Slytherins are evil.
Gryffindors are perfect.
Ravenclaws just study.
Hufflepuffs are useless.
I think we have all established that those are all completely untrue. This is called "stereotyping" and it is BAD. It tosses groups of people together and sticks a label on the lot of them, no matter that they're not all exactly the same.
This happens all the time, whether it be stereotyping by house, skin colour, gender, or blood "purity".
Think of it this way...
Purebloods have discriminated against muggleborns for centuries. It's something that has never changed and probably never will. All purebloods, with the exceptions of some key families, are horrible people who hate anyone who isn't exactly like them. There aren't any PURE bloods left anyways, they're all lying about their "purity"
I think that's a relatively accurate description of how lots of people label purebloods.
White people have discriminated against black people for centuries. It's something that has never changed and probably never will. All white people, with the exceptions of some key families, are horrible people who hate anyone who isn't exactly like them. There aren't any PURE white people left anyways, they're all lying about their "purity".
How about that, huh?
NOTHING can be stereotyped. Not houses, not genders, not colours, not beliefs.
Stereotyping almost always leads to offending someone, and if they aren't offended, I will be offended JUST because of the stereotyping. Unless you're totally joking, like I do sometimes.
(OMG that's a Gryffindor for ya huh? Not thinking before leaping!)
If you catch me stereotyping, yell at me please :)
Gryffindors are perfect.
Ravenclaws just study.
Hufflepuffs are useless.
I think we have all established that those are all completely untrue. This is called "stereotyping" and it is BAD. It tosses groups of people together and sticks a label on the lot of them, no matter that they're not all exactly the same.
This happens all the time, whether it be stereotyping by house, skin colour, gender, or blood "purity".
Think of it this way...
Purebloods have discriminated against muggleborns for centuries. It's something that has never changed and probably never will. All purebloods, with the exceptions of some key families, are horrible people who hate anyone who isn't exactly like them. There aren't any PURE bloods left anyways, they're all lying about their "purity"
I think that's a relatively accurate description of how lots of people label purebloods.
White people have discriminated against black people for centuries. It's something that has never changed and probably never will. All white people, with the exceptions of some key families, are horrible people who hate anyone who isn't exactly like them. There aren't any PURE white people left anyways, they're all lying about their "purity".
How about that, huh?
NOTHING can be stereotyped. Not houses, not genders, not colours, not beliefs.
Stereotyping almost always leads to offending someone, and if they aren't offended, I will be offended JUST because of the stereotyping. Unless you're totally joking, like I do sometimes.
(OMG that's a Gryffindor for ya huh? Not thinking before leaping!)
If you catch me stereotyping, yell at me please :)
