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Originally Posted by ilovetv
One such disgusting incident rightly comes up for review here, and we should stereotype and label 90,000 residents???
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ilovetv thank you for the succinct thought. For my personal use to respond to one of my pet peeves, I would modify your sentence ever so slightly:
"One such incident comes up for review and we would stereotype 90,000 residents?"
My pet peeve? When folks extrapolate an incident, a statement, a condition, a behavior, etc and then extrapolate and present it as though it were the general condition.....when it is almost NEVER EVER the case.
A tactic well worn out by our 24/7 media. The taking of a minority report (not race) and presenting it as a general condition. The making of a banquet out of a ham sandwich!!!!!!!!!!!
Ther I feel better already!!!!!!
btk