Re: The Christian Homeschooling Guide to GEOGRAPHY -
09-26-2015, 09:38 PM
Well said, Sister Mary Etheldreda! And I would like to add that the term stereotype is a nasty, childish, pernicious piece of politically correct newspeak. What these people refer to as stereotypes are neither more nor less than generalizations, based on what our own scientists call empirical evidence. Generalizations are, as we all know, generally true. The clue is in the name.
So when does a generalization become a stereotype? When someone objects to its general truth (which is not disputed) on the basis of as little as one single exception, or something that they claim is an exception, that's when! So instead of labeling it with the perfectly reasonable and neutral term generalization, they re-label it with the pejorative term stereotype.
I blame lack of standards in the public schools.
YiC
Joanna
Vaccinated by the love of Jesus!!!
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