in perpetuating stereotypes! I live in Australia and there are alot of stereotypes and injustices against Aboriginal people here. I don't know why the media portrays black people the way they do and it's not just the US media either.
I hope you have a great 2007!
2007-01-01 17:58:40 · answer #2 · answered by sydney77 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
My good friend is from Nigeria. He says that in his country, they do not accept African-Americans as true Africans or "real blacks" based on their roots to the U.S.A.
He is a professor in a well known university and informed me of this when I asked as he has first hand knowledge of such.
I have friends from Italy and our perception of them is quite different than what is true to fact. They were telling me that Pizza Hut's Sicilian Pizza is an American thing as pizza did not originate in Sicily in the first place and that Italian Sodas are an American invention and not Italian.
I have a relative in Israel an not all Jewish people are sitting around saying, "Oy vey! Vendal! Verz dah Draydel and Matza balls?" (Laugh!)
Kinda like how other countries think we're lazy "ugly Americans"
Hope this helps.
2007-01-02 11:37:03 · answer #3 · answered by ☽☮★♥ Alphα Fєmmє Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Smart
Not Submissive or subservient will stand up for their rights!!! (Way to go!!!)
Done a lot for Blacks all over the world
Talented
Educated
Unique
This Relates to Afro Americans, they have similar qualities to West Indian Black people.
2007-01-02 13:18:07 · answer #4 · answered by ORANGE JET 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many people in countries outside the US think of Americans of all ethnicities as they are portrayed in the media, not just black people. For instance,when I lived in Japan, a friend of mine who is not Japanese told me that many Japanese people asked her if she owned a gun, if she had ever seen someone shot dead--stupid things such as that. The media portrays Americans as gun-toting, irreverant, using bad language, and so on. Some people in other countries buy into this media image of Americans, most do not. In some countries, or in less urban areas of some countries, contact with people of other countries is very limited, and they do tend to buy into that media image. Some people exoticize people of backgrounds with whom they are not familiar, and that exotic image is usually produced by mass media.
People who lack contact with other people of dissimilar racial/ethnic/national backgrounds sometimes do believe the media image. Most are willing to allow personal contact to change that image.
2007-01-01 17:53:29 · answer #5 · answered by Megumi D 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Allow me to share what was very shocking and hurting alright!
I converse wtih many in other continents all over the world, and was shocked to know that the bangladesh ( dark to medium wheat shades of man) which makes them non black! dont like black woman or men due to our color!! Can you believe this I was so shocked that they would feel this way when we are all of the black race you know and i find india to be also very prejudice amongst the black skinned Indian now that nearly killed me for i am a black skinned Muslim Indian/ African and i am hurt behind this!
2007-01-01 17:45:27 · answer #6 · answered by wise 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. I'm Ashley from Australia. During the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games an African-American tourist asked me for directions to get to the basketball stadium. I politely answered his question, at which point he held out a pocket knife, stabbed me in my stomach and took my wallet, running away, laughing and calling me a "stupid muthafuckin' cracker" (whatever a cracker is, I have no idea).
Why would anybody fly across the world, pay $1,000 for a plane ticket to Australia, only to rob people once he got there?
2007-01-01 17:44:35 · answer #7 · answered by Ashley 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
half my family is from Brazil. 2 of my cousins are mixed. 1 of them would love to visit the US.. but they are afraid too for all the things they hear about. They think they will be hated in the US
There is almost no racism in Brazil.
everyone is treated the same.. everyone acts the same.. everyone is the same
2007-01-01 18:05:46 · answer #8 · answered by nola_cajun 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
isn't approximately nationality, is approximately subculture, right here in Honduras are women human beings very mature, yet additionally are women people who act wild, in US women human beings tend to be extra liberal, whites, hispanic, blacks and asian, because of the fact US is between the final countries that individuals can show their self without worry
2016-12-15 06:41:51 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's stupid, is normal to have black people in here or in any other country, without them America wouldn't be what's today.
2007-01-01 17:41:23 · answer #10 · answered by Javy 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