Racial Stereotypes

Nursery rhymes are great aids for educating children; isn't it time we wrote and taught them better ones?

Surely there is something intrinsically problematic in making children recite nursery rhymes about throwing old people down the stairs. Also we are talking about throwing people downstairs because they refuse to say their prayers? Isn’t that problematic? Oh wait, I think that might be patriotic. Never mind.

Little Black Sambo: A look at the bizarre history of Helen Bannerman's racism-riddled children’s story

Why has Little Brave Sambo (or Little Black Sambo) endured, why do people defend it so passionately and perhaps most intriguing of all, why do people keep re-writing it to try and make it more politically correct?

Little Black Sambo: Why the many attempts to rectify racism of Helen Bannerman's popular story failed

Why has Little Brave Sambo (or Little Black Sambo) endured, why do people defend it so passionately and perhaps most intriguing of all, why do people keep re-writing it to try and make it more politically correct?

Game of Thrones may reinforce existing racial, cultural, geographical stereotypes, states a study

In his study, Mat Hardy, Senior Lecturer at Deakin University in Canada, cited examples from the storyline of Daenerys Targaryen in Game of Thrones, the heir to the Iron Throne — a white Westerner who navigates the perils of the Eastern lands to claim her birthright.