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Old 01-18-05, 01:29 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by JPWRana
if stereotypes WEREN'T TRUE, they wouldn't exist. I dont recall the last "negro" listening 2 some country, or an asian dancing to some salsa, or an arab learning to cook some thai, or a white girl having a red dot on her head (which is nothing religious for arabs btw).... and if any of you say "OH BUT I KNOW THIS 1 PERSON THAT DOES"... that is just ONE PERSON... if they were THAT COMMON, then A NEW STEREOTYPE would emerge.
Red dots are indian. It is religious. Socially it generally indicates married. Most commonly used now a day for only decorative purposes. I can make up something about a group of people, it doesnt make it true about every individual in that particular group on a larger scale, even if it is based on what I have observed. In India, western culture is becoming heavily popular. Thats true for a lot of other asian countries. I suggest you go travel and explore the world.
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