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Originally Posted by sarasmile
Just finished reading the article.
Awful.
Why was it necessary to say that you "don't want to perpetuate stereotypes...," then go on to list 4 stereotypes in the newspaper? (Especially since some of them had such negative connotations.)
Wouldn't it have been sufficient to acknowledge that sterotypes exist, but PNMs are encouraged to disregard them?  |
I'd wager a guess that the reporter isn't greek and doesn't know that writing those words can be damaging. I held many stereotypes in my head before I joined and I'm sure the reporter doesn't know better. I'm going with the benefit of the doubt, no matter how bad it sounded.