https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/mar/12/viral-video-hijacked-by-children-sparks-fierce-debate-on-social-media
political scientist Prof Robert Kelly's Children became internet sensations after 'hijacking' his BBC Interview. However the response from their mother sparked debates across social media after many assumed she was the nanny due to stereotypes of asian woman. Even 'valid' sources of news wrote that she was the nanny. suggesting that stereotypes are deeply ingrained within everyone and across media.
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I personally think that this video shows a lot of things. Initially I didn't think much of who the woman was, I was to busy repeating the children entrance but whilst reading the comments I noticed the assumption of her being the Nanny quite quickly. Rather than commenting on the children people were talking about her and her actions. there were also comments quick to reply and show that she was their mother. But i think that it highlights how stereotypes are often reinforced on the internet almost instantaneously and how the internet doesn't follow the hypodermic needle. People were having debates on who she was, not just accepting the assumption so although stereotypes can be easily reinforced, they can also be as easily debated and taken apart. Potentially this could be a good factor with trying to removes stereotypes because people can see other sides of the story.
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