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Quote by: Aimee  I agree with the fact that stereotyping does not only
apply to black people, but rather to all sectors of
society, including gays, whites, latinos, etc.
However, I think that, in the case of the black
community (as well as the latin community), the stereotypes could
be very harmful because when children are young, they are
like sponge, absorbing everything they see, and they don't have
yet the intellectual abilities (no offense to anyone's children) to
logically say "this or that behavior are stereotypes and I
can choose something else for myself". |
The problem is that individuality does NOT always give people peace of mind.
It's not like there are no excuses to fall into the crowd, even for those who are intelligent enough to do otherwise.
Being ostracized can hurt like hell.
Grandpa h.