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You know you're just making the case for sterotyping without using the word "sterotype", right? I'm not being snarky, for the purpose of this post I'll explici

You know you're just making the case for sterotyping without using the word "sterotype", right? I'm not being snarky, for the purpose of this post I'll explicitly state I'm not making the case that all stereotyping is bad (and not not saying that either). It's much easier to make the case that frats in general are too amalgamous to be held to their sterotype, and that frat membership is not a prerequisite to fitting the sterotype.

solipsism 11y ago
You know you're just making the case for sterotyping without using the word "sterotype", right? No, I don't know where you get that from. I'm not arguing that prejudicial stereotypes are good or should be used. I'm suggesting that the strategy of pretending a stereotype doesn't exist is a poor strategy for fighting the use of prejudicial stereotypes. We all know our brains are unbelievably bad at statistics. You're not going to get humans to all of a sudden start applying rigorous probabilistic analysis and deductive reasoning to inform their opinions. You can give statistical reasoning to your white friends for why they shouldn't cross the street when they see a group of brown or black kids dressed "like gang members" up ahead. You might be right, and they might even agree. And guess how much difference that will make the next time the situation comes up? It's a strategy that's as ignorant of human nature as Communism and just as likely to be successful.