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I saw this earlier today on Ted.com and really felt it was something that everyone should watch. TED's motto is "Ideas worth spreading" it's a collection of talks from speakers all over the globe. They cover all sorts of topics ranging from stories, to technological breakthroughs, to lectures on music or physics and string theory. Definitely something worth checking out once or twice a week if you have some time to spare. Most talks range from 10-20 minutes.
This talk is by a Nigerian girl who was brought up in a middle class family and shows how not being fully educated about a people or a place causes us to create stereotypes and biases. Stereotypes that she created for others and ones that were created towards her. These stereotypes aren't necessarily created with bad intentions but eventually can turn into that.
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