In the novel, the absolutely true diary of a part time indian and in "Sorry for not Being a Stereotype" both share some ways in which Indians and many other cultures are stereotyped by their looks. I agree with both novels/articles because there's many cultures that are influenced by media and people. Most people that stereotype normally don't know much about the culture, they only know the image that media and others give them. Indians are known to be poor, red-faced, dressed in Pocahoochie outfits. Indians are known to live in teepees when they actually live in cities just like any other. The image shown by the media is an indian using feathered, buckskin, and beaded outfits, when they were gap and other clothes just like any other. I am Mexican and just like Indians we get stereotyped. People think Mexicans are poor, we live in small houses, we're dark skinned, we ride donkeys, and we are all illegal. Let me make this clear. We own big bussinesses, therefore, we are not poor. We live in big and small houses just like any other american. We definitely drive cars, and not all of us are illegal. My point is stereotypes change the whole image of different cultures.
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