According to Marger Jewish Americans have been one of the most successful ethnic groups in America. Many times they're referred to as the ideal ethnic group. You would think that a successful group such as the Jewish Americans would have a positive stereotype and be looked up to. However, it seems that there has always been so many negative stereotypes about Jewish Americans. Marger mentioned some of these stereotypes- dishonest, unethical, and conceited. I was thinking why the stereotypes are this way. I feel it is because their success could have been seen as a threat to other Americans. Therefore they used talking poorly about Jewish Americans to make them look bad as a defense mechanism.
Ashley Allen, post 13
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