Originally Posted by
Keith
stereotypes are stereotypes because they are true to some extent... think about it... as racist/sexist as they maybe at one point in time (or even right now) this group of people acted in a particular way that labeled them...
this is also why racist/sexist jokes are funny... because they are TRUE (to some extent or any other)
+1
People make stereotypes true by fulfilling them. They act a certian way to be different from other people, yet fit in with their group, but in the process of doing that, they just fulfill the stereotype, and then get pissed when someone says something about it