stereotype
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He was living a very different life to the stereotype of a footballer - Whiteman didn't play golf and would ride his bike or get the train to training.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
“I would actively do everything in my power to go against every classic stereotype of what an Indian person is,” Buttar said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
"He kind of just fit a masculine action-star stereotype... I'm pretty much positive none of us could name a movie he'd been in."
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
This is an “identity contingency” that plays out “whenever we’re in a situation where a bad stereotype about one of our own identities could be applied to us,” potentially becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026
The whole question is so fraught with stereotype that we often resist exploring difference so as not to be limited in interest or talent by ethnicity, gender, sexuality, or any other factor outside our control.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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