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Stereotypes: All Black Men Cheat

https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/news/story/gender-stereotypes-are-promoted-by-parents-and-teachers-says-stanford-university-study-1282888-2018-07-11.    Habitually, black men are stereotyped as  "They all cheat!" originated from women of color. According to the article "The terrifying of stereotypes-and how to deal with them," states "Stigmatized individuals experience anxiety which depletes their cognitive resources and leads to underperformance, confirmation of the negative stereotype and reinforcement of the fear."   ("Ziwe on TikTok" )—implying that black men experience anxiety due to the different stereotypes thrown at them, which leads to men of color living up to those stereotypes. These men then believe that this stereotype is genuine and begin to act less than who they are. Stereotypes run hand in hand with discrimination, leading to unfair treatment of men of color. In most cases, women tend to judge all men based on their one
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Untrapped: Black Culture

Music has united people worldwide. "... three main ways music and culture come together in symbiotic harmony... sharing emotions through music, music is an activity that promotes bonding over an experience, music is a highway of shared experiences..." (Rosas) Music has now helped people worldwide come together and have something to connect about. In the Untrapped: Lil Baby Documentary, the rapper gives his fans a visualization of how he relates to his music; in which his fans can relate to his music. So, he is showing them that he can relate to his fans/the things he raps about. On August 26, 2022, the film Untrapped: The Story of Lil Baby' was released, and the film was written and directed by Karam Gill. The rapper's family members and a few public figures spoke out on Lil Baby's behalf. In the documentary, Untrapped: The Story of Lil Baby, the director shows the audience how Lil Baby's rap lyrics relate to black culture as an image of poverty, police brutal

Black Culture in Today’s World

The black culture is top-tier. This culture as a whole stands out. The black culture is very distinctive; the way they communicate it’s unique, as well as how united they are. The Black Culture is exclusive and it makes us who they are. From the African American Vernacular English to the food, the way they carry themselves, along with how they come together as one. Image , language, and unity play significant roles in being connected to black culture.   https://forwardtimes.com/black-america-unity-answer/.       Your image plays a major role in black culture; people tend to stereotype people based on how you present yourself. First, if a black person was to stay in trouble a lot and have an attitude periodically; they would have a bad image of certain people. That person would now be labeled as an angry troublemaker. The A Letter to My Niece magazine stated, “Growing up, your mother was a lot like she is now —aggressively content and headstrong.”. She went on to say, “The world, howev