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Stereotypes exist for a reason.

• pyre 16y ago
  To oppress races of people that we don't like so much?
  • nhangen 16y ago
    so women are a race now?
    • pyre 16y ago
      If smallblacksun wanted to refer only to stereotypes about gender roles he/she should have said 'those stereotypes exist for a reason.' Instead he/she said 'stereotypes exist for a reason,' which is a much broader statement.
• jtbigwoo 16y ago
  Because it's easier than critical thinking?
  • pbhjpbhj 16y ago
    >Because it's [stereotyping is] easier than critical thinking? In a way, yes. In fact stereotyping is like writing a script rather than repeating the same process over and over. You may need to amend the script for a given situation of course, but it serves as a useful first approximation of a solution. It is critical thinking that leads one to effective use of stereotypes: it's not always raining when it's cloudy outside but it's a useful indicator.
  • ryanwaggoner 16y ago
    Aren't stereotypes basically a kind of heuristic? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heuristic http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heuristic