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Aug 21, 2014, 02:52 AM
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Location: South Overshoe
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“Taking the line of least resistance, we lump the most different people together under the same heading. Taking the line of least resistance, we ascribe to them collective crimes, collective acts and opinions. "The Serbs have massacred…", "The English have devastated…", "The Jews have confiscated…", "The Blacks have torched", "The Arabs refuse…". We blithely express sweeping judgments on whole peoples, calling them "hardworking" and "ingenious", or "lazy", "touchy", "sly", "proud", or "obstinate". And sometimes this ends in bloodshed." – Amin Maalouf "On Identity”
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ster·e·o·type (str--tp, stîr-)
n.
1. A conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image.
2. One that is regarded as embodying or conforming to a set image or type.
3. Printing A metal printing plate cast from a matrix molded from a raised printing surface, such as type.
tr.v. ster·e·o·typed, ster·e·o·typ·ing, ster·e·o·types
1. To make a stereotype of.
2. To characterize by a stereotype: "Elderly Americans are the neglected sector of the fashion industry, stereotyped by blue hair and polyester pantsuits" (American Demographics).
3. To give a fixed, unvarying form to.
4. To print from a stereotype. stereotype - definition of stereotype by The Free Dictionary
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Stereotyping has its pros and cons:
Stereotypes | Simply Psychology
Defining Stereotypes as Inaccurate Is Common and Irrational | Psychology Today
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/07/op...reat.html?_r=0
So, is stereotyping good or bad?
Why stereotypes are bad even when they're 'good' | Oliver Burkeman | Comment is free | theguardian.com
The Pain of Positive Stereotypes | Psychology Today
I dislike stereotypes because there are always individual exceptions to the generalizations employed.
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