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When I say basis in truth im not saying black people are lazy. I'm black and I have never defended any stereotypes of negative treatment against my people. You can search through my posts on this message board for proof of that. There were people defending stereotypes and their reasoning was that it had a basis in truth.I do see a got a new pm, guess I know who it's from now. Thought it'd be somebody else thanking me for something I did but oh well.
Excuse a slave for working all day for free but apparently not hard enough that they can't take a break to go socialize cuz master paid so much for them they should be working as hard as possible if they don't want to get a hundred lashes or fed to the dogs.
That not a stereotype with a basis in truth. That's just the history of the twisted thinking of those who would treat others like property. Regardless, w/e the history the stereotype is something that is made to target all of that race when it does not apply to every single person of that race.
When someone uses that argument what they are basically saying is the negative stereotypes that they hold against a group of people are brought on by the victims. I brought up the slave master to illustrate that while from their point of view they may have believed that they were right but they were wrong. That is why I used the phrase "good money". These slave masters feel like they made an expensive investment so they think it is okay to characterize their slaves as lazy because they thought they weren't getting the most bang for their buck. When I say basis in truth I mean the stereotype didn't appear out of thin air. The fact that it comes from a slave master and understanding the history lets people understand that it is fundamentally flawed.