“Stereotypes are ways of making extremely primitive and simple differentiations. Differentiations of gender, race, class, social status - so ordinary social life is very much built upon a whole repertoire of stereotypes we carry around. And those are immediately laminated onto people, and it isn't just visual.” PeopleWayWholeLife IsSocialSimpleRaceClassOrdinaryBuiltGenderVisualsPrimitiveStereotypeSocial LifeDifferentiationSocial Status Author:W. J. T. Mitchell
“Obviously invidious and prejudicial stereotypes need to be deconstructed and overcome, but it's not that they can be destroyed. I think that would be an illusion to think that we can somehow get rid of these basic search templates that allow us to sort out our social lives and to sort out the material world as well.” ThinkingWorldNeedsWellsWould BeSocialMaterialsIllusionOvercomingDestroyedStereotypeSocial LifeMaterial World Author:W. J. T. Mitchell