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In reply to the discussion: Our "youth" (actually 18-20 year old adults) and their safe places in colleges [View all]hfojvt
(37,573 posts)perhaps I never had that class in "critical thinking". First of all, I would be curious as to some of the "instead of women" stereotypes that get bandied about that she is not so subtly complaining about.
Second in what way is "men have icky facial hair" a stereotype? My oxford desk dictionary calls a stereotype a "widely accepted type". Webster's new world calls it a "fixed or conventional notion".
I am thinking it is more like a "negative" trait attached to various groups. I mean would anybody complain if they were said to fit the stereotype of the handsome intelligent hero? A stereotype is something more on the lines of "Americans are stupid" or "French are cowards".
In this case though, men do, in fact, have facial hair, which they either shave, trim or allow to grow unchecked. Whether one considers various styles of that "icky" would be a matter of preference.
As such, I don't even see how that statement fits as a stereotype.