Miner’s "Body Ritual Among the Nacirema," a parody of anthropological writing, illustrates how familiar practices can be made to seem bizarre and alien through detached, exoticizing language. By presenting American culture in this way, Miner reveals the ethnocentric biases that can distort our understanding of other societies. This made me reflect on how I might describe cultures unfamiliar to me, often emphasizing their differences rather than recognizing shared humanity. Such descriptions contribute to the othering process

Adichie's TEDTalk titled "The Perils of a Singular Narrative" highlights the potential harm caused by a one-sided portrayal of a group or location, resulting in misinformation and distortion. Adichie emphasizes that these singular narratives often arise from narrow viewpoints and can reinforce stereotypes, depriving individuals of their dignity and uniqueness. This thought-provoking talk compelled me to reevaluate the single stories I have embraced, influenced by media, literature, and societal narratives, and motivated me to actively pursue a broader range of perspectives for a more inclusive and holistic understanding.

Wainana on his piece of writing:writing about Africa highlights the condescending and often patronizing ways in which Africa is portrayed in western literature this opened my eyes  to how often i had unintentionally consumed and possibly even continued these one dimensional  narattives,emphasing exoticism,porverty  and conflict of Africa lives such narratives mislead and distort the real picture, contributing to  a inaccurate view of entire African continent by persistently focusing and the exotic

I concluded the stereotyping word it's the same as prejudice" the formation of stereotype is really about othering process, as othering fixing the negative stereotypes in our minds