Sunday, January 31, 2010

Stereotypes exist as a means of simplifying that which we often understand to be true to some extent. What causes stereotypes to be so dangerous is when we make value judgements about the ability or intent of individuals based on ideas that are founded on assumptions of character derived from simple stereotypes. Where stereotypes end and the truth begins is a fine line drawn the sand of perceptive misconceptions. From personal experience I can say that there is usually the mixed essence of truth and self discovery in a stereotype, but rarely do I allow a value of a person to be based in the idea of a personality categorization. I choose to allow true interaction to develop my idea of what a person is capable of and to what extent that they maybe stereotyping me...

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