Only sometimes. Often they are based on ignorance and prejudice.
Stereotypes are based on observable real events. They are not randomly made up.
jerkface@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
rafoix@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
Stereotypes are peer reviewed scientific observations
Or
Stereotypes are just made up by a person very likely as a joke and people of very high intelligence parrot them without any critical thinking and laugh like hyenas at their ability to accurately repeat words
foggy@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
Correction: stereotypes are based on “kernels of truth” which may or may not be observable real events. These kernels of truth can come from fictitious or non fictitious sources.