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Deafwindow t1_ja3ebum wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL: Because Nintendo could not get the rights to the Popeye cartoon character, they came up with Mario instead. by A_Bruised_Reed

Positive stereotypes will never get "cancelled" because it bolsters groups instead of denigrating them. Whether that's good or bad is up for debate

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[deleted] t1_ja3gcsg wrote

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Autumn1881 t1_ja3lo4j wrote

Asians being good at math for example. Some argue its bad because it puts them under pressure to actually excell at math.

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K_O_Incorporated t1_ja3prs2 wrote

Anything that doesn't portray people as less capable, ignorant or inferior.

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KimJongIlSunglasses t1_ja465ix wrote

In the 90s we were taught all stereotypes were bad regardless of whether they are positive or negative.

But now woke culture gets to pick and choose what is acceptable.

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Deafwindow t1_ja490nh wrote

Yes think vast generalizations of groups (+or-) are harmful, but wtf does my opinion matter. I'm not the moral arbitrator of modern culture

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