tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346411263071661297.post1029919335173339631..comments2023-03-23T11:29:39.835+01:00Comments on Stereotypes & Mass Media: TurbanaphobiaPid English 2012http://www.blogger.com/profile/12412711671185377289noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346411263071661297.post-91822764184744291482012-11-16T17:45:54.187+01:002012-11-16T17:45:54.187+01:00I find this post really interesting. Not only ster...I find this post really interesting. Not only stereotypes are a form of generalization and simplification of the reality, but in this case are totally wrong and tend to correlate and put together two different populations, religions and traditions. Because of their turban, Sikh are labelled as Muslims, and nowadays the gap between Muslim and terrorism is narrow. So a symbol, which is supposed to be sacred and to give a sense of pride and honour to Sikh, becomes instead something to be scorned and feared for. It seems inconceivable to me that in the era of globalization we are still scared by the other and we are so shallow to associate a turban to extremists, without trying to understand and appreciate the diversity of the world we live in. Angelica Silvestrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16511845313992062617noreply@blogger.com