Falsehoods Quote by Anonymous
“The time when we could tolerate accounts presenting us the native as a distorted, childish charicature of a human being are gone. This picture is false, and like many other falsehoods, it has been killed by Science.”
About This Quote
Stereotypical portrayals of native peoples have been debunked by scientific evidence.
In simple terms: False caricatures of natives are disproven by science.
Key Takeaway
Rely on factual representation.
Themes
representation
science
culture
Mood
critical
educational
Type
analytical
advocacy
When to use this quote
- education
- media production
- policy making
Key Concepts
anthropology
media studies
Questions to Reflect On
- How does science correct cultural myths?
- What responsibilities do creators have?
A Different Perspective
Some may still cling to outdated images.
![“The problem is that those of us sympathetic with the plight of indigenous people view them as quaint and colorful, but somehow reduced to margins of history as the real world [(our world)] moves on We will be known as an era in which we stood by and either actively endorsed or passively accepted…” quote by Wade Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a7e/wade-davis-18196_accepted_the-problem-is-that-those-of-us-sympathe_997081.jpg)
![“A mind conscious of right laughs at the falsehoods of rumour. [Lat., Conscia mens recti famae mendacia risit.]” quote by Ovid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/95c/ovid-276_conscious_a-mind-conscious-of-right-laughs-at-the_12185.jpg)
![“I just wish this social institution [religion] wasn't based on what appears to me to be a monumental hoax built on an accumulation of customs and myths directed toward proving something that isn't true.” quote by Andy Rooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ce5/andy-rooney-1253_atheism_i-just-wish-this-social-institution-reli_313358.jpg)