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Old 08-14-2008, 02:10 PM   #31 (permalink)
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Like I said, I am proof that all your stereotypes are not true..
Actually, a single person cannot invalidate a stereotype. Stereotypes have to be reversed by the majority. Further, once stereotypes are in place, it would take a vast, vocal majority of the community to reverse a stereotype.

Take for example, the stereotype that black people eat a lot of fried chicken and watermelon (not that there's anything wrong with that ). If you don't like fried chicken and watermelon, but the majority does, the stereotype is valid. However, if the black community starts campaigns about not liking fried chicken and watermelon, the stereotype would go away.
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Old 08-14-2008, 02:11 PM   #32 (permalink)
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a) They are not Black birds,...they are starlings.
b) I have spent hours cleaning up after they found a place in my eave to build a nest. These rats with wings collected a 1/2 bale of straw for their nest. Sometimes bringing thousands of mites with them.
c) The car wash incident is NOT thievery!
It is redistribution of wealth. "We will let you build here if you pay us out of your profits." Like liberals, ...
....they take money without asking,
....scatter the funds everywhere it will do no good, and
....pretend that they are doing nothing wrong.

Starlings...rats with wings, or Liberals--take your pick.
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Old 08-14-2008, 02:12 PM   #33 (permalink)
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Actually, a single person cannot invalidate a stereotype. Stereotypes have to be reversed by the majority. Further, once stereotypes are in place, it would take a vast, vocal majority of the community to reverse a stereotype.

Take for example, the stereotype that black people eat a lot of fried chicken and watermelon (not that there's anything wrong with that ). If you don't like fried chicken and watermelon, but the majority does, the stereotype is valid. However, if the black community starts campaigns about not liking fried chicken and watermelon, the stereotype would go away.


Good point.
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Old 08-14-2008, 02:15 PM   #34 (permalink)
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I really don't find any of the above comments funny....
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Word of advice...quit reading it then.
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But I love to laugh.......
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Old 08-14-2008, 02:15 PM   #35 (permalink)
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a) They are not Black birds,...they are starlings.
b) I have spent hours cleaning up after they found a place in my eave to build a nest. These rats with wings collected a 1/2 bale of straw for their nest. Sometimes bringing thousands of mites with them.
c) The car wash incident is NOT thievery!
It is redistribution of wealth. "We will let you build here if you pay us out of your profits." Like liberals, ...
....they take money without asking,
....scatter the funds everywhere it will do no good, and
....pretend that they are doing nothing wrong.

Starlings...rats with wings, or Liberals--take your pick.
I pick starlings!
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Old 08-14-2008, 02:21 PM   #36 (permalink)
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I pick starlings!
Nah. Nobody will cry if you shoot a rat with wings, but Starling sounds so beautiful that people would be up in arms if you shot one.

BTW, only some people would cry if you shot a Liberal
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Old 08-14-2008, 02:36 PM   #37 (permalink)
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Nah. Nobody will cry if you shoot a rat with wings, but Starling sounds so beautiful that people would be up in arms if you shot one.

BTW, only some people would cry if you shot a Liberal
thats why they changed their name to progressive, they think it sounds so beautiful that people would be up in arms if you shot one.
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