racism may not always exist. Granted we still have it in the modern world, no one will argue with that, but as a trend it seems to be reducing as society becomes more liberal. Stereotyping is a severe problem in society and IMO something that shouldnt be accepted at all. Sterotypes are often borne by attributing the negative actions of the minority within a community to the community as a whole. Also you would probably find that sterotyping is often the basis for a lot of racism. It is something that we will probably get get rid of, but something that should not be accepted. Back to the topic in hand. Bacause the family here was asian, they were steryotyped and when these comments were made people jumped to conclusions. I would be willing to bet that if a white, western family made the comments nothing would have happend.