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[quote=Anonymous]Consciously, it's an effective mechanism in general story-telling to add detail and paint a picture for the listener...subconsciously its a very useful way to perpetuate stereotypes and offer validation for the racial undertones of the storyline. i.e. - So I was at CVS and walked up to the self-checkout when this black woman walks up and gets angry saying she was in line... (reinforces the stereotype about angry black women hence adding to the story's validity) i.e. - So I was exiting the Metro station on my way to work and there was this huge crowd of Chinese tourists just standing around totally clogging up the sidewalk... (reinforces the stereotype that groups of Asians are primarily tourists and socially awkward hence adding to the story's validity) [/quote]
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