Epistemic Status: Attempt to codify new term.

I want to define a new term that will be useful in the discourse.

Imagine you landed in a foreign country with dogs, but with no word for dogs. You would see these things, and want to talk about them. You would like to be able to tell people whether they can bring dogs into your house, but you can’t, because there isn’t any word for “dog.” You’d like to ask if you can pet someone's dog, but you can’t do that either, because when you ask “can I pet your dog?” they say “pet my what?” It would get pretty frustrating.

This is how I feel about a certain phenomenon I’ve noticed over the last year or so. I notice it all the time—It's as ubiquitous in society as dogs are, and I see it just about as often—but there [...]

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First published:
June 4th, 2025

Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/cyKD2ifYizpupGP4C/the-stereotype-of-the-stereotype

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“The Stereotype of the Stereotype” by Ike