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[Media Studies & Communication: Week 14, 4th Period]
Logan was in a wheelchair today, but as he wheeled it around his desk to talk to the class he seemed not at all hampered by the alternative mode of mobility. "Good morning," he said. "Sorry about last week, but I imagine some of you had your own troll-related problems. I'm sure you all used the extra time to work on your final projects anyway, right?" He grinned.
"Those will be due next week though, so you've still got time. This week we'll be looking at stereotypes," he said, and handed a stack of handouts to a student to pass around. "Unsurprisingly, stereotypes are something used quite a bit in popular media, in advertising. You'll hear a lot of people say stereotypes are bad, but why is that? Is there any reason they might be useful?"
Logan spread his hands, looking at the class curiously. "I don't doubt a lot of you have been identified as being part of a stereotype at one point or another, whether true or not. So here's an exercise as well; name the stereotype you believe you are closest to - or one of them, if there's multiple - and identify at least one way each that someone might use the appearance of that stereotype in a good way and a bad way, either to assume something about you specifically or the group you belong to in general."
[ooc: ocdin a moment is finished. hope the assignment makes sense - feel free to bug me in ooc if it doesn't.]
"Those will be due next week though, so you've still got time. This week we'll be looking at stereotypes," he said, and handed a stack of handouts to a student to pass around. "Unsurprisingly, stereotypes are something used quite a bit in popular media, in advertising. You'll hear a lot of people say stereotypes are bad, but why is that? Is there any reason they might be useful?"
Logan spread his hands, looking at the class curiously. "I don't doubt a lot of you have been identified as being part of a stereotype at one point or another, whether true or not. So here's an exercise as well; name the stereotype you believe you are closest to - or one of them, if there's multiple - and identify at least one way each that someone might use the appearance of that stereotype in a good way and a bad way, either to assume something about you specifically or the group you belong to in general."
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During Class
The Assignment
Good Assumption:
Bad Assumption:
Re: The Assignment
Your Stereotype: Heroic ScientistGood Assumption: I can save the world
Bad Assumption: I can save the world
Your Stereotype: Blonde Woman
Good Assumption: I'm very decorative and friendly
Bad Assumption: I'm not overly bright or capable
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Good Assumption: I'm tough and masculine.
Bad Assumption: I can't express any sort of emotion.
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Good Assumption: I have useful skills, such as superstrength.
Bad Assumption: I steal, murder, kick puppies, wear a mask because my face is hideously deformed... I can go on.
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Good Assumption: Good at sports and physically strong
Bad Assumption: Dumb as a doorknob
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Good Assumption: I'm smarter than you.
Bad Assumption: I have no social skills.
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Good Assumption: Wow, she's crazy, I don't want to talk to her
Bad Assumption:
Actually, come to think of it, she's stuck on that last thing.
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Good Assumption: Deep and sensitive thinker.
Bad Assumption: Whines a lot.
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Good Assumption: Is intelligent
Bad Assumption: Is not to be dated
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OOC
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...oh wait.
...wrong sort of bugging you in the OOC thread.