tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4366716621949334535.post29717865254976548..comments2023-09-27T13:18:41.211+01:00Comments on Philosophtly: Stereotypes are useful toolsShaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03899631534928070875noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4366716621949334535.post-65304715637660238972009-10-02T16:50:23.892+01:002009-10-02T16:50:23.892+01:00Your point is taken, but pointing out more bad, in...Your point is taken, but pointing out more bad, inexcusable examples of stereotyping doesn't prove that stereotyping itself is inherently evil.<br /><br />Read up on psychology - you're <i>always</i> stereotyping, <i>all the time</i>; it's just generally at a subconscious level so you don't even notice it.<br /><br />See dark clouds and expect it to rain? That's stereotyping. Get nervous about a guy coming towards you with a knife in a dark alley? That's stereotyping. <i>Don't</i> stick your hand in a tiger enclosure at the zoo to pet the tigers? That's stereotyping, too.Shaperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03899631534928070875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4366716621949334535.post-84501459709698094572009-10-01T06:17:15.642+01:002009-10-01T06:17:15.642+01:00Stereotypes Are A Real Time-Saver<a href="http://www.theonion.com/content/node/33210" rel="nofollow">Stereotypes Are A Real Time-Saver</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com