6.10.2008

Selective Stereotyping.

All Firemen Have Mustaches And Other Selective Stereotyping.

Two parents:
"Here, Ollie, here's the fireman!"
"Firefighter."
"[stare]. Okay, Ollie, here's the FIREFIGHTER."
"No need to reinforce unnecessary stereotypes, you know."
"[pause]. Anyway, it doesn't have a mustache, so it *must* be a girl-firefighter."

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