Stereotypes are assumptions about the characteristics of a particular group of people. These assumptions could be due to race, culture, country, community and religion. Women are not as intelligent as men. Men are strong and do all the work. Americans are tolerant but arrogant. Girls are not good at sports. Blacks are stronger than whites. Black people are criminals. The old ones are all very old-fashioned. All blonde women are stupid. Boys are messy and impure. Girls only care about physical appearance. Women always talk too much on the phone. All black people are lazy. Women are terrible drivers. Muslims are terrorists. These are some famous stereotypes that represent some commonly shared conventional beliefs about specific types of individuals or groups. Many people believe that stereotypes exist because they arise from truth, often stating, “If there's smoke, there's fire.” Although many people argue that stereotypes are based in truth, stereotypes are not based in truth because they are based on false assumptions, hasty generalizations, biased media reports, and a lack of cultural knowledge. Stereotypes exist because of false assumptions. Judging people without knowing them, with limited knowledge, is one of the main reasons that contributes to making false hypotheses. With stereotypes, we actually ignore the diversity that exists between different groups. Some common stereotypes about blacks are that they are criminal, violent, ugly, ignorant, and involved in gangs. Now, if we consider all these stereotypes to be true, then how is it possible that Barack Obama is the President of the United States? Because he is not involved in criminal activities... middle of paper....... .R, Irteza. 2014. Web. 17 March 2014. .Unknown. "Examples of Stereotypes - Examples of Stereotypes." Fos.iloveindia.com, 2014. Web. 17 March 2014. .Unknown. “Stereotypes – Research Papers – Aamir29.” StudyMode, 2014. Web. 17 March 2014. .Unknown. "Intelligentsia: Stereotypes exist because they are rooted in truth." Intelligential.blogspot.com, 2014. Web. March 17, 2014. .Unknown. "All Muslims are terrorists." Truthexposed.co.uk, 2014. Web. 17 March 2014. .