Who's stereotyping?
Now excuse my while I go upstairs... mom just got finished with dinner
and I hear a mountain dew six-pack calling my name.
On 9/25/07, Alan Dayley <
alandd@consultpros.com> wrote:
>
> I don't see anything offensive in the above comments. In fact, they are
> kind of funny. Stereotypes are a good vehicle to poke fun at cultures
> and sub-cultures. But I suggest caution in their use.
>
> Stereotypes are useful since they provide a working context when dealing
> with individuals from a certain group. The context allows workable
> interaction in the absence of more detailed and personally specific
> information.
>
> Stereotypes are dangerous when they are continuously applied to all
> individuals of a group, even if certain individuals have demonstrated
> unique characteristics that allow deeper interaction. Limiting
> another's ability to communicate and grow because they are pidgin-holed
> by others into certain expected behaviors is not a good thing. Limiting
> your own world view with the tunnel vision of stereotypes is bad for
> yourself.
>
> Alan
>
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"Courage is like love; it must have hope to nourish it."
-Napoleon Bonaparte
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