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Racial stereotypes are a deep rooted feature of American society and a basic part of our socialization process, conveying a patchwork of traditionally inaccurate images and clichés from one generation to another. The essays, “ The Middle-Class Black’s Burden” by Leanita McClain and “Banana” by Aliza Kimachandra reflect their personal views on racial stereotypes they have endured. Although both essays focus on racial stereotypes each of the authors have experienced they stand on two opposing views on racial stereotyping. While Leanita McClain in her essay, “ The Middle-Class Black’s Burden” expresses her convictions against racial stereotyping, Aliza Kimhachandara in her essay, “ Banana” accepts the racial stereotypes cast on her race. Leanita McClain and Aliza Kimachandra identify racial stereotypes as being preconceptions derived from existing sources of information about certain groups of people and selective perceptions developed to explain their behavior. Leanita McClain expresses her detestment of racial stereotyping she has experienced. McClain claims black racial stereotypes have left her feeling inadequate in both her African American community and in White America. She feels as she excels in her community she is constantly looked down by her black community them associating herself with forgetting her roots. In the White community she is looked at as her accomplishments came by through luck from affrimitive action. McClain tenacity and dedication to succeed is not acknowledged properly by neither the black community or the white community. Aliza Kimhachandra in her essay proclaims the stereotypes put on Asian Americans. According to Kimhachandra, Asian Americans are expected to be superior in academics. Also Asian Americas are perceived to be docile and over-achievers. Within her Asian community, Kimhachandra expresses how she is seen to be have forgetton her Asian culture. They see her to be more American than Asian. Unlike Kimhachandra who expresses her acceptance of racial stereotypes to her advantage, McClain expresses her rejection toward racial stereotyping. Kimhachandra believes that racial stereotypes have helped her evolve and accept who she is, both an America and an Asian. She uses racial stereotypes as being docile and intelligent to cater to her fantasy of playing different roles in different atomospheres.
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