Arab Men Stereotypes

In “Just Walk on By: Black Men and Public Space,” Brent Staples discusses stereotypes that black men faces in today’s world. Where in his response to oppression he had changed his outside appearance to appear ‘friendly’ to be able to satisfy others. In many other stories, response to oppression was typically covering up instead of being yourself around others. However, I found that the most appropriate response to oppression is to adjust your outside appearance so you appear more friendly to give your inner identity more of a voice for others to be able to hear.

The authors believe that the distortion and corruption of Arabs’ image especially in Hollywood have persisted through out the history of film making and cinematic production. These unreal images advertised by Hollywood portray arabs as coming from a land of “cultural otherness” that cannot be related to in western societies and creat what he called “The Myth of Arabland” he believes that this issue is of utmost importance because it robs a whole ethnic group of it’s humanity, in addition people will not identify with arabs as humans, they will believe that a westerner dying is not like an Arab dying even though in both cases a human has died since the Arabs are represented as outsiders or people who

Being a young, black male in today’s society, there are numerous stereotypes that some may believe are true about my family and me. In particular, young black males are normally expected to regularly disrespect others, behave aggressively, use slang, and act uneducated or not take education seriously; but so far, I have lived my life not embracing these stereotypes. I have lived my life trying to disprove stereotypes. Because of these expectations, being respectful to others has always been one of my top priorities, even if they are disrespectful to me, and despite being the only black male student in most of my advanced courses since middle school, I chose to work harder as a way of becoming educated and showing society that I am not a stereotype.

Popular culture has dictated and reinforced upon society the stereotype that African American men lack any type of higher level education, and are in their majority incarcerated. Among these stereotypes, is the one that says that African American men are not apt father figures, and that they display a tendency to be more-than-likely to walk out on their families. In fact, it is quite the opposite: while 1.7 million African American fathers are not present in their child’s lives, 2.5 million are; out of those 2.5 million, 70.4% bathed, diapered or dressed their children daily, compared to 60% percent of white fathers, and 78.2% fed and ate with their children daily, compared to 73.9% of white fathers (National Health Statistics Reports, pg.12-14).

Viewing Arabs and Muslims as evil and threatening people began long before the terrorist attacks on September 11 (Akram, pg 61.) It can be traced back to myths created by film and media. Individuals of Middle Eastern descent were often the villains in older American films and have been consistently misrepresented for many years. There have also been multiple government laws and policies dating back to the 1970s that have “steadily targeted Arab and Muslim non-citizens for selective interrogation, detention, harassment, presumption of terrorist involvement, and removal from this country” (Akram, 61).

There are so many different Stereotypes in the world. As a Muslim, the biggest stereotype is that Muslims are see as “terrorist” and I blame the media. The media has played a huge role on stereotypes. The media shows the ideal Muslim as a “terrorist”. It all began on September 11 2001 when a hijacked airliner crashed into the Twin Towers in New York City. Arabs are now called “terrorists” because of the 9/11 attack. Don’t get me wrong, this was very tragic and was very hard for America. Many people died and many families left heartbroken. My heart goes out to all the families. However, this doesn’t define Arabs as terrorist rather it was Osama bin ladan or how some say the government. The media loves portraying as Muslims as terrorists

The movies do have some scientific facts that leads the hero or heroine into a themed adventure, however the facts are semi-fictional. In all and all, the attributes of a real archaeologist are not so vibrant compared to the creation of obstacles involving booby traps and confronting villains will special effects. The aspects from history that promote the images that there is always booby traps and the hero or heroine must face villains stems from the Egyptians. The Egyptians did create curses, hidden passages, and constructed traps. Movies make it a stereotype that what the Egyptians did is associated with all excavation sites.

Today in Western society, the stereotypes surrounding men’s body and the social construction of masculinity have changed. Men were valued depending on their success or abilities, but in today’s world they are judged to be a “real man” if they are tough, refuse admit pain, and have a desirable physique. Being lean, muscular and strong are just some of the social ideals of the community. Their bodies now play a role in social context and it’s becoming less frequent for men to declare an eating disorder. Men’s bodies are being more criticized than ever. Women reading fashion and gossip magazines are no longer the stigma for EDs because disordered attitudes and behaviors are now correlated with men reading health and fitness magazines.

