Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Wuthering Heights Survey
While completing this survey, the questions that stuck out to me most was number 6. #6 said: All rich people are stingy and selfish. This reminded me of all the things we have been talking about lately in regard to racism and prejudice. I see this as just a stereotype. It has always been said that rich people have all that they could possibly need and that they don't care about anybody else...blahblahblah. As we learned when discussing the prejudices against black people, ignorance, laziness, child-like behavior, many of the stereotypes are not true for most people. In fact, most are very far off. River Vale and Hillsdale are both considered fairly wealthy towns, not rich rich with super huge mansions and everything, but most people have a decent amount of money. Considering this, us well-off (as my parents always say we are) people are not snooty to one another. There are so many sweet people that go to our school - and school is such a small representation of the towns. There are definitely many other very nice and caring people in town. So although where we live might not be exactly what the question was speaking of, I think it serves as a good example of how stereotypes are pretty much all inaccurate. While there are people who do fall into the category their stereotype puts them in, there are always many people who are examples of the opposite of their stereotypes.
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o hey christa
I agree, not all rich people are snobby and selfish. I'm not rich, but I hear about many celebrities that donate their time and energy to help others. The owner of the Detroit Pistons recently passed away, and everyone's talking about what a good guy he was because he donated millions and millions of his money to Detroit charities. He was an example of someone who used his good fortune to benefit others, not just himself. There are plenty of other non-famous people who donate their money and are focused on helping others, but we don't usually read about them in the paper or see them on the news. Instead, we hear about Rod Blagojevich and other egocentric people, which is why some people think that every member of the upper-class is only concerned with themselves.
chrissy tata,
thanks for commenting on my blog :D and i totally agree. although we do live in a well-off neighborhood, we still respect one another. but then again, that could be influenced by the fact that we do live in a so-called wealthy neighborhood. most of us haven't lived with the struggle of being unstable financially, so we are unaware of those things. but as john said, there are many celebrities who help others, such as oprah! (my homegirl). she built a school in africa so girls could get an education. she has a heart and she uses her money and fame to a good cause. hopefully one day, we will do so as well!
love,
(you still need to give me a cool nickname)
joh <3
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