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Originally Posted by dr. fager
fair enough, I guess the caps got through to me 
Personally, I also think generalizations, or stereotypes, also feed the forementioned "isms" you speak about. This thread was about the media and and the ridiculous saturation as of late. Somehow it was turned into a lack of morality, compassion. I can't speak for anyone but I honestly believe most didn't think it's good her life ended...
Hopefully, when I'm older life will be so black and white...but right now I sure see an awful lot of gray |
I agree that generalizations when applied to groups or individuals are harmful and often inaccurate, but applying generalizations to a society as a whole is often useful...ie: most Americans identify Christianity as their faith, most Americans are of European descent. You are also correct that life isn't black and white rather a constant struggle to decide between shades of grey, there are however certain principles that are black and white...the trick is deciding how they apply to certain situations.