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Slavery

A person who is held in bondage to another; one who is wholly subject to the will of another; one who is held as possession; one who has no freedom, but who is and services are wholly under the control of another", this is the definition of a typical slave. What comes to your mind when you hear the word slave? What do most people picture in their head when they hear the word "Slave"? Most people automatically see different color when the word slave is mentioned. People in this society don't recognize or acknowledge people for who they are, but what they do. Stereotyping is just in people’s nature, it is easier to label some one by class, than by strength of character. Stereotyping, is how people describe each other. A Seven-Eleven owner is automatically Indian, a Mexican must be a gang member, a rich black person is for sure a drug dealer, a Persian must own a gas station, and the list goes on and on. For the same reason, when people hear the word slave, they picture a big, muscular,...

Posted by: Quentina Green

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