In “The Need for Understanding the West” the author talks about the necessity for Arabs to learn and adopt Western ideologies and societies to have a better future. Khashan praises Europe for their open mindedness, stating that this aspect of European society is responsible for them becoming the economic and the political focus of the world. He also talks about the failures of Arab societies from foreign perspectives and also discusses how Arab nations are viewed as failures by other nations due to their lack of successful leaders, and for not having a behavioural system that encourages hard work, punctuality, and human rights. Finally, he asks Arabs to take a few notes from the West as a step toward modernity, but not before they resolve their

There is a misperception in America about the Arab world and this problem is a result of the way that the media portrays events and the way that they pick

Portrayal of Arab woman prospers in post 9/11 American literature and forms a central part American Neo-orientalism. This writing serves as a barometer by which American writers introduce diverse issues on woman to American readers. Muslim woman has been portrayed in several fields of American culture and literary genres. Most of these representations have been new images and are influenced by both the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the American retaliations. Though, most of the writers claim that their writings are objective and highlight the real aspects of woman's life, most of the writings focus on the weak aspects of woman's life and regularly introduce her as subordinate and submissive entities. Considering the fact that 9/11 evens have

Islam is defined as the means of the active submission of one God (Muhammad) (What is Islam About? 2015). Citing evidence describes Islam as strictly a monotheistic religion, as it restricts worship to the one supreme Lord who is the Originator and Creator of the universe. People who practice Islam are those who believe in one God and Muhammad is the final Prophet of God. Those who practice Islam devote their lives to the service of God. Islam teaches that God (called Allah in Arabic) is the source of all creation and that human beings are the best of his creation (Ouisoc.org, 2015). * According to writer Anooshe Mushtaq of the Weekend Australian, (2015) Muslims can be proud and sensitive about their religion because Islam is not only a faith,

People look through the eyes of the beholder when they regard others on this planet. It is no small thing to forget everything that you have learned when meeting neighbors. Humans form preconceived notions and in that, make choices and judgments on others. This is human nature, trying to figure out, understand, what others are like so we can figure out how to relate to them. David Lamb’s book The Arabs is a learned look at the Arab culture through his eyes. David was a correspondent and has been all over the world. As a reporter he has used his ability to merge with the cultures he reports on, to get an overall picture that he presents. The Arabs, by David Lamb seems to try and give an accurate presentation of the current world of the Arabs, but does reinforce some of the Western stereotypes in his book.

The Women of the Middle East have played substantial roles for their corresponding countries since the advent of colonialism in the region. Middle Eastern women have worked in all types of fields including medicine, education, agriculture, government, private sector, and even defense. They have kept roofs over their family’s heads while their husbands were away in wars, or even in foreign countries to work in jobs that they could not find in their own countries. The roles of women in the countries of Yemen and Oman are no exception, but while they still find ways to contribute to their country, they care constantly stereotyped, discriminated, and ridiculed by men who are known and unknown to them. This paper will discuss the individual

The negative imagery surrounding Islam has then created a discourse which fuels fear, hostility, and a misunderstanding of the religion and its adherents and thus fosters violence and aggression towards Muslim communities both in and outside of the West. Such discourse reinforces the notion that ‘the West’ is essentially opposite of ‘the East,’ a concept rooted in colonialism and primarily cited as a justification for the oppression of what is now called the Middle East. “The extraordinary mismatch between Euro-American ideas of Islam and the realities lived by Muslims will form a recurring theme… There is no one simply or easy explanation, though one must look both at history and at contemporary political interests to see the larger patterns” (Ernst, 4). The development of this West/East dichotomy reduces the complexities of the region and provides a very dangerous space for misunderstanding. The West/East dichotomy further suggests a Good/Bad dichotomy which paints the actions of the West as justified and the reactions of those in the East as backwards or barbaric.