I think stereotyping is something that we will always be dealing with. Whether it's stereotyping on the base of race, gender, etc. it seems to be the human mind works. In a lot of cases when we meet people for the first time I think we tend to subconsciously put them into categories based on the first few things we notice about them and assume they fit the stereotype that comes with that category. In more than one instance I've found myself thinking "wow I never thought so and so would do something like that" only to realize how little I knew about that person and the only reason I'd assumed they wouldn't do something is because it did not fit the stereotype I'd placed them in. I think what is important to realize is that in many cases after getting to know someone we find the stereotype we placed on a person is wrong. Although stereotyping is something many of us do when we first meet someone, we need to be able to look past that stereotype and get to know someone for who they really are.
Ashley Allen, Post 3
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