The owner of a North Otago gift shop promoting golliwogs, or gollys as she likes to call them, says the dolls are not racist and sales help keep the Sri Lankan girls, who make them, out of prostitution. Read more
Posts Tagged ‘stereotypes’
Pink and blue chocolate reinforces gender binary stereotypes
Thursday, February 21st, 2019Whittaker’s have launched pink and blue chocolate bars as a fundraiser for Plunket. But critics said it reinforces gender binary stereotypes. There have been a variety of reactions. Here are some of them.
The Ned Flanders effect – religious people unattractive?
Tuesday, April 14th, 2015
A collaborative study carried out by a number of universities around the world, including the The University of Otago in New Zealand, has found evidence for the existence of the Ned Flanders effect. Nedward “Ned” Flanders, is a character in the long running TV series The Simpsons. He is the Simpson family’s extremely religious next “diddly-door” Read more
“Dumb Irish” stereotype gets yet another airing
Friday, December 19th, 2014
The Media have once again aired the common stereotype about the comic incompetence of the “Dumb Irish”, who are always good for a laugh. And the commentors have been quick to climb on board. Ireland, it seems, is inhabited by characters straight out of Fr Ted and Mrs Brown’s Boys, and now they are invading Read more
Muslim women and children abused on the way to school
Friday, November 7th, 2014
Muslim leaders have reported a spike in racial abuse aimed mostly at women and children, many walking to and from school. In his address on Wednesday the Prime Minister of New Zealand, John Key, stressed that of those few individuals on a security watch list none are representative of New Zealand’s Muslim community as a Read more
NZ Moslems say backlash not as bad in NZ as other places
Friday, October 3rd, 2014
Moslem leaders have expressed disappointment about the backlash they are experiencing as a result of the activity of Moslem extremists. While they are disheartened by this they say the situation is not as bad in New Zealand as it is in other places. The constant association with radicals is disheartening, says the President of the Read more
Auckland Mosque has an open day
Tuesday, June 17th, 2014An Auckland Mosque held an open day last Saturday in an attempt to rid people of their misconceptions about Islam. Manukau’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Community says the stereotype of the mosque being a hub of incitement is quite wrong. National Vice President Bashir Khan wants to show people what really goes on. “This is what mosque Read more
Media’s crucial role in promoting diversity
Tuesday, February 25th, 2014New Zealand-based journalism academic is looking for more discussion of the role of the media in promoting diversity, and more cooperation among New Zealand organisations to promote responsible and equitable reporting in a multicultural society Verica Rupar knows first hand the power of the media to foster cultural and religious diversity – or to fan Read more
Muslim superhero vs real-life Islamophobia
Friday, December 6th, 2013
When Marvel Comics announced the debut of its latest superhero — a 16-year-old Pakistani-American Muslim from Jersey City, N.J. — it was correctly seen as a positive development. Created and written by two American Muslim women, Kamala Khan (aka Ms. Marvel) holds promise. But while Khan is a comic book character, she should not become Read more