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Quote by: Flip Jackson  I swear no one seems ot be paying attention here.
Nor have you all studied psycology much. |
You should reconsider that comment.
I'm at least somewhat aware of psychology.
Like I said before , stereotypes can be dangerous -- particularly to their targets. Human reactions to snakes could be examined here. Plenty of people stereotype snakes as evil creatures, due both to their poisonous strikes and to Biblical serpent imagery. In Texas they even have festivals where they round up rattlesnakes and skin them, presumably to showcase human superiority in classic, primal "chest-thumping" fashion. Stereoptypes have also been used to commit cruel deeds to humans, as anyone can learn. So I'd say the reasonableness of a stereotype is largely a question of degree and intent.
Grandpa h.