tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post7354670569576491606..comments2024-02-10T18:19:36.406-08:00Comments on Newspaper Rock: Greedy Jews and noble savagesRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-42837658064778072402009-11-07T05:43:08.575-08:002009-11-07T05:43:08.575-08:00There seems to be this need for most of us to desc...There seems to be this need for most of us to describe people by applying stereotypical attributes because it makes it easier to create a picture for those who may not have not had direct contact/experience with the subject(s) at hand. <br /><br />Many don't realize that such generalizations maintain and enforce prejuducial concepts of peoples not only for those who are experiencing or considering someone new but for those of us that are part of the group being generalized. If we are told often enough who and what we should be we often begin to believe that we must be that and slowly become "fill in blank" based on those stereotypes. <br /><br />Introducing someone based on stereotypical notions of their ethnicity, religion and beliefs prevents us from drawing our own conclusions based upon interaction and/or human behavior and often prevents us from seeing the universal in humanity.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18176109795167713603noreply@blogger.com