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I agree for the most part, but.....
If, for example, if I see some girl that is wearing clothing that is completely "labeled" & driving a *really* nice car (& she's still in college), I tend to think "stupid, spoiled Daddy's girl with no brain." Now, she may be a nice person. By stereotyping her, I have not wasted my time & energy in talking to her. If I know I don't like people like that, why bother?
That was an extreme and kind of mean example, but if you stereotype people, fine. The problem can lie in 1. whether or not you are willing to be flexible with your stereotype 2. Having such strong, negative, inflexible stereotypes that you waste your time & energy in actively hating them.
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