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Re:I’ve Had a Cyberstalker Since I Was 12 by randyrand on Wednesday March 02, 2016 @02:56PM (#11212525)
Was he talking about all women, or just the median woman?
Re:I’ve Had a Cyberstalker Since I Was 12 by noobermin on Wednesday March 02, 2016 @05:24PM (#11213532)
This line of thinking could be used to justify all sorts of stereotypes. Not saying that's good or bad,but one could talk about the median woman, black, white, asian...etc.
Re:I’ve Had a Cyberstalker Since I Was 12 by randyrand on Thursday March 03, 2016 @03:57PM (#11219981)
Generalization is important. It helps us manage complexity.

When making generalizations, or stereotyping, it is definitely a good thing to talk about the median person.

For instance, Bernie Sanders gets a lot of his appeal by appealing to the generalized, stereotyped american public. Its an incredibly important skill to be able to make those generalizations in order to get appeal. When talking about "Wall Street" his message is not "this is a multifaceted topic". Instead Wall Street is stereotyped to simplify his arguments.