ENTRY 3_Nguyễn Thị Mận_11040648_3041993

ENTRY 3: Identifying Bias

ITEM 1:

-          Stereotype

-          Analysis:  This poster shows a Japanese man in his Japanese army suit rubbing his hands in a despicable way and making a despicable smile at the reader, saying "Go ahead, please - TAKE DAY OFF!" This poster's meaning is very obvious - it means that if you don't work hard, then you are helping the enemies take the better of your country, which in this case, was the United States. Posters such as this were common at the time and they pretty much led the average American citizens to believe that the Japanese were evil.

ITEM 2

-          Prejudice

-          Analysis: The woman is wearing office uniform. She is looking at a low column of coin. There are many columns of coin which is taller. She looks like disappointed and bored. There is a prejudice that women always get salary lower in society.

ITEM 3

-          Scapegoating

-          Analysis: A demonstrator holds a poster with the portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin during a protest march in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013, against the new Russian anti-gay law.