There are qualitative differences between people and groups. And there are patterns of behavior you can see, and point out to others. It's not stereotyping to do this. To stereotype, is to take that generalisation, and then to say that every person you meet of that group is going to be to a greater or lesser degree described by that generalisation.
One has to understand one's society, and how it works. One does oneself a disservice if one refuses to be frank as one muses on things, and as one talks about matters - only because it's not politically correct to have certain stances or opinions. This attitude can lead to a person not ever able to get their minds around what is happening in the world around them.
BTW, previous commenters, what is "pizzle.co.uk," and "modellaunch.com"? As you've noticed, I de-hotlinked them. It's fine for folks to leave links to their personal webpages, or even to their business, if they explain what they are doing clearly in the comment, and they can persuade me that it would be proper to let the links stay. But this blog is generally not going to be available as a platform for commercial advertising. As you note... there is no advertising placed by me on my pages (except to my own webstore), because I have a strong conviction that advertising on the internet is kind of like what air pollution is to a city's skies.
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There are qualitative differences between people and groups. And there are patterns of behavior you can see, and point out to others. It's not stereotyping to do this. To stereotype, is to take that generalisation, and then to say that every person you meet of that group is going to be to a greater or lesser degree described by that generalisation.
One has to understand one's society, and how it works. One does oneself a disservice if one refuses to be frank as one muses on things, and as one talks about matters - only because it's not politically correct to have certain stances or opinions. This attitude can lead to a person not ever able to get their minds around what is happening in the world around them.
BTW, previous commenters, what is "pizzle.co.uk," and "modellaunch.com"? As you've noticed, I de-hotlinked them. It's fine for folks to leave links to their personal webpages, or even to their business, if they explain what they are doing clearly in the comment, and they can persuade me that it would be proper to let the links stay. But this blog is generally not going to be available as a platform for commercial advertising. As you note... there is no advertising placed by me on my pages (except to my own webstore), because I have a strong conviction that advertising on the internet is kind of like what air pollution is to a city's skies.
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