I attended a session at ISCORE that was called, "The Power of a Single Story" and I went into it not really knowing what to expect. It turned out to be a really interesting session on an intriguing topic. It talked a lot about having different perspectives and not always looking at a story from only one perspective. In every situation there is more than one way to look at it. A point they tried to get across in this session was about diversity and how some people of differing backgrounds or characteristics can sometimes be shorted by a stereotype just because people are looking from only one perspective.
This was really interesting to me because it is something that not everyone thinks about. I definitely didn't realize how this occurs so often and can affect so many people. When you look at something from a different perspective the "story" can change tremendously, so I think it is important to make people aware of these "single stories" that exist because it makes for a lot of overlooking in certain areas.
Another point that stuck out to me was that stereotypes are incomplete. A stereotype does not define a person and who they are so it is important to be aware of these preconceived notions and stop yourself from overlooking and appreciating the diversity. No one person is the same, and stereotypes attempt to categorize people, which is disappointing in the society we live in today.
Overall, this session just brought a lot of things to my attention that I did not realize before, and I am definitely happy I am aware of the single story now. The session was really interesting and helped all of us look at things from a completely new perspective.
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