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[Earwolf Admin]

Andrew Ti and guest Kulap Vilaysack field a question from possibly the most genial caller.  We discuss the merits of baseball, and more importantly, cheesesteak.

[timidmisanthrope]

Positive stereotypes reinforce negative stereotypes.

[Michael Wo]

Leave it to Kulap to make this "Yo, Is This Sweet?" Awesome on so many levels.

[Chalkdust]

Michael Wo, on 20 November 2012 - 07:33 AM, said:

Leave it to Kulap to make this "Yo, Is This Sweet?" Awesome on so many levels.

Psh, you're just applying the Who Charted Kulap stereotype to Guest Star Kulap. Even if it's positive, it skews our perspective of all Kulaps!

[Syme]

timidmisanthrope, on 20 November 2012 - 02:38 AM, said:

Positive stereotypes reinforce negative stereotypes.

Also positively stereotyping takes away from a person's own achievement. So saying something like "Asians are good at Math" implies they're only good because of their race, rather than their own individual abilities and hard work.