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Encyclopedia > Stereotypes of Whites

This article is about ethnic stereotypes directed against of Caucasian or European descent, or more broadly anyone who appears to be light-skinned. It does not cover stereotypes that are unique to a specific country or culture. A 19th century childrens book informs its readers that the Dutch are a very industrious race, and that Chinese children are very obedient to their parents. ... For the peoples actually from the Caucasus, see Peoples of the Caucasus. ... The European peoples are the various nations and ethnic groups of Europe. ... “Whites” redirects here. ...

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Common stereotypes

Dancing ability

One common stereotype, relayed in comparison to a typical black stereotype, is that white people lack a sense of rhythm and cannot dance. Eddie Murphy discusses this in Eddie Murphy Raw (1987)[1]: This article discusses stereotypes of blacks of African descent present in American culture. ... For the article on the baseball player Eddie Murphy, see Eddie Murphy (baseball player). ... Eddie Murphy Raw (1987) is an American stand-up comedy film directed by Robert Townsend and starring Eddie Murphy. ...

White people can't dance. I'm not being racist it's true. Just like when white people say black people have big lips, it's not racist it's true. Black people have big lips, white people can't dance. Some brothers will be in the club and white people are like, "What are those niggers doing in here?" They watchin' y'all dance. And they're like, "Look at these crazy muthafuckas." Y'all be stepping on people's feet and hitting one another.


— Eddie Murphy

This stereotype has become so accepted that even white comedians[2] lampoon the dancing ability of white people[3].


Athletic ability

There is a belief that people of European descent are inferior to people of African descent when playing certain sports, particularly those involving running and jumping. The Copenhagen Institute of Sports Science conducted some tests comparing certain genetic characteristics of the natives of Kenya with Europeans [4], which did show some differences in the way blacks and whites store oxygen. See: White Men Can't Jump. White Men Cant Jump is a 1992 feature film starring Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes as basketball hustlers. ...


An experiment was conducted to demonstrate the perceptual confirmation of racial stereotypes about Black and White athletes. In a 2 x 2 design, target race (Black vs. White) and target athleticism (perceived athletic vs. unathletic) were manipulated by providing participants with a photograph of a male basketball player. Participants then listened to a college basketball game and were asked to evaluate the target's athletic abilities, individual performance, and contribution to his team' s performance. Multivariate analyses showed only a main effect for target race on the measures of ability and team performance. Whereas the Black targets were rated as exhibiting significantly more athletic ability and having played a better game, White targets were rated as exhibiting significantly more basketball intelligence and hustle. The results suggest that participants relied on a stereotype of Black and White athletes to guide their evaluations of the target's abilities and performance.[5]


Studies

In a study on mutual and self-perceptions of racial images of white, black, and Japanese Americans whites were stereotyped as materialistic and pleasure loving. In general whites were stereotyped with positive traits and minority groups with negative traits.[6] In a study on the associative strength between two words subjects, regardless of prejudice score, responded reliably faster when positive attitudes (e.g., SMART) were paired with whites than when they were paired with blacks.[7]


See also

Racism is the prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior or inferior to members of other races. ... For the term used in computing, see stereotype (UML). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... WASP is a term which originated in the United States. ... This article is about a stereotypical description. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Angry White Male (sometimes abbreviated as AWM) is the designation of a voting bloc of white males in the United States, predominantly of working class or lower middle class status, who are angered by actual or perceived favoritism towards non-whites, women, gays, and other minorities in government, business, media...

References

  1. ^ Eddie Murphy: "Eddie Murphy Raw", 1987
  2. ^ George Carlin: "George Carlin on white people", You Are All Diseased", 1999
  3. ^ The DAMN! Show: "How to Dance like a White Guy", 2006
  4. ^ Lindsey, Emma: "Why black athletes are the fastest runners", Express Newspapers, 2000
  5. ^ "White Men Can't Jump": Evidence for the Perceptual Confirmation of Racial Stereotypes Following a Basketball Game Basic and Applied Social Psychology. 1997, Vol. 19, No. 3, Pages 291-306
  6. ^ Reciprocity in Racial Stereotypes: White, Black, and Yellow Minako Kurokawa Maykovich The American Journal of Sociology, Vol. 77, No. 5 (Mar., 1972), pp. 876-897
  7. ^ Racial Stereotypes: Associations and Ascriptions of Positive and Negative Characteristics Samuel L. Gaertner, John P. McLaughlin Social Psychology Quarterly, Vol. 46, No. 1 (Mar., 1983), pp. 23-30

You Are All Diseased is the title for the 1999 HBO stand-up special with comedian George Carlin and was also converted into an album. ...

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