This video illustrates a very important issue in society. As the narrator explains within the video, that certain stereotypes are initially given to certain people; and that the person deeming these stereotype have already predetermined the characteristics of the other person. These stereotypes(some that we are familiar with and some we are not) span all over the globe in many different types of countries and "races". However, despite the specific type of "racism" that is happening here i would like to focus on the narrators reaction and mental process because he recognizes the women's actions as "racism".
In the video the narrator comes to a "racist" conclusion and explains that the fact that he thinks your stereotyping him is in fact a type of provocation. The Narrator says "in actuality your provoking a savage attack". Im sure that this feeling doesn't only belong to this type of stereotyping. It also happens into almost every other type there is. Some both "positive" or negative stereotyping.
In a case like this, is it alright to jump to a "racist" conclusion? Who knows? Maybe the women in the video(or anyone who would have a reaction that could be considered racist) had an accident previously that caused her to act in such a way. For example: maybe before coming into the elevator the women almost got mugged? Maybe she has something in there she doesn't want anyone to see?
So reader, when exactly is it "ok" to immediately jump to a "racist" conclusion.
I agree, their is no such thing as positive stereotypes, at least that's what I took away from your placing it in quotation marks. To your question about is it ok to jump to racist conclusions. I think that we do all the time every time independent of right or wrong, we understand the world though ideologies, and the hegemonic ideology of racialized people is, I feel, based in the criminalization of these people.
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