+107 Stereotypes don't have to be negative, amirite?

by Anonymous 11 years ago

the "positive" ones bug people too

by Anonymous 11 years ago

True but unless you are talking about the printing industry (plate cast style printing on a press) they are still prejudicial even if they are positive.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Yep that was the point I was trying to make. It doesn't have to be something negative to be stereotypical and prejudiced

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Canada

by Anonymous 11 years ago

By "negative", do you mean "have a negative effect"? Or do you mean that assumptions of positive traits are just as bad as that of negative ones?

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Wouldn't you "Agree" either way?

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I don't think stereotypes can have a positive effect. They cause us to have unreal expectations of a race, and can pressure people to conform to something that isn't natural to them.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I meant that a stereotype can have a positive quality I guess. For example, all Asians are smart is a stereotype although it isn't as offensive as, say, all black people steal

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I agree that it isn't as offensive, but there aren't any stereotypes that have a "good" effect on the world. They're on a continuum of offensiveness, and the least offensive of all is an absence of stereotype altogether.

by Anonymous 11 years ago