KC, while I see your point very valid in differentiating stereotyping and generalization , I am seriously disappointed that a person of your stature would bring on an attack on an opinion I shared else where. you may get offended by this, but the fact remains, no one is here to judge the other based on their opinion. right or wrong, we are not the courts here. you find a flaw with my argument , feel free to show me a stronger argument, but attacking in this manner is not tolerable , least to say your own words, a little empathy and softness does go a long way.
Now coming back to the topic, lets say I am confusing stereotyping with generalization. What kind of generalization is acceptable? at the end of the day all of us are guilty of this in one way or the other. For example, many of us do associate rap with blacks. its not a bad thing is it? The reason why I started this thread is because I came across this article and while reading it , I did sort of get caught up in a deeper think . http://competeoutsidethebox.com/wp-content/uploads/articles/Generalizations%20Arent%20Bad.pdf