stereotype
Example Sentences
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With LIFE, she says she wants to support storytellers who are challenging Latino stereotypes.
From Los Angeles Times
"For many speakers from north Wales, their Welshness might be questioned because their accent doesn't match the narrow stereotypes that are portrayed in the media."
From BBC
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.
That sense of safety also comes from the level playing field in gay romance - it does not have the fixed gender roles and stereotypes present in heterosexual love stories.
From BBC
French Response grants itself no diplomatic immunity for stereotypes, either.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
