(4.) Though this group of children, almost all of whom were White, did not live near a large Native American population and probably had had little if any personal interaction with American Indians, they all had internalized an image of what Indians were like. How did they know? Cartoon images, in particular the Disney movie Peter Pan, were cited by the children as their number-one source of information. At the age of three, these children already had a set of stereotypes in place. Though I would not describe three-year-olds as prejudiced, the stereotypes to which they have been exposed become the foundation for the adult prejudices so many of us have.
It is weird if you think about 3 year old being prejudice but it happens. The kids were not being prejudice they just were not taught the actual meaning of what American Indians are. I think not knowing what a certain race is and just making an assumption about that race is not prejudice. these kids just guessed what American Indians are they did not really know. If we educate people about other people and races then there will be less stereotypes and less people being predudice.
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