In
this video, the classic stereotypes of men, women, and Muslims are portrayed
and carried out by every day Americans. The fact that we have preconceived judgments
of people based on their looks, clothing, and race is really disappointing.
Nobody should be judged on just these factors; get to know someone before you
make an opinion about them. The length of waiting time was directly related to
the gender, race, and clothing of the person in distress. For the woman, people
jumped to her aid more than half the time of the time for the white male.
Nearly thirty minutes passed before one single person stopped and helped the
Muslim male in comparison to the two minutes waited by the white male and about
thirty seconds for the female. Also, every male they asked said the females
looks, the blonde bombshell persona if you will, definitely influenced them to
act as fast as they did.
One thing I did found extremely interesting
was when one of the guys commented on not stopping for the Muslim male, “He
looked like a perfectly capable young man to change a tire.” Yet, greater
number of people stopped for the white male who looked just as capable, just as
young has the Muslim man did. What was the real reason? His looks, his beliefs,
and the object he placed on his head. People make these grand assumptions that
this person is evil or this person is dangerous based solely on the
preconceived stereotypes other people have created about that person’s
ethnicity, gender, and religious affiliations. These stereotypes usually come
from the worst and most radical perspectives of these factors.
Most
men are largely influenced and more attracted to the sex appeal of woman and
people are extremely judgmental of people based on how someone looks. People
need to be more like the young man at the end and do things without judging someone
first. Try to get to know someone before you make an opinion of them.
"Stuck on the Road: Who Would You Help?" ABC News. ABC News Network. Web. 19 Apr. 2012. <http://abcnews.go.com/WhatWouldYouDo/video/stuck-road-16091432>.
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