Americans want to be unique. - TBD2024-03-29T00:25:07Zhttps://teebeedee.ning.com/forum/topics/americans-want-to-be-unique?commentId=1991841%3AComment%3A461563&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noAmericans want to be unique a…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2009-10-09:1991841:Comment:4615632009-10-09T18:35:09.532Zdarrollhttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/darroll
Americans want to be unique alright, look at the things in the mall.
Americans want to be unique alright, look at the things in the mall. Soooo... who isn't?tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2009-10-09:1991841:Comment:4615572009-10-09T18:34:04.062ZChez moihttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/Chezmoi
Soooo... who isn't?
Soooo... who isn't? Helloooo... we were talking s…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2009-10-09:1991841:Comment:4611902009-10-09T16:48:40.169ZChez moihttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/Chezmoi
Helloooo... we were talking stereotyping and cultural norms here, I thought. I rather think that ZD and Marx are off in the corner having quite another discussion.
Helloooo... we were talking stereotyping and cultural norms here, I thought. I rather think that ZD and Marx are off in the corner having quite another discussion. Marx would agree.tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2009-10-09:1991841:Comment:4611602009-10-09T16:42:54.736ZAlendarhttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/Alendar
Marx would agree.
Marx would agree. Much of knowledge is classifi…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2009-10-09:1991841:Comment:4611532009-10-09T16:41:41.389ZAlendarhttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/Alendar
Much of knowledge is classification. Without classification, there can be no differientation. There would be no way to judge.<br />
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If I see a spider with a red hourglass on its back, I have a few choices. I can assume its like most black widows and very dangerous, or I can judge it as an individual specimen and give it a chance to prove the stereotype wrong, and pick it up.<br />
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We must speak and abandon fear if we believe we speak the truth. If a pattern exists for a group of people, then it exists…
Much of knowledge is classification. Without classification, there can be no differientation. There would be no way to judge.<br />
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If I see a spider with a red hourglass on its back, I have a few choices. I can assume its like most black widows and very dangerous, or I can judge it as an individual specimen and give it a chance to prove the stereotype wrong, and pick it up.<br />
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We must speak and abandon fear if we believe we speak the truth. If a pattern exists for a group of people, then it exists despite our feelings about whether it should or not. "How people view themselves a…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2009-10-09:1991841:Comment:4611352009-10-09T16:36:08.380Zlarry kremishttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/larrykremis
"How people view themselves as individuals on how its perceived." You nailed it again Anthony. You're a smart guy, or maybe I believe you're a smart guy because I usually agree with you. :)
"How people view themselves as individuals on how its perceived." You nailed it again Anthony. You're a smart guy, or maybe I believe you're a smart guy because I usually agree with you. :) That is well said, Larry...
I…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2009-10-09:1991841:Comment:4611072009-10-09T16:24:30.231ZChez moihttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/Chezmoi
That is well said, Larry...<br />
I hear it so often: "Americans all eat fast food", they "have no culture" they "are only interested in money and profit"... and on it goes. "Present company excepted, of course, you have chosen to seek out another way of life"... I have to remind these people, who I am sure mean well but don't think before they speak, that I am very ordinary and did not retire here for noble reasons, and that there is an enormous diversity of people in the U S of A just as there is…
That is well said, Larry...<br />
I hear it so often: "Americans all eat fast food", they "have no culture" they "are only interested in money and profit"... and on it goes. "Present company excepted, of course, you have chosen to seek out another way of life"... I have to remind these people, who I am sure mean well but don't think before they speak, that I am very ordinary and did not retire here for noble reasons, and that there is an enormous diversity of people in the U S of A just as there is here; otherwise why are McDo and Hamburger Quick so popular here? ...and on and on. There will always be a small percentage of truth in a generalization, but it does not, cannot apply to everyone within the group in question. Yes.tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2009-10-09:1991841:Comment:4611052009-10-09T16:24:22.211ZChez moihttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/Chezmoi
Yes.
Yes. "Some will say one or the oth…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2009-10-09:1991841:Comment:4609252009-10-09T15:18:03.936ZHuhttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/hu32700
<b>"Some will say one or the other depending on what they think im trying to say when i say it"</b>.<br />
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<b>"Most people dont take kindly to generalizations, they usually see some negativity attached to it. If its seen as a bad thing"</b><br />
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So you are saying that a cultural norm becomes a stereotype when a value judgement is placed upon it? That is to say....that it is judged to be either good or bad. And that the person making that judgement is the member of the group for which the statement is…
<b>"Some will say one or the other depending on what they think im trying to say when i say it"</b>.<br />
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<b>"Most people dont take kindly to generalizations, they usually see some negativity attached to it. If its seen as a bad thing"</b><br />
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So you are saying that a cultural norm becomes a stereotype when a value judgement is placed upon it? That is to say....that it is judged to be either good or bad. And that the person making that judgement is the member of the group for which the statement is being made...not the person making the statement? The most poignant line in any…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2009-10-09:1991841:Comment:4606112009-10-09T13:01:47.194Zlarry kremishttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/larrykremis
The most poignant line in any movie ever, was the first line in the movie "The Jerk", delivered by Steve Martin. The line goes "I was born a small black child". Even though the movie was a comedy, that line is brilliant. Through the eyes of an innocent child, surrounded by siblings and parents who love and nurture him, he's black, even though his skin color is as white as white can be. Culture begins with childhood, the most innocent time of our lives.
The most poignant line in any movie ever, was the first line in the movie "The Jerk", delivered by Steve Martin. The line goes "I was born a small black child". Even though the movie was a comedy, that line is brilliant. Through the eyes of an innocent child, surrounded by siblings and parents who love and nurture him, he's black, even though his skin color is as white as white can be. Culture begins with childhood, the most innocent time of our lives.