I'll break down my answer.
The definition of challenge in this context is, I assume, to dispute the validity of. A stereotype is by definition an oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.
So I'd say by definition I'd say you're already disputing the validity of these characteristics, job roles and so on that are associated with certain genders by saying they are stereotypes. You're already saying they are over simplified.
It's basically like asking should you dispute the validity of something that is wrong?
On the other hand sometimes people phrase things wrongly but it's just generally understood what they mean and therefore I don't think it is necessary to dispute what they mean.
Like if I say men are faster runners than women, I mean on average, and I mean the fastest man is faster than the fastest woman and so on, I don't literally mean all men, even the ones who are on their death bed, are faster than a woman who is a sprinter.
The definition of challenge in this context is, I assume, to dispute the validity of. A stereotype is by definition an oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.
So I'd say by definition I'd say you're already disputing the validity of these characteristics, job roles and so on that are associated with certain genders by saying they are stereotypes. You're already saying they are over simplified.
It's basically like asking should you dispute the validity of something that is wrong?
On the other hand sometimes people phrase things wrongly but it's just generally understood what they mean and therefore I don't think it is necessary to dispute what they mean.
Like if I say men are faster runners than women, I mean on average, and I mean the fastest man is faster than the fastest woman and so on, I don't literally mean all men, even the ones who are on their death bed, are faster than a woman who is a sprinter.
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Impersonation is treason.
