And yet, even if you belong to a group, you can't really be said to know every member of that group. So even you might not have the authority to make these generalizations. Anyway, my comment was more about the fact that we are ok with certain forms of discrimination, but not ok with other forms of it. It appears that the logic behind this is mostly accidental. For example, we consider it very wrong to discriminate based on race, yet most people seem fine with discrimination based on nationality. Why is it bad to say "black people are x" but it's ok to say "Americans are x" or "Europeans are x"? It's the same way with religion. Islamophobia is a thing, and yet stereotyping members of the christian faith is totally cool. It's ok for a protestant or an atheist do diss catholics, but not to diss muslims. As a society we are starting to shame people who stereotype homosexuals, yet bisexuals are still largely fair game. Where's the logic? Here in this submission, someone (tries to) stands up against (alleged) sexism, yet considers it fine to discriminate based on hobbies and personality types. I find it frustrating that many people are clamoring to be seen as individuals, yet they will willingly generalize and stereotype when it suits them. Our attitudes towards discrimination are not logically consistent, and this dissonance bothers me. :/ endRant()
