Stereotypes

Stereotypes:

Stereotypes developed by the public tend to create a general and sometimes mistaken idea of a particular group in society. These sometimes mistaken ideas towards certain communities in our society are what the authors Barbara Ehrenreich and Bell Hooks are trying to disapprove. In other words, as I see it, they are trying to defend who they are or where they come from by refuting certain thoughts that society has generalized of the group of people they believe they belong to. In the following essay I am going to quote and point out some stereotypes the above authors are trying to invalidate, discussing the reason each author is giving for their point of view, in the essays: Representing the Poor by Hooks and Kiss me, I’m Gay by Ehrenreich.

In the essay Kiss me, I’m Gay by Ehrenreich I was able to get hold of three mayor stereotypes that label the Gay community. The first