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Stereotyping

Conservative Commentators Further "Racialize" Immigration Debate

Warren J. Blumenfeld | Posted 04.26.2013 | Politics
Read More: Scapegoating, Stereotyping, Islamophobia, Sean Hannity, Ann Coulter, Laura Ingraham, Boston Marathon Bombing, Racism, Discrimination, Prejudice, Immigration Policy, Politics News
Warren J. Blumenfeld

To stereotype and scapegoat all followers of Islam is as invalid as blaming all Christians for the despicable actions perpetrated by Timothy McVeigh, the Oklahoma City bomber who was a devout Christian.

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Study: Racial Stereotyping Linked To Less Creativity, Greater Chance Of Landing A Top Job

Posted 01.11.2013 | Black Voices
Read More: Creativity, Creative Thinking, Stereotypes, Stereotyping, Bv-Life, Racial Stereotyping, Poll, Racial Stereotypes, Job Search, Black Voices News

In a recent study out of Tel Aviv University, researchers found that people with an inclination to put certain racial groups into a box (aka stereotyp...

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The Difficult Issue of Attractiveness Discrimination

Brad Reid | Posted 03.12.2013 | Business
Read More: Business News, Attractiveness, Americans With Disabilities Act, Stereotyping, Employment-at-Will, Employment Discrimination, Appearance, Business News
Brad Reid

Civil rights judicial decisions have prohibited gender-stereotyping in the workplace. Should appearance and attractiveness stereotyping become a part of this doctrine?

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The True Meaning of Singlism

Bella DePaulo | Posted 03.11.2013 | Women
Read More: Divorced, Stereotyping, Awareness of Singlism, Federal Laws, Single Life, Prejudice, Marriage Equality, Marital Privilege, Scientific Research, Politics, Religion, Marriage, Singlism, Always-Single, Widowed, Discrimination, Onely, Housing-Discrimination, Women News
Bella DePaulo

Because singlism is built right into American laws, it is not possible to be single and not be a target of discrimination.

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The Pesky Persistence of Labels

Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D. | Posted 12.22.2012 | Science
Read More: Labeling, Labels, Labeling Others, Stereotypes, Categorizing Others, Stereotyping, Labeling People, Categorizing, Stereotyping Others, Categorizing People, Prejudice, People Labels, Stereotyping People, Science News
Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D.

The tendency to classify and categorize objects is a deeply ingrained aspect of human nature. Without this ability, we'd quickly get overwhelmed in every new encounter, but this fundamental skill can also be extremely damaging, especially when it comes to categorizing people.

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Pride And Prejudice

Leslie Lagerstrom | Posted 12.19.2012 | Gay Voices
Read More: Transgender Issues, Transgender, Transgender Kids, Parenting Transgender Children, Transgender Children, Stereotypes, Stereotyping, Prejudging People, Prejudice, Stereotyping People, Gay Voices News
Leslie Lagerstrom

I'm sure you can imagine how my prejudices were perpetuated once we realized our child was transgender. I was certain that all Republicans would deny my child his rights, that religious friends would shun us and that seniors would never be able to understand. Tsk, tsk.

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Overlapping Stereotypes Of LGBT People And Jews As Developmentally Immature

Warren J. Blumenfeld | Posted 12.03.2012 | Gay Voices
Read More: Stereotyping, Eugenics, Discrimination, Anti-Semitism, Jewish Discrimination, Gay Stereotypes, Gay Discrimination, Jewish Stereotypes, LGBT Stereotypes, LGBT Discrimination, Stereotypes of Jews, Gay Voices News
Warren J. Blumenfeld

Throughout history, dominant groups have depicted or represented minority groups in a variety of negative ways in order to maintain control or mastery. I have found many clear and stunning connections between historical representations of LGBT people and Jewish people.

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Pakistani Youth Stands Against Stereotyping on Independence Day

Kiran Nazish | Posted 10.15.2012 | World
Read More: Pakistan Independence Day, Stereotypes, Stereotyping, Pakistan Protests, Pakistan, World News
Kiran Nazish

These images are a narrative given by every citizen and friend of Pakistan who expresses the contrary to the typically dark image portrayed by global media.

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Pink Really Does Stink

Belinda Parmar | Posted 09.17.2012 | Impact
Read More: Emma Moore, Stereotyping, Nokia, Abi Moore, Women, Lady Geek TV, Remarkable Women, Belinda Parmar, Gender, Technology, Pinkstinks, Nokia Lumia 800, Girls, Lady Geek, Gender Stereotyping, Impact News
Belinda Parmar

Some of you will have read before about my distaste for tech's 'pink it and shrink it' tactic when marketing towards women -- namely, the belief that it is enough when designing a product for women to make it pinker, cuter and simpler than the 'male' version. Why do they do this?

