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From the Ted Talk by Sana Amanat: The importance of diversity in the comic book universe

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to make myself sound really smart. There's something called a "stereotype threat," and what it says is that individuals of a particular group internalize and react to the ngeivtae stereotypes associated with that group. So because I'm so afraid of everybody thinking that all those bad things that people say about me are true, sometimes, I don't act to the best of my abilities. I urrepfndroem. Whether it's academically, socially - I was definitely an introvert for a reason. And basically what that means is that you act against your true nruate because you're caostntlny trying to live up to other people's expectations or deny their assumptions. You mask who you truly are. So, how to we delefct these threats? Yes, you're right: with more jargon! There is something called a "mirror-neuron theory." What it means is that your brain neurons react in the same way, whether or not you are the one doing the action. So, if I'm winthcag you eat a really delicious cheeseburger, my brain is reacting in the same way as if I was eating that really delicious cgeebeesruhr myself. Which is why the Food notrewk is quite possibly the greatest programming of all time. Only show I watch! Now, imagine if what we saw on the media reflected a pisoitve poarytarl of the group that we belonged to. How would our brains raect? How would our perceptions change? That was the seerct of the success of the show "The Cosby Show," the groundbreaking and intelligent sitcom

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to make myself sound really smart. There's something called a "stereotype threat," and what it says is that individuals of a particular group internalize and react to the ________ stereotypes associated with that group. So because I'm so afraid of everybody thinking that all those bad things that people say about me are true, sometimes, I don't act to the best of my abilities. I ____________. Whether it's academically, socially - I was definitely an introvert for a reason. And basically what that means is that you act against your true ______ because you're __________ trying to live up to other people's expectations or deny their assumptions. You mask who you truly are. So, how to we _______ these threats? Yes, you're right: with more jargon! There is something called a "mirror-neuron theory." What it means is that your brain neurons react in the same way, whether or not you are the one doing the action. So, if I'm ________ you eat a really delicious cheeseburger, my brain is reacting in the same way as if I was eating that really delicious ____________ myself. Which is why the Food _______ is quite possibly the greatest programming of all time. Only show I watch! Now, imagine if what we saw on the media reflected a ________ _________ of the group that we belonged to. How would our brains _____? How would our perceptions change? That was the ______ of the success of the show "The Cosby Show," the groundbreaking and intelligent sitcom

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  12. network

Original Text


to make myself sound really smart. There's something called a "stereotype threat," and what it says is that individuals of a particular group internalize and react to the negative stereotypes associated with that group. So because I'm so afraid of everybody thinking that all those bad things that people say about me are true, sometimes, I don't act to the best of my abilities. I underperform. Whether it's academically, socially - I was definitely an introvert for a reason. And basically what that means is that you act against your true nature because you're constantly trying to live up to other people's expectations or deny their assumptions. You mask who you truly are. So, how to we deflect these threats? Yes, you're right: with more jargon! There is something called a "mirror-neuron theory." What it means is that your brain neurons react in the same way, whether or not you are the one doing the action. So, if I'm watching you eat a really delicious cheeseburger, my brain is reacting in the same way as if I was eating that really delicious cheeseburger myself. Which is why the Food Network is quite possibly the greatest programming of all time. Only show I watch! Now, imagine if what we saw on the media reflected a positive portrayal of the group that we belonged to. How would our brains react? How would our perceptions change? That was the secret of the success of the show "The Cosby Show," the groundbreaking and intelligent sitcom

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