Stereotypes & The Real Injun

- Red Necks
- When we think of red necks we think of the gun loving, moonshine making, camo wearing country boy that lives out in the woods looking for something to kill.
- The media portrays these people as this through TV shows and social media sites
- Most people are not afraid of rednecks but they do come off as unintelligent leading to some looking down upon them
- these stereotypes are completely untrue, however. Some of these stereotypes that are place on rednecks might apply to a person but each and every one of us is a unique individual that cannot be summed up by a single word. They are no different than you or I and everyone deserves better than to be categorized by ones outward appearance.
- The Real Injun
- The stereotype for Native Americans is that they all know how to ride horses, are master hunters and bows man, hunt buffalo, and live in a tepee.
- They were branded with the name Indian and were treated like uncivilized savages. They were not even recognized as human beings.
- They movies from the 20th century did not help with their image. The films only reinforced the stereotype. They mostly only shown plains Indians and all of their customs became the standard for every other Indian in North America.
- These two stereotypes are very similar in that each and every one of us are too unique to be branded with a stereotype. We are all our own individual person and should not be judged before we are even spoken to