stereotyping
Judging by category
Stereotyping is applying oversimplified assumptions about a group to individuals within it—judging someone by their category rather than their particulars.
The assumptions may be positive or negative: Stereotyping Asians as good at math is still stereotyping.
The word carries negative connotations because it implies lazy thinking that ignores individual differences.
Unfair inclination or prejudice
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
- sexismGender-based prejudice
ageism · homophobia · ableism · xenophobia · intolerance · profiling · scapegoating · stigma
Unwarranted broad application
- assumptionUnverified belief accepted as true
- categorizationArranging into groups
- typificationRepresenting a category's essence
- broad-brushGeneral, not detailed
blanket statement · oversimplification · pigeonholing · reductionism · essentialism · homogenization · monolithic · one-size-fits-all
Overused, unoriginal expression
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
- stock characterConventional recurring persona
- typecastRepeatedly assigned similar roles
- archetypeOriginal model for copies
flat character · cardboard cutout · token · representation · media portrayal · Hollywood · minstrel · mammy
bias
Unfair inclination or prejudice
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
sexism · ageism · homophobia · ableism · xenophobia · intolerance · profiling · scapegoating · stigma · ethnocentrism
overgeneralization
Unwarranted broad application
- assumptionUnverified belief accepted as true
- categorizationArranging into groups
- typificationRepresenting a category's essence
broad-brush · blanket statement · oversimplification · pigeonholing · reductionism · essentialism · homogenization · monolithic · one-size-fits-all · hasty generalization
cliché
Overused, unoriginal expression
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
- stock characterConventional recurring persona
- typecastRepeatedly assigned similar roles
archetype · flat character · cardboard cutout · token · representation · media portrayal · Hollywood · minstrel · mammy · model minority
- narrow-mindednessnarrow-mindedness, narrowness, close-mindedness, closed-mindedness, close-minded
- Anti-Asian Racismhate crimes, xenophobia, slurs, internment, internment camps
- discriminationracism, systemic discrimination, Jim Crow laws, sexism, racial harassment
- biasprejudice, racism, bigotry, sexism, ageism
- intolerantbigoted, biased, prejudiced, discriminatory, intolerant
- social crueltybullying, harassment, humiliation, shaming, mocking
stereotypingindividualization
Tailoring to one person
particularization · personalizing · direct observation · differentiation · specificity
stereotypingdifferentiation
Recognizing meaningful differences
critical thinking · open-mindedness · cognitive flexibility · suspension of judgment · curiosity
stereotypingfairness
Just and equal treatment
impartiality · objectivity · equitable treatment · non-discrimination · open-mindedness
- gender stereotypingAttributing traits based on sex