What are some stereotypes about jewish people?
My understanding on stereotypes is: The stereotype is a printer’s aid. This one-piece plate, cast in type metal from a mold taken of a printing surface, produces an unvarying form or pattern, having no individuality. It speeds the process of producing printed material. People use stereotyping to speed up thought processes in their daily lives – only they use a cognitive matrix instead of type metal. They attribute a set of complex characteristics to individuals they barely know on the basis of preconceived notions. This saves time anticipating the conduct of others – or their responses to ideas and actions. But this racial or ethnic stereotyping is a collectivist way of thinking. It judges a person not by his own character and actions, but by the characters and actions of a collective of ancestors – as if values and character are determined before one is born. It is based implicitly on the irrational and discredited doctrine of inherited, innate knowledge. So while stereotyping may pro
