Social dynamic note: Behavior and stereotypes The subject of racial self-victimization seems to recur as a tendency in different racial groups. Based on current observation, I see it as a constant amongst the African-American or Latin-American cultures. The fact that they gravitate towards such concepts is not uncommon, as the mere disposition or the perception of being victims, allows for being overlooked, when otherwise, the equivalent is scorned or punished. These groups ignorantly associate themselves based on experiences and/or opinions that have not necessarily been their own or based off of demographic generalizations that are made as a result from relative samples. As humans, our survival depends on generalizations that are made in congruence to certain experiences or situations that we run into time and time again. Thus, each time there after we can better assess and address the particular circumstances. That being said, in regard to racial generalizations or stereotypes (in particular); that of minority groups such as African-Americans or Latin Americans, there seems to be a negative reception to the generalizations formulated as key identifying attributes, resulting from aggregate accounts where the exposure has a common factor, which could easily be ascribed to the aforementioned sub-classifications. It is important to note and understand that most of the generalizations that are made cannot be biased as they are generated and perpetuated as a whole. It would be far-fetched to assume that these groups are victims, as the entirety of the human race cannot be in cahoots against African-American or Latino American individuals. However, what would be important to understand is the manner in which these classifications are delivered. Specifically, the media and its proprietary agenda. Thusly, will deliver the information in such a way that would ultimately succeed said agenda. It's not difficult to agree that crime happens all over the world on a daily basis; by the second! However when one sits down and watches the news or gets a newsfeed on social media, they have a habit of pertaining to particular hot topics. Namely, anything that would be in regard to African or Latin Americans misbehaving, being ignorant, causing trouble, killing and stealing. Additionally, that of authorities abusing their power over these particular minorities. Seldom does one read about police abusing the rights of a Caucasian family or a suburban Caucasian family. It's always about the power struggle between authorities and the lower class, either that or aggression in the middle-east. Currently all we see in the headlines is: ISIS is this, ISIS is that, ISIS is over there. It's this repetitive nature or monotonous drilling of ideas that keep getting injected into social perspective that sets the tone for how we classify them. Over and over we are told that these people are this, these people are that or these people will do this; regardless of whether or not you formulated an opinion before one is subjected to such stimuli, opinion would be tainted by what one is exposed to; subconsciously. There is only one way to fight this, as the media will continually feed you the information in an unfair manner. It will forever monopolize over an industry that we have no control over. However, what we do have control over is that of our own actions and behaviors, one step up from that would be group actions or behaviors. By identifying as one unit in an effort to achieve a common goal, mountains would be reduced to mole-hills. If there is an African-American demographic or stereotype that you don't like then change it! Get together with your groups and say “hey guys, how do we change this god damn it!”, rather than getting together and acting even more ignorantly, causing more problems and making yourselves look exactly like you've been unjustly represented. Lamentably, because of the way you'll be viewed has a preconceived filter; of a previous stereotype. It would first be necessary to change the current filter, prior to taking any other action, otherwise it's always going to be filtered through the same “ignorant rowdy nigger/beaner” filter. It's horrible, but that's the truth. I myself am an American born citizen, but my family migrated from El Salvador. El Salvador has a horrible reputation at the moment, as we have publicly produced notoriety for: blood-thirsty gangs, poverty, corruption, instability and infidelity. Similar to Hester Prynne, it is embarrassing to be known for such terrible traits. However, I don't identify with my Scarlet Letter, because I do not identify by it. Nor do I get upset at the fact that people view me as such prior to being properly acquainted; based on that information alone. Simply, as a result of the cumulative understanding of what is known about my particular group. However, rather than complain about it, I will prove them wrong, I will show them that I exhibit exemplary behavior, that I do function like a normal person in a fruitful society. Furthermore, understanding the perceptual handicap, I will always rise up and destroy the stigma by taking it a step further-still. My morals are second to none and I set the bar remarkably high in relevance to issues of ethics, morality, and intellect or even as a devoted student of logical interpretation. By doing what is not done or by taking the road less travelled, when strangers are exposed to me, reactions are different, they account of the one Salvadoran that is not ignorant. Doing this more and more, at some point contrary evidence will suffice to confirm that most Salvadorans don't act as they once believed, eventually the stereotype will change. Not necessarily to a positive one, but depending on what the exposure filters through the samples. Ultimately, this will indicate to people that we do have a modification to previously accepted identifiers, as a common factor. Same would apply with African-Americans. Rather than cry or demand change they won’t get without a fight. Why not try getting together and changing? Proving to everybody that they are wrong. It is my belief, that this is the most effective and perhaps the only way to fight back, against an unfortunately unjust system. No… It is not your fault, But neither should you allow it to be your fate.
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