The phrase "similar to you," is vague enough to possibly connote an actual scientific bases of measurement. Eg you could be measuring people according to their

The phrase "similar to you," is vague enough to possibly connote an actual scientific bases of measurement. Eg you could be measuring people according to their intelligence percentile as opposed to their racial group. The term "stereotype" has a very specific meaning where people are compared archetypes of their racial, gendered, or social group, not something intrinsic to their personality or morality. Stereotypes can be very negative and so are viewed as generally unfair.