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Article: Things we think we know: first impressions are usually wrong. Unfortunately, they often turn into stereotypes, which then turn into the truth.(Chuck Klosterman's AMERICA)
- Article from:
- Esquire
- Article date:
- March 1, 2007
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WE ALL HATE STEREOTYPES. Stereotypes are killing us, and they are killing our children, and they are putting LSD into the water supply. Stereotypes are like rogue elephants with AIDS that have been set on fire by terrorists, except worse. We all hate stereotypes. Seriously. Dude, we fucking hate them.
Except that we don't. We adore stereotypes, and we desperately need them to fabricate who we are (or who we are not). People need to be able to say things like, "All stereotypes are based on ignorance," because expressing such a sentiment makes them enlightened, open-minded, and incredibly unpleasant. Meanwhile, their adversaries need the ability to say things such ...
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Article: Mob defense Stereotypes OK if character is real, textured
Chicago Sun-Times;
August 24, 1999 ;
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... ... up old unfair stereotypes. I am nothing if not sympathetic, but the criticism is off base. As a critic, you come to hate stereotypes less because of the negative images they spread than because they're cheap dramatic shorthand, the product of creative ...
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