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NathanForester2: 3 months ago

What does generalizing mean?

I get called out because apparently I generalize others...when I don't...I don't even know what it means. So..what makes them think it's a smart idea to call me out for it?

Is calling someone who is autistic 'sub-human' a form of generalizing or negative stereotype? Would that fall under generalizing?

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DeepDark: 3 months ago

"Generalizing" people would be lumping them together in groups whether they belong there or not. To call an autistic person "sub-human" goes beyond generalization to down-right insult. Autism doesn't render anyone sub-human; autistic people are as human as anyone. If you have called autistic people "sub-human," which I hope you haven't, you need a total attitude reset.

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Inglewood1996: 3 months ago via iPhone

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/_/dict.aspx?word=generalizing

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crowtrobot: 3 months ago via Android

that would fall under ignorance

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DonnaJPark: 3 months ago

Generalizing is not being specific. In the case of people, it would be like saying all (gender, a race, or a religion, etc.) are (stupid, ignorant, beautiful, unreasonable, etc.) .

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