Why is it that people want to generalize, dividing people into groups that do this or that? I think very few generalizations work. What do you think?
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Babycakes Deux
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Couldn't agree more! There seems to be a lot of people who like to generalise and stereotype others, sometimes I wonder if it is simply because they feel this way or that way and so to make themselves comfortable they 'assume' everyone feels the same as them.
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I personally, don't like it one bit. I think it another way of putting people in judgement and categorizing them in ways that are wrong and unethical.
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I think that only the bigoted and uninformed continue to stereotype and generalize, even after they have met individuals from the group they are slandering. I think they mainly display their own ignorance and hatreds.
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I agree my friend that very few generalizations work. Humans are far to complicated to be generalized; however, they are often generalized for this very reason. In other words, it's kind of a sad convenience. Some do not wish to take the time to look beneath the surface of the individual; it's just not convenient to step out of their own little world and expand. Compassion takes effort and sadly, many just don't wish to put forth the effort.
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Some people seem to need to be part of an "us" who are allied against a "them" to feel valid. Sad, isn't it?
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