humor is a natural human coping mechanism, after all, but laughing at ourselves and our own personal stereotypes is a whole other thing than having other people laugh at us and perpetuate cruel stereotypes about us, which just hurts.
Exactly. All the more so, I think, when there's an obvious lack of knowledge involved in the subject, because there are people quick to actually believe these things, and stick with that belief without ever researching the facts.
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Date: 2012-06-18 08:22 pm (UTC)From:Exactly. All the more so, I think, when there's an obvious lack of knowledge involved in the subject, because there are people quick to actually believe these things, and stick with that belief without ever researching the facts.