So we want to know: Which "positive" stereotypes actually have negative consequences? Maybe the stereotype that Asians are really smart and good at math was harmful in school. Maybe it felt like you ...

Even narratives that seem beneficial can actually be harmful. Take the “model minority” stereotype often applied to Asian Americans. This image hurts everyone. For instance, some white (and other) ...

"It makes you feel like you can't ever be down, sad, depressed, or hurt. You can't share your emotions or struggles. That can be damaging as hell." 2."That all Asians are good at math. As a teenager, ...

In this episode, both a Black and Asian man are stereotyped while on a date. As public attitudes on racial discrimination have evolved during the growing Black Lives Matter movement and the ...

Among the more coherent—which is not to say worthwhile—ideas in Ye’s recent, much-publicized antisemitic social media tirades is the idea that Jewish people control the media and hold disproportionate ...

The COVID crisis throws into relief what happens when grief has—quite literally—nowhere to go. The evidence suggests that most people summon strengths that surpass their own expectations. When we ...

It's not hard to spin a positive stereotype as a compliment. But making any generalization about a group is a slippery slope. During my senior year of high school, I started dreading calculus. Every ...

While negative stereotypes are obviously harmful, new research shows that positive stereotypes — like assuming blanket qualities of a female... In an interview earlier this year, Sen. Harry Reid ...

That everyone's so friendly here. Well, there's some merit to it, but the way foreigners describe it is so exaggerated. It's only because most of the Filipinos don't know how to be rude in English.

Out of the six major minority groups in the United States, Asian Americans are the third-largest group with around 17.3 million people, making up 5.6% of the U.S. population, according to 2010 U.S.

When it comes to stereotypes of marginalized groups, not all of them are considered negative. Some stereotypes are seen as "positive," but they can still have devastating effects. Maybe the stereotype ...

When we think of the problems that stereotypes cause, we typically focus on negative characteristics associated with groups. Over the years, I have been part of conversations where someone uses the ...