Post # 4 Selective Perception

I think the part of chapter 3 that stuck out the most was the section on selective perception. Not that everything in the chapter was not important but the idea that you do it and only focus on those who are portraying the stereotype is crazy. I know that there are people out there who do selectively only see the stereotype and even though they have seen those who make the stereotype false they still believe it to be true. I know that my friends dad is very racist especially towards those who are black. No matter how many people who are black he sees that are working hard and making the most honest living possible I do not feel that it will ever change his racist ways. It is just to deeply implanted in him for him to see otherwise even though there are plenty of people who are black that in no way do or have fit the stereotypes.