Dr. Ben Carson's Stereotypes

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Presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson has told CNN that he feels that Muslims must not be elected as president. “I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation”(Carson, 2015) Looking at this statement from Dr. Carson as a stereotyping comment one can say that he is a borderline racist only because he says that only a Christian should be elected. Since he has mentioned to CNN, USA Today, and other media outlets he has made it clear that his beliefs are firmed on not having a Muslim as an elected president. Recanting his statement on Muslims being elected Carson has noted since the presidential polls have dropped in numbers, he has said that the media took his words and mixed them up (Carson, 2015). Looking at his last