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A Murder of Crows

Dennis Danziger | Posted 07.31.2012 | Home
Read More: Stereotyping, Lausd, High School Students, Violence, Palisades Charter High School, Venice High School, Video Games, Los Angeles, Guns, Crenshaw High School, Home News
Dennis Danziger

Recently I attended a college graduation party for a former student I taught at Palisades Charter High School. When a fellow guest learned that I left PCHS to teach at Venice High School, he blanched.

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The Eyes Have It: Eye Contact and Power

Barbara Hannah Grufferman | Posted 01.23.2012 | Women
Read More: Dr. Virginia Valian, Gender Equality, Barbara Grufferman, Gender Stereotypes, Stereotypes, Stereotyping, The Best of Everything After 50, Barbara Hannah Grufferman, New York University, Women News
Barbara Hannah Grufferman

Women will often remain silent during meetings, adding to their accumulative disadvantage, because they've learned that being ignored can be humiliating and painful.

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Should Stereotypes Scare Us?

John Harden | Posted 12.20.2011 | Comedy
Read More: SNL Really Skit, Hitchhiker Horror Story, Saturday Night Live, Hitchhiker Knife, Picking Up Hitchhiker, Hitch Hiking, Stereotyping, Comedy News
John Harden

Two weeks ago, I picked up a hitchhiker. Two weeks ago, I had a knife pulled on me. Yes, the two events are related.

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The Surprising Connection Between Dating And Math

Heidi Grant Halvorson, Ph.D. | Posted 11.13.2011 | Women
Read More: Math, Relationships, Stereotyping, Love, Healthy Living Health News, Gender Stereotypes, Gender and Career Stereotypes, Healthy Living Mind, Work Stereotypes, Emotional Intelligence, Brain Science, Women News
Heidi Grant Halvorson, Ph.D.

What kids today need to understand is that breaking out of a stereotype won't keep them from finding the loving relationship they also desire.

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WATCH: Confronting Asian-American Stereotypes Through Art

Posted 10.14.2011 | Arts
Read More: Portraiture Now Asian American Portraits of Encounter, Video, Racial Stereotypes in Art, Art and Stereotypes, Stereotyping, Smithsonian Portraiture Now, Portraiture Now, Asian Americans, Smithsonian Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian, Contemporary Art, Racial Stereotypes, Asian American Art, Asian American Portraits, Arts News

The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American American Program and the National Portrait Gallery's new exhibit, Portraiture Now: Asian American Portraits of ...

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Taking on Singlism: 28 Writers Help Me Display and Slay the Beast

Bella DePaulo | Posted 07.19.2011 | Books
Read More: Myths About Singles, Workplace Discrimination Against Singles, Singled Out, Unrecognized Bias, Books on Singles, Stereotyping, Matrimania, Marital Status, Legal Aspects of Singlism, Prejudice, Friendship, Singles in Politics, Singles Activists, Singlism, Singles Bloggers, New York Times, Discrimination, Gail Collins, Stopping Singlism, Books News
Bella DePaulo

"DePaulo says that 'singlism' -- a term she coined and for which we are prepared to forgive her -- is not just aimed at unmarried women." -Gail Collin...

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Negotiating the Paradoxes of Nonjudgment

Swati Desai, Ph.D., LCSW | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Compassion, Racist, How to Be Judgmental and Compassionate, Prejudice, Being Judgmental, Stereotyping, Relationships, Healthy Living News
Swati Desai, Ph.D., LCSW

There is one big problem with non-judgment. Our brain is not supposed to be nonjudgmental! It is structured to make judgments at all times for the sake of safety: emotional and physical.

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Separating Church and Hate: Irrationality and Anti-Muslim Stereotyping

Cynthia Boaz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion
Read More: Women's Rights, Islam, Stereotyping, Pakistan, Islamism, Terrorism, Palestine, Iraq, Shiite, Religion, Iran, Politics, Islamist Terrorism, Religious Extremism, Bible, Saudi Arabia, Qu'ran, Interfaith, Racism, Muslims, Christianity, Afghanistan, Political Terrorism, Sunni, Extremism, Religion News
Cynthia Boaz

The United States is less threatened by Islam than by religious extremism in all its forms. Extremist Muslims and extremist Christians have more in common than moderates of either faith have with their extremists.

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Generation Real-Time

Marian Salzman | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Lloyd Blankfein, Bill Clinton, Goldman Sachs, Stereotyping, 60 Minutes, Millennials, One Young World Summit, Dick Fuld, Facebook, Google, World News
Marian Salzman

The leaders of this generation, whether they're American, Chinese or Brazilian, are the unmillennials: actively engaged with the world around them, and passionate about their own power to effect change.

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Keep Housing Fair

Lonnie Nasatir | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Mezuzah, Stereotyping, Judaism, Jewish, Discrimination, Religious Persecution, Housing Discrimination, Fair Housing Act, Persecution, Politics News
Lonnie Nasatir

Minorities will not have access to fair housing in the future if condominium associations can hide their intentional discrimination behind facially neutral rules.

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