stereotype
Oversimplified group image
A stereotype was originally a plate cast for printing that could be used repeatedly to produce the same image.
From this arises the more common meaning, a simplified, inaccurate, and often negative view of something—an ethnic or religious group, for example—that is held by many people.
If you stereotype someone, you form a preconceived notion about them without actually observing their real qualities.
Unwarranted broad application
- pigeonholingAssigning to narrow categories
- categorizationArranging into groups
- typecastingAssigning actors similar roles
- labelingAssigning identifying markers
profiling · essentializing · homogenization · reductionism · lumping · groupthink · monolith · one-size-fits-all
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
- sexismGender-based prejudice
ageism · homophobia · xenophobia · misogyny · chauvinism · intolerance · narrow-mindedness · profiling
Overstating beyond reality
- parodySatirical imitation
- satireMockery exposing vice
- mockeryScornful ridicule or travesty
- distortionTwisting from original state
lampoon · cartoon · grotesque · hyperbole · send-up · ridicule · minstrelsy · blackface
Recurring narrative device
- formulaicFollowing a set template
- hackneyedOverused and unoriginal
- predictableAble to be foreseen
- conventionalFollowing accepted practices
one-dimensional · tired · overused · token
Identifier or classifier
- epithetDescriptive tag for someone
- designationFormal name or title
- brandCompany's product line name
- stigmaMark of dishonor
marker · identifier · classification · badge · stamp · slur · term · name-calling
Flat dish for food
- matrixOrdered numerical arrangement
- moldForm-giving container
- castPerformers, throw, or splint
- duplicateExact replica of original
electrotype · letterpress · typesetting · reproduction · relief · block · foundry
Depiction or likeness
- portrayalDepiction of someone
- typecastingAssigning actors similar roles
- tokenismSuperficial inclusion efforts
- underrepresentationInsufficient proportional presence
misrepresentation · visibility · narrative · framing · imagery · advertising · Hollywood · sitcom
overgeneralization
Unwarranted broad application
- pigeonholingAssigning to narrow categories
- categorizationArranging into groups
- typecastingAssigning actors similar roles
labeling · profiling · essentializing · homogenization · reductionism · lumping · groupthink · monolith · one-size-fits-all · broad-brush
prejudice
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
sexism · ageism · homophobia · xenophobia · misogyny · chauvinism · intolerance · narrow-mindedness · profiling · ethnocentrism
exaggeration
Overstating beyond reality
distortion · lampoon · cartoon · grotesque · hyperbole · send-up · ridicule · minstrelsy · blackface · yellowface
trope
Recurring narrative device
- formulaicFollowing a set template
- hackneyedOverused and unoriginal
- predictableAble to be foreseen
conventional · one-dimensional · tired · overused · token
tag
Identifier or classifier
- epithetDescriptive tag for someone
- designationFormal name or title
- brandCompany's product line name
stigma · marker · identifier · classification · badge · stamp · slur · term · name-calling · pejorative
plate
Flat dish for food
duplicate · electrotype · letterpress · typesetting · reproduction · relief · block · foundry
representation
Depiction or likeness
- portrayalDepiction of someone
- typecastingAssigning actors similar roles
- tokenismSuperficial inclusion efforts
underrepresentation · misrepresentation · visibility · narrative · framing · imagery · advertising · Hollywood · sitcom · casting
- social judgmentapproval, disapproval, criticism, reputation, shaming
- mental shortcutsmental shortcut, rule of thumb, hunch, gut feeling, educated guess
- Prejudiceprejudice, bigotry, intolerance, racism, sexism
- social equityracial justice, disability rights, racial equity, diversity training, intersectionality
- writing flawstypos, spelling errors, plot hole, plot holes, cliche
- representationproportional representation, diverse casting, visibility, representation matters, marginalized voices
stereotypenuance
Slight shade of difference
truth · fact · reality · complexity · subtlety
stereotypeindividualization
Tailoring to one person
individuation · differentiation · differentiate · personalization · uniqueness
stereotypeopen-mindedness
Acceptance of differing viewpoints
critical thinking · fair-mindedness · impartiality · discernment
- racial stereotypeOversimplified belief about groups
- gender stereotypesAssumed traits per sex
- gender stereotypingAttributing traits based on sex
- cultural stereotypeOversimplified belief about groups
- ethnic stereotypesOversimplified beliefs about groups
- media stereotypesOversimplified group portrayals in broadcasting
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