can it really be overcome? seriously doubt it

myspnigeria: can it really be overcome? seriously doubt it

No, Racial stereotypeing will be on earth till the end of time as long as we are human. Stereotyping has existed for 1,000s of years way back into the ancient times and further then that. it's in human nature, all we can do is try to be less stereotypical as we can but sometimes in some cases there is some truth in some stereotypes so it makes stereotypes more harder to get rid of. My take is regardless of how you feel about a person or their racial community, keep it to yourself and respect that person and keep on moving on.

Like Igbo wil always call Yoruba's ''Ndi ofe Mmanu'' and Yoruba's in return call igbo people ''Omoh Igbo'' ... I think, the electronic and print media is helping in powering prejudice and stereotype (ethnicism). just imagin when a lady reads one of Chimamanda Adichie's novels... The prejudice for male gender wil develop.. Learning by Modelling(social Cognitive theory)

But truth be told. Generalisations and stereotypes do not just build up, if in a population of 1000 about 900 of them have a trait running within the group it is ok to conclude that they are of a character, the only room left would be for the exceptions amongst them. Generalisations are a comfirmation of truth from more than one or two withness by experience, this may be down to genetics or transmission of belief in 'same group' be it ethnic or racial. The point then is as individuals we are expected to curb the trap of stereotypes by simply SOCIALISING WITH AN OPEN MIND while not eliminating the possibility of comfirming the said generalisation.

Fact**: white women are sexually loosed! This is a typical generalisation but actually true, down social belief system. Doesn't mean that there are no exceptions but the majority takes it.
Racism in itself has always been the majority group against the minority. Hence racism cannot be eradicated it is here to stay, deal and live with it, FIFA are on a long walk. Only geniue christianity has an answer but sorry! We all cannot be christian. On my way to mars come come 2050.