Editing Ethnic stereotype (section)

==Examples==
{{See also|Category:Ethnic and racial stereotypes}}
According to an article by ''[[The Guardian]]'' titled "European Stereotypes: What Do We Think of Each Other and Are We Right?", the Europe stereotype towards Britain is as "[[Alcohol intoxication|drunken]], semi-clad hooligans or else snobbish, stiff free marketers", their view towards France is "cowardly, arrogant, chauvinistic, erotomaniacs", and they see Germany as "ruddy-faced [and]subsist on a diet of beer and sausage". To Europe, Italy is "tax-dodging, [[Silvio Berlusconi|Berlusconi]]-style Latin lovers and [[Mother's boy|mama's boys]], incapable of bravery", Poland is "heavy-drinking [[Catholicism|ultracatholics]] with a whiff of [[antisemitism]]", and Spain is "[[Machismo|macho]] men and fiery women prone to regular [[siesta]]s and fiestas". While some countries such as Germany proudly own their stereotype, others like Spain argue that theirs is a warped view based on experiences while on holiday instead of having actually lived there.<ref>{{cite news |date=2012-01-26 |title=European stereotypes: what do we think of each other and are we right? – interactive |work=theguardian.com |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/interactive/2012/jan/26/european-stereotypes-europa |access-date=2013-10-14}}</ref>

A [[Pew Research Center|Pew Global]] survey of the European countries [[United Kingdom]], [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Spain]], [[Italy]], [[Greece]], [[Poland]], and [[Czech Republic|Czechia]] found that European stereotypes found Germany to be both the most hardworking and least corrupt, Greece to be the least hardworking, and Italy to be the most corrupt. Five out of the eight countries thought their own country was the most corrupt.<ref>{{cite news|author=Graphic detail Charts, maps and infographics |url=https://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2012/05/greeks-say-they-are-hardest-working-european-nation |title=Greeks say they are the hardest-working European nation: Stereotypes of Europe |newspaper=The Economist |date=May 30, 2012 |access-date=October 14, 2013}}</ref>

[[Yanko Tsvetkov]] has designed many maps which serve as pictorial representations of such stereotypes, giving an impression of how certain regions of the world may view others.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/mapping-stereotypes-europe-us-2011-9?op=1#europe-according-to-france-1 |title=MAPS: A Complete Guide To National Stereotypes All Around The World &#124; Business Insider Australia |publisher=Businessinsider.com.au |date=September 3, 2011 |access-date=October 14, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2012/feb/17/stereotype-maps-yanko-tsvetkov |title=Yanko Tsvetkov's stereotype maps – in pictures &#124; Art and design |newspaper=The Guardian |date=February 17, 2012 |access-date=October 14, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://alphadesigner.com/mapping-stereotypes/ |title=Mapping Stereotypes |publisher=Alphadesigner |access-date=October 14, 2013}}</ref> They have named such as "The Arab Winter" and "Crystal Ball View Of Europe In 2022".<ref>{{cite news|author=Tim Dowling |date=February 17, 2012 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2012/feb/17/stereotype-maps-tsvetkov |title=Stereotype maps: Is that what they think of us? &#124; Art and design |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=October 14, 2013}}</ref>

According to Dana E. Maestro, media images and depictions play a vital role in our ability to perceive different ethnicities and construct various racial and ethnic stereotypes. Most of these portrayals are seen through media platforms such as televisions, social media and commercials create a convenient sketch of how they want a certain group of people to be represented. For example, White Americans are always overly presented in positions of prestige and power in comparison to their counterparts such as Latinos or African Americans that are usually represented around themes of criminality and subservience.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Maestro |first=Dana E |title=Racial/Ethnic Stereotyping and The Media |publisher=Media Effects, Routledge |year=2009 |isbn=9780203877111 |pages=341–357}}</ref> On a whole, Media can never be assumed to an insignificant oulet of information but are culturally effective conduits that can drive our personal narrative on specific ethnic stereotyping. Since minorities are not adequately represented in the media it can lead to a negative misinterpretation and limited media diversity.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Harnois |first=Catherine |date=2015-10-12 |title=Race and the lifecourse: readings from the intersection of race, ethnicity, and age |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2015.1095344 |journal=Ethnic and Racial Studies |volume=39 |issue=8 |pages=1513–1514 |doi=10.1080/01419870.2015.1095344 |issn=0141-9870}}</ref>

According the J. Stanley Lemons, a stereotype for African-American men in the United States, specifically during the 1940s, was popularized through the use of comics and minstrel shows. African-American men were portrayed as having more animalistic features that alluded to the believe of their lack of knowledge and being considered second-class citizens during this time period. These features include oversized ear and mouths to indicate a monkey-like appearance. Portraying African-Americans as monkeys alludes to them being perceived as having limited intelligence.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Lemons|first=J. Stanley|date=1977|title=Black Stereotypes as Reflected in Popular Culture, 1880–1920 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/2712263 |journal=American Quarterly |volume=29 |issue=1 |pages=102–116 |doi=10.2307/2712263 |jstor=2712263 |issn=0003-0678}}</ref> To convey that idea further, African-Americans were made not able to speak proper English. The white impersonators often used [[African-American Vernacular English|Black English Vernacular]] (BEV). The impersonators over exaggerated and misused BEV so that the speech barely made sense, which furthered the notion of African Americans being unintelligent.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Mahar |first=William J. |date=1985 |title=Black English in Early Blackface Minstrelsy: A New Interpretation of the Sources of Minstrel Show Dialect |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/2712901 |journal=American Quarterly |volume=37 |issue=2 |pages=260–285 |doi=10.2307/2712901 |jstor=2712901 |issn=0003-0678}}</ref>