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I'm avoiding getting into that aspect of this, pretty much - but I will simply say I agree with your points concerning human reliance on stereotypes to make decisions in their lives. It's just what we do. You may not share the same stereotypes as everyone else, and some tend to pop up for pretty much everone - but I don't see anyway to deny that as soon as you see something / someone new, you compare them to everything / everyone you've already known to see where they fit to help you predict their probable behavior and values. We tend to group our experiences involving people by common characteristics, and these become stereotypes. I don't cross the street when I see black kids coming my way, but if the kids - regardless of color - look like they're overly macho little punks and I don't have my Crocodile Dundee knife handy, I'll cross to be on the safe side. They could be absolute sweethearts, and I'm sorry if I hurt their feelings, but they dress a certain way, I react a certain way, and no one is really hurt. If that's wrong, then tough shittola, I guess.
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