{"id":135,"date":"2020-01-28T20:10:45","date_gmt":"2020-01-28T20:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dh-wordpress.ramapo.edu\/SSI-2020\/?p=135"},"modified":"2020-01-28T20:10:45","modified_gmt":"2020-01-28T20:10:45","slug":"the-single-story-of-american-innocence-and-greatness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh-wordpress.ramapo.edu\/SSI-2020\/blog\/2020\/01\/28\/the-single-story-of-american-innocence-and-greatness\/","title":{"rendered":"The Single-Story of American Innocence and Greatness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Adichie discusses many topics including stereotypes, power, ignorance, and biases. She believes having one story about a people causes an assumption about all those who fall under the group, even if it may not be true for everyone. The quote in the image is one of the more prevalent statements she made during her talk. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Office equipment of a Communist newspaper is burned in a Tehran street, Aug. 19, 1953, during the pro-Shah riot which swept through the capital. After a day of street fighting, Royalist forces triumphed and Dr. Mossadegh the Prime Minister was ousted. Major General Fazlollam Zahedi, the Shah’s nominee as Prime Minister, who led an unsuccessful coup a few days ago, is now in control. (AP Photo)”
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Many Americans have a single story about America. There is a failure to acknowledge the country’s past and present mistakes. Errors are excused by claiming America is still the best place for freedom, allowing citizens to become content with current situations. By education and media covering up or ignoring events in the past where America has done morally questionable actions allows the continuation of the single-story Americans are taught about the inherent goodness of their country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“This Vogue magazine cover has stirred up a lot of controversies. It features basketball player LeBron James and supermodel Gisele posed similarly to King Kong, pictured as a Brute. Some critics are saying that even as LeBron is the first African American male to grace the cover of Vogue, why does it have to be a picture that perpetuates racial stereotypes?”
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This is an example of how single-stories are supported by media images whether covert or overt, whether intentional or unintentional. By continuing this single-story idea about colored men being rapists or brutes presenting a danger to white women can heavily influence implicit biases. With images in our everyday life proving single-stories, it makes it extremely difficult to challenge what the stories tell us. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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