| Hmm? For example if we stereotype all snakes as dangerous because of a fear of rattlesnakes.
People might run away from or kill all snakes because of they stereotyped them as potential rattlesnakes, even the harmless ones.
So one problem with stereotyping is that it blinds us to the individualisms within a large group of snakes, or in this case, people (based on race or nationality, gender, etc.).
I used to think that all asians do not know how to drive cars properly. So if someone ahead of me was driving like they did not know what they were doing, I might utter "must be an asian". Or some old person, or a woman driver. ( everyone might come up with remark of their own ). |