tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8004649849101357455.post8517957459840802547..comments2023-04-07T02:47:51.081-10:00Comments on Edit Hawai‘i: generalizationsPathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04525687436544097069noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8004649849101357455.post-1358559186759343622007-04-20T07:52:00.000-10:002007-04-20T07:52:00.000-10:00Thanks, Pat, that helps.Thanks, Pat, that helps.Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13297654166280198689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8004649849101357455.post-46873801790443871102007-04-18T08:04:00.000-10:002007-04-18T08:04:00.000-10:00Sorry for the misspelling of pejorative.Megan, ple...Sorry for the misspelling of <I>pejorative.</I><BR/><BR/>Megan, please see my comment on the media advisory Moon-Yun sent us.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04525687436544097069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8004649849101357455.post-14427405620476847662007-04-17T14:36:00.000-10:002007-04-17T14:36:00.000-10:00I agree that by itself generalization is not a per...I agree that by itself <I>generalization</I> is not a perjorative word. The act of generalizing has practical applications, as you point out.<BR/><BR/>For the most part, I think we have been talking about stereotyping, which is distinguished from generalizing by its negative, distorting aspects. When Don Imus called the basketball players nappy-headed whores, he was not generalizing; he was stereotyping.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04525687436544097069noreply@blogger.com