(Originally posted at The Voice of Heard on September 15, 2011)
Suppose one day you are watching a TV show, reading a book, a
newspaper, or a magazine; skimming through the Internet, or strolling in a
public place one day when you hear a story that features, discusses, or
outright brands stereotypes on a group of people based on a simple yet specific
list of traits. You realize that you have a few of those traits but you also
know that you are not part of the stereotype described. How do you respond
to it? Do you just criticize it in your mind or openly in the presence of your
family, your friends, and peers? Would you take action against the portrayal of
the stereotype as a means of debunking and dissolving it? Those are the
questions you should take into consideration as I once again discuss the
problem of the stereotyping of video game players.
