Another classification which is subject to much discrimination, due partially preformed stereotypical ideas, are ethnic groups. ... An example of an ethnic stereotype would be how one believes all Jews are spend thrifts or cheap. ... Although stereotypes contribute largely to discrimination, it all goes back to the idea of inequality between the majority and the minority. ... The Henslin reading, "Invisible Man", tells of an African American man who slightly changes his personal criteria from Princeton graduate to a sophomore at Tufts University, and he then goes about apply...

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Why should there be so many different damaging stereotypes that are associated with being gay or lesbian? Some names that are associated with being a gay man are that we are characterized as child molesters and sexual predators. On the other hand, lesbians have been rendered invisible, dismissed as asexual, and depicted as unfit parents. ... I believe that we, the gay community should not have to put up with all of these horrible stereotypes. ... Congress as a "legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife." ...

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If the stereotypes are not confronted, the damage left by them can be irreversible. ... Why would a woman want to struggle for years only for a man to come along and snatch her job away?... A woman appearing too feminine or sexy in the eyes of a man can be damaging. A man may feel distracted.21 On the other hand, a woman cannot appear overly unfeminine. ... The fact that a woman has the capability to possess qualities typically associated with man only adds to a man's uneasiness. ...

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