As an old white guy from a exceedingly violent black neighborhood, Compton and Watts, late 1950's through early 2000's, stereotyping will keep you alive. From knowing where and when not to go, to when you should ease the safety off.
In fact that is the exact purpose of stereotyping: to streamline & speed-up decisions which are self-protective.
Certainly there are situations in which stereotyping is inappropriate. And there are stereotyping outcomes which are just wrong....but the whole reason the human mind is designed to create stereotypes is because it significantly increases the efficiency of our decision-making which is critical when life/death issues are involved.
As an old white guy from a exceedingly violent black neighborhood, Compton and Watts, late 1950's through early 2000's, stereotyping will keep you alive. From knowing where and when not to go, to when you should ease the safety off.
Indeed.
In fact that is the exact purpose of stereotyping: to streamline & speed-up decisions which are self-protective.
Certainly there are situations in which stereotyping is inappropriate. And there are stereotyping outcomes which are just wrong....but the whole reason the human mind is designed to create stereotypes is because it significantly increases the efficiency of our decision-making which is critical when life/death issues are involved.
Bingo, pay the man.