Re: Merc Guild - Not Really

On Mon, 07 Jan 2002 11:25:40 -0800 "Brian Bilderback"
<bbilderback@hotmail.com> <snip>
>Depends on the source of the stereotype... "Perception" is a more 
>commonly 
>operative term than Experience regarding stereotypes.	Mr. Atkinson 
>may have 
>a notion of what Arabs or Zulus or Martians are like from his own 
>experience, but I may have one based solely on what he has told me.  
>And his 
>observation may in turn be influenced by his own preferences and 
>biases.  
>And when talking about an entire population, or the individuals within 
>it, 
>there's always the danger of averages.  Certain individuals within a 
>group 
>are going to be better or worse than the perceived norm for that 
>group, and 
>our perception of the norm is based on the individuals we encounter.  
>In the 
>end, the phrase "I could be wrong" is a handy one for ALL of us to 
>retain 
>within our vocabulary.
>
>Brian B2
>

And on that last sentence it would be a good palce to drop any on list
discussion of "All Arab tankers" IMO.

So I will.

Gracias,
Glenn/Triphibious@juno.com
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