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Stereotypes of South Asians, an Uncommon card
Stereotypes of South Asians consist of various generalized beliefs about individuals from South Asia which derive from the region's history and interaction with other cultures and peoples.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 77
- DEF
- 78
- Power
- 155
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 29,000
Power 155 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Stereotypes of South Asians quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Stereotypes of South Asians card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
From the 16th century onwards, European colonialists began to arrive in the ______ as part of the Age of Discovery.
Answer
subcontinent. From the 16th century onwards, European colonialists began to arrive in the subcontinent as part of the Age of Discovery. From the Stereotypes of South Asians article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
History of Kyrgyzstan. History of Kyrgyzstan 80 · Stereotypes of South Asians 77 · La Venta 74 · Stephen V of Hungary 69 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- These stereotypes are often rooted in orientalism, xenophobia and racism and date back to the history of European colonialism and imperialism in the Indian subcontinent during the 18th and 19th centuries along with the immigration of South Asians to the English-speaking world in the 20th century.
- According to academics Omar Rahman, David Pollock and John Berry, such stereotypes, which have been primarily propagated through popular culture, have influenced the process of acculturation for South Asian immigrants in Western nations.
- From the 16th century onwards, European colonialists began to arrive in the subcontinent as part of the Age of Discovery.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Stereotypes of South Asians article was read about 29,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 77 and blocks with 78: each hit it takes is cut by 31 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Stereotypes of South Asians (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Leonard Juda Frank, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
