[ACC25104]

So are you really tiny ‘down there’? I’m not trying to insult you, I’m trying to make a point. No matter how much ‘truth’ you or others may believe there is to stereotypes, they do harm people. I always bring up the one about small penises for white men whenever I hear them trying to defend the indefensible or make excuses for various bigotries. But to come straight to the point of your questions, no, a big no that we should all shout from the rooftops. Usually stereotypes are not based on any alleged ‘truth,’ but on falsehoods and misunderstandings and plain old ignorance. Stingy Jews? Actually they had to hoard at times in order to survive, but Jews have one of the best records of any ethnic group when it comes to giving to charities. Young blacks wearing baggy clothes? Actually, they were just imitating us (Mexicans), who have been doing it since the 1920s. Southern racists? Yes, it can be pretty bad, but Dr. King said the worst racism he ever saw was in Chicago. Studious Asians? Not if you’ve ever seen Asian street gangs. Hard-working Mexicans? Because some are here illegally, they are forced to work long hours for almost nothing. But it’s always amazing how many racists can have two contradictory stereotypes at once, both ‘hard-working Mexicans’ and ‘lazy Mexicans.’ Does it make you evil to believe in these stereotypes? Not necessarily, but it does show you’re not really thinking things through. These stereotypes don’t just magically appear as part of human nature. They always have a deliberate purpose, to dehumanize and foster hostility, to divide and conquer. Stereotypes about ‘oversexed’ blacks were used to justify the lynchings of black males and the widespread rapes of black females, for instance.

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Name : ACC25104, Gender : M, Race : Mexican and American Indian, City : San Antonio, State : TX, Country : United States, 

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