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→Political language in mainstream media
Examples of stereotypical language which, rightly or wrongly, have been used by [[mainstream media]] and attribute the characteristics of a limited number within a group to all members of a larger group are:
Examples of stereotypical language which, rightly or wrongly, have been used by [[mainstream media]] and attribute the characteristics of a limited number within a group to all members of a larger group are:
*''"You go into these small towns in Pennsylvania and, like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone now for 25 years and nothing's replaced them. And they fell through the Clinton administration, and the Bush administration, and each successive administration has said that somehow these communities are gonna regenerate and they have not. And it's not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy toward people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations."''
*''"You go into these small towns in Pennsylvania and, like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone now for 25 years and nothing's replaced them. And they fell through the Clinton administration, and the Bush administration, and each successive administration has said that somehow these communities are gonna regenerate and they have not. And it's not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy toward people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations."''
The statement, "these communities" and "it's not surprising then they get bitter" means characteristics of clinging to guns, religion, and racism are being applied to all members of Pennsylvania small towns as well as community's throughout the [[Midwest]].
The statement, "these communities" and "it's not surprising then they get bitter" means the characteristics of clinging to guns, religion, and racism are being applied to all residents of Pennsylvania small towns as well as small community's throughout the [[Midwest]].
*''"When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re not sending you. They’re not sending you. They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people."''
*''"When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re not sending you. They’re not sending you. They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people."''
The important qualifier "some, I assume, are good people" limits the subject being discussed to criminals and rapists within a larger group of Mexicans, and hence is not a stereotypical statement of all Mexicans or Mexican immigrants.
The important qualifier "some, I assume, are good people" limits the subject being discussed to criminals and rapists within a larger group of Mexicans, and hence is not a stereotypical statement of all Mexicans or Mexican immigrants.