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WCDT 25-29 Apr 2011 (1911-1915)
pwhodges:
But don't forget that the behaviour associated with a stereotype can also be real and natural in some cases - stereotypes are, after all, no more than a simplification of the truth (though sometimes based on an extreme or inaccurate variant rather than a mean). However, as we cannot deal with every individual in the world separately at all times, the use of stereotypes is a necessary part of many discussions or interactions - after all, I am stereotyping if I address a stranger in the language of the country I am in, for instance, but that doesn't seem an unreasonable starting point. The problem with stereotypes is not their existence or use, but their use when not appropriate.
Odin:
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--- Quote from: LoveJaneAusten on 29 Apr 2011, 11:47 ---<stuff about stereotypes>
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It seems to me that you have a strong stereotype* of lesbians that you feel Tai in today's comic matches. However, my (reasonably wide) experience of lesbians has revealed no behaviour that fits the stereotype you are going on about; in any case, I try quite hard myself not to deal in inappropriate stereotyping..
* Alternatively, what you have is a stereotype of people that you think have stereotypes of lesbians...
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--- Quote from: pwhodges on 29 Apr 2011, 12:37 ---But don't forget that the behaviour associated with a stereotype can also be real and natural in some cases - stereotypes are, after all, no more than a simplification of the truth (though sometimes based on an extreme or inaccurate variant rather than a mean). However, as we cannot deal with every individual in the world separately at all times, the use of stereotypes is a necessary part of many discussions or interactions - after all, I am stereotyping if I address a stranger in the language of the country I am in, for instance, but that doesn't seem an unreasonable starting point. The problem with stereotypes is not their existence or use, but their use when not appropriate.
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Method of Madness:
What is that?
Also, dude, really? An image of ASCII? Doesn't that go against the idea of ASCII?
pwhodges:
--- Quote from: Method of Madness on 29 Apr 2011, 12:40 ---What is that?
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I think it's a photocopier; it seems we have found something we agree on!
LoveJaneAusten:
--- Quote from: pwhodges on 29 Apr 2011, 12:37 ---But don't forget that the behaviour associated with a stereotype can also be real and natural in some cases - stereotypes are, after all, no more than a simplification of the truth (though sometimes based on an extreme or inaccurate variant rather than a mean). However, as we cannot deal with every individual in the world separately at all times, the use of stereotypes is a necessary part of many discussions or interactions - after all, I am stereotyping if I address a stranger in the language of the country I am in, for instance, but that doesn't seem an unreasonable starting point. The problem with stereotypes is not their existence or use, but their use when not appropriate.
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That is not really the same sort of stereotype I am talking about. Of course in an everyday situation, such as speaking with someone in another country, you will assume that they can speak the native language of their country, but that is again a one-on-one interaction, not an endemic portrayal of a minority in media. You are absolutely correct that the problem with stereotypes is when their use is inappropriate, and I understand that this is a comic that relies on humor and sometimes stereotypes. However, I think that even in our entertainment, perhaps especially in our entertainment, we need to be conscious of how the media we consume participates in and perpetuates stereotypes, and Tai's character definitely qualifies.
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