I was forced to consider my own stigmatizations and stereotypes as a result of studying Unit 2 and learning about how language is used in literature to create identities and representations. Wainana's

"How to write about Africa" and Miner's "Body Ritual Among the Nacirema" offered humorous illustrations that illuminated the ways in which language can reinforce otherness by means of stereotypes, exoticization, and misrepresentation. Furthermore, Ngozi and Bart-Williams' TEDTalks underscored the peril of a solitary narrative and the necessity of altering our avenues of observation.

When I examined my own presumptions, I saw that I was thinking with both positive and negative stereotypes. Positive stereotypes that oversimplify complex identities, like linking particular cultures kindness or intelligence, can still affect  otherness. The positive stereotype I had was that all Indian people are smart I would be surprised if I were to meet an Indian person is doesn’t perform well in school. I have myself faced that stereotype of intelligence. As people assume I do well in school because of the fact that I wear glasses.Negative stereotypes, on the other hand, can result in stigmatisation and discrimination since they are frequently embedded in societal narratives. One stereotype I believed was that alll Nigerian or foreigner people are criminals as when you see the news or anything on social media that is how they are represented this fulled my stereotype.

I've learned how important it is to actively challenge these biases and seek out diverse narratives by looking at these biases. Rather than depending on skewed or oversimplified depictions, it is critical

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