Trigger words: stereotype
Indicator sentences: That isn't the definition given by, well, the dictionary...
Negotiation parts: From Google: [STA-CITE]>a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing. [END-CITE]The thing is that you're taking these more-true statements, saying "Look! Stereotypes are by and large true!" and using that as proof for the ones that aren't, and are harmful to boot. As someone else has pointed out: Statistics bear out that women aren't worse drivers than men. They just aren't. But the stereotype persists. So it's **self-evident that your definition is wrong.** As I responded to that person, totally ending a stereotype could take decades, or generations even. I think it's safe to say that stereotype will by and large be gone shortly. My definition is wrong though, when considering stereotypes that have no origins in scientific data. I suppose that opens a whole new door to this conversation which I ignored. ∆