Used in a Sentence

stereotyping

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for stereotyping.

Editorial note

Anyway–it's not stereotyping Asians, it's stereotyping Chinese-national engineers in Silicon Valley.

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Quick take

The process of making something into a stereotype.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of stereotyping gathered in one view.

noun

The process of making something into a stereotype.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for stereotyping.

noun

The process of making something into a stereotype.

Example sentences

1

Anyway–it's not stereotyping Asians, it's stereotyping Chinese-national engineers in Silicon Valley.

2

This entire article is about stereotyping, and the third paragraph is rife with the authors own stereotypes.

3

Congratulations, I think this is the most bigoted and stereotyping post I have ever read on Hacker News.

4

I highly recommend you get over your bigotry and stop stereotyping a whole country's worth of people.

5

They've probably never been to Singapore, and are stereotyping to begin with.

6

I guess I'm not yet used to the constant stereotyping, so feel the need to speak for the other side.

7

Some salient and insightful points - but hard to reach because of all of the shameless anti-geek stereotyping (coming from an alleged geek no less).

8

But stereotyping anyone who is good at research as a selfless, socks-and-sandals proto-hippy shows a certain lack of familiarity with a large cross-section of researchers.

9

Actually, I am OK with certain stereotyping, because that is how comedy works.

10

Perhaps I'm stereotyping US police forces, but I do think the same situation in inner-city US would have been a clearly justified shooting.

11

On a side note: Does it make me a GenX'er if I'm fed up with the widespread problem of stereotyping an entire generation?

12

I remember a racial stereotyping survey with a movie afterward, where people who were told the movie was cancelled recorded as far less tolerant.

Quote examples

1

Seems to be more about premature stereotyping than sexism, if sexism is supposed to mean something like "the belief in the superiority of one of the sexes".

2

Granted, it's not as broad as "all women", but you still seem to be stereotyping.

3

This is especially true when "othering," stereotyping, and group hatreds have taken hold.

4

I believe the way to counter "lumping people together, generalizing and stereotyping" or othering is precisely to point out the flaws in logic and call it bigotry and hatred when you see it.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use stereotyping in a sentence?

Anyway–it's not stereotyping Asians, it's stereotyping Chinese-national engineers in Silicon Valley.

What does stereotyping mean?

The process of making something into a stereotype.

What part of speech is stereotyping?

stereotyping is commonly used as noun.