Some extreme stereotypes end up with a disproportionate amount of mindshare - Christine O'Donnell and Sarah Palin seem like reasonable examples of this. [You c

Some extreme stereotypes end up with a disproportionate amount of mindshare - Christine O'Donnell and Sarah Palin seem like reasonable examples of this. [You could also consider those in charge of the Texas Board of Education rewriting history and science in textbooks that will be used across the whole country, or the particular people who create the often decidedly institutionally sexist terms of e.g., rape victim anonymity or child support.]