what does stereotype mean?
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judging that a person has a particular personality trait, like easily angered, because they have a particular physical trait (red hair). this is usually based on bias and predjudices instead of fact.
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Having or indicating an awareness of things as they really are: down-to-earth, hard, hardheaded, matter-of-fact, objective, practical, pragmatic, pragmatical, prosaic, realistic, sober, unromantic. \n\n2pts.
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There is a  fine line between stereotyping\nand generalizing.  Example#1: boys are discipline\nproblems in school.  Are there more boys or girls in\ndetention?  Generally boys are in trouble because\nthey are more overt in their behavior, but are\nall boys causing problems?  #2 Rednecks are crude, \nbeer drinking, pickup driving guys (or gals) living \nin trailer parks.  Jeff Foxworthy helps with that.\n#3 Blonds are dumb....enough said.
1097638
You need professional help. It's called Stereotype Breaking 101.
1155250
Good point, do your best to change the stereotype by being a great skateboarder and staying away from drugs and making good decisions.  You have the opportunity to lead by example. \nGood Luck.
393095
People are ignorant. There are positive stereotypes and negative stereotypes. If the majority of one group has a certain characteristic, that becomes a stereotype. The problem is that it does not leave room to individuality or behaving "outside-of-the-box". Stereotypes trap us in a role and it trap us with possibly incorrect views of others.
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Stereotypes form from what it appears the majority of those distinct people are doing. Stereotypes are usually untrue about the whole group, but are usually true about the most visible ones of those groups. It appears to me that the least desireable of any group are the ones most demonstrative and most visible and thats where the stereotypes come from. Are all Italians mobsters? No... but those who are make themselves very visible. Are all blacks ghetto thugs? No, but those who are make themselves most visible, are all Christians nasty judgemental hypcrites? No, but those who are have made themselves most visible. Are all gays flamboyant hairdressers? No, but they're the ones most visible. \n\nUsually the stereotypes are what we wish people would overlook. Best thing to do I suppose is for the good people of these bunches to come out and be more vocal for their side.
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It's basically a result of ignorance and fear.  People hear stereotypes and believe them and don't take the time to seek out the truth about them.
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We all label each other. Sometimes we only do it subconsciously, but we still do it. Stereotyping or generalizing helps us sort out the world around us and process sensory and philosophical input more efficiently. Sometimes our labels get out of hand and become a problem. They almost always get in the way of understanding the world accurately. Unfortunately, without them, we probably couldn't understand the world at all.
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prejudice- jerks. It means somebody who judges someone else without really knowing them. Like if your gay and somebody calls you a fag*** they are predjudice about homosexuals. . . etc
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I have yet to encounter this word...could it be that you mean "uppity"? in which case, this means somebody who thinks TOO highly himself/herself. Simply put, somebody who is arrogant or snobbish.
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I think you could just use one word "ASSUMPTION"  but I gotta wonder if you assume a sterotype that is true, is it still a stereo type, or just a stereo type feeder.
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unfortunately, we have a thing for the "misunderstood" stereotype. it really sucks. i blame it on popular media.\n\ndont worry about it. be yourself.
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Stereo-typing has nothing to do with low self esteem, because not all stereo-typing are negative.\n\nI think you guys are confusing or associating stereo-typing with racism.\n\nA stereotype is a "fixed or conventional notion or conception", this is according to Webster's dictionary, not just my own opinion, before anyone start flaming me.\n\nStereo-typing as with racism is usually caused by ignorance and generalizations made by society or certain groups of people, either ethnic, social, political, religious or otherwise.
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The stereotyped answer is going to Disney World \n("I'm goin' to Disney World!!)
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its a way of explaining that different ppl have different preferences, and that we dont all agree.usually used when talking about paintings. but, its like thig:  i might think that short girls with blond hair that wear pink are cute, but my brother might think that tall girls with black hair and dark skin are cute (and we'd both be right, lol) but theres not a "correct" answer. whats beautiful is for each person to decide for themselves. (and i think that all kinds of women are beautiful, thank god for variety).
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In a man, effeminate or homosexual. For someone's behavior or style, it means that is exaggerated for a humorous effect.