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Do stereotypes have any truth to them?

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Do stereotypes have any truth to them?
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RE: Do stereotypes have any truth to them?
January 10, 2025 at 11:15 am
(January 10, 2025 at 10:39 am)Jamie Smithie Wrote: Does anyone know someone who acts according to a "stereotype"? I do. I know a black guy who is often late for his job, a spanish guy who likes flamenco, and a gay guy who speaks with a lisp.

That's not to say that these characteristics apply to everyone in their respective groups. That would be statistically very unlikely indeed. No, it wouldn't be all. It would be less than that.

Of what significance is this observation? Of course, there are examples of people who fit stereotypes. We wouldn't have these stereotypes if there weren't. What, if anything, follows from this?
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Do stereotypes have any truth to them? - by Jamie Smithie - January 9, 2025 at 4:25 am
RE: Do stereotypes have any truth to them? - by Belacqua - January 9, 2025 at 6:21 am
RE: Do stereotypes have any truth to them? - by Sheldon - January 9, 2025 at 7:15 am
RE: Do stereotypes have any truth to them? - by brewer - January 9, 2025 at 8:40 am
RE: Do stereotypes have any truth to them? - by Sheldon - January 9, 2025 at 9:37 am
RE: Do stereotypes have any truth to them? - by brewer - January 9, 2025 at 9:55 am
RE: Do stereotypes have any truth to them? - by Belacqua - January 10, 2025 at 5:21 am
RE: Do stereotypes have any truth to them? - by brewer - January 10, 2025 at 10:35 am
RE: Do stereotypes have any truth to them? - by Deesse23 - January 11, 2025 at 12:29 pm
RE: Do stereotypes have any truth to them? - by Sheldon - January 11, 2025 at 1:24 pm
RE: Do stereotypes have any truth to them? - by Jamie Smithie - January 10, 2025 at 10:39 am
RE: Do stereotypes have any truth to them? - by arewethereyet - January 10, 2025 at 10:43 am
RE: Do stereotypes have any truth to them? - by Jamie Smithie - January 10, 2025 at 10:47 am
RE: Do stereotypes have any truth to them? - by Angrboda - January 10, 2025 at 11:15 am
RE: Do stereotypes have any truth to them? - by Nay_Sayer - January 10, 2025 at 11:40 am
RE: Do stereotypes have any truth to them? - by arewethereyet - January 10, 2025 at 11:42 am
RE: Do stereotypes have any truth to them? - by Jamie Smithie - January 10, 2025 at 11:54 am
RE: Do stereotypes have any truth to them? - by arewethereyet - January 10, 2025 at 12:00 pm
RE: Do stereotypes have any truth to them? - by Nay_Sayer - January 10, 2025 at 12:23 pm
RE: Do stereotypes have any truth to them? - by Jackalope - January 10, 2025 at 12:52 pm
RE: Do stereotypes have any truth to them? - by Silver - January 10, 2025 at 11:54 am
RE: Do stereotypes have any truth to them? - by Nay_Sayer - January 10, 2025 at 2:42 pm
RE: Do stereotypes have any truth to them? - by Silver - January 10, 2025 at 3:18 pm
RE: Do stereotypes have any truth to them? - by Sheldon - January 11, 2025 at 10:25 am
RE: Do stereotypes have any truth to them? - by brewer - January 11, 2025 at 10:36 am
RE: Do stereotypes have any truth to them? - by Sheldon - January 11, 2025 at 11:24 am
RE: Do stereotypes have any truth to them? - by Sheldon - January 11, 2025 at 1:12 pm
RE: Do stereotypes have any truth to them? - by Sheldon - January 10, 2025 at 3:48 pm
RE: Do stereotypes have any truth to them? - by Nay_Sayer - January 10, 2025 at 3:53 pm
RE: Do stereotypes have any truth to them? - by Silver - January 10, 2025 at 3:26 pm
RE: Do stereotypes have any truth to them? - by Angrboda - June 21, 2025 at 12:01 pm
RE: Do stereotypes have any truth to them? - by Deesse23 - June 21, 2025 at 10:51 am

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