Long before the conception of political correctness, the world believed in the principles of Darwinism. Whoever was the fittest survived, and those who were not capable of defending themselves did not. During these times, people of all types were subjected to extreme prejudice. Women were expected to tend to all of the man’s needs with no input whatsoever. Those who were born with physical or mental handicaps were simply cast aside and never given an opportunity for success. In some cultures, babies who were identified as “weak” were taken out into the wild, and left there with no chance of survival.
Although our society presently promotes a culture of fairness and condemns the judgment of other human beings, we are still fighting another battle that some consider to be just as important as the battle against discrimination: the fight against stereotyping. How many can honestly say that they have not stereotyped at some point? When one sees an …show more content…
As the program stretched through the early 2000’s, public magazines began to criticize the producers for not incorporating enough racial variety. The writers attempted to include actors that were not of the Aryan race, the way in which they chose to do so did not sit well with the American public. Whenever an African American came onto the set, the entire show seemed to revolve around their race. Rather than allow the actor to function as a normal cast member, attention was drawn to their stereotypical traits such as rhythm, interest in sports, and willingness to engage in recreational marijuana smoking. Also, how can anyone forget “Fez,” the foreign exchange student whose orient was never revealed? Many jokes were made about Fez’s inability to speak proper English, his ideas of western civilization, and even sensual features like his