Trayvon Martin: Amazed no one has posted this....

**gazhekwe** · March-26-12, 03:29 PM

Where did I say it was OK? It is not OK. It needs to be recognized for what it is, a stereotype that does not apply to everyone in that group, and may well apply to individuals in our own group as well as every other group. For my part, it took a community to give me the power to recognize my acquired stereotypes when they pop up out of the morass of my education and socialization. We all live and breathe these things growing up, and must reach a point of recognition somewhere along the line.

bartock · March-26-12, 03:47 PM

Originally Posted by gazhekwe

Where did I say it was OK? It is not OK. It needs to be recognized for what it is, a stereotype that does not apply to everyone in that group, and may well apply to individuals in our own group as well as every other group. For my part, it took a community to give me the power to recognize my acquired stereotypes when they pop up out of the morass of my education and socialization. We all live and breathe these things growing up, and must reach a point of recognition somewhere along the line.

I was joking.

I think we agree about the whole stereotyping issue.