Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site ssc-vax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!qantel!hplabs!tektronix!uw-beaver!ssc-vax!keith From: keith@ssc-vax.UUCP (Keith Nemitz) Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: Re: Another yuppie volley Message-ID: <351@ssc-vax.UUCP> Date: Fri, 8-Nov-85 17:25:57 EST Article-I.D.: ssc-vax.351 Posted: Fri Nov 8 17:25:57 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 11-Nov-85 06:21:58 EST References: <530@cornell.UUCP> Organization: Boeing Aerospace Co., Seattle, WA Lines: 16 So far this stereotype conversation has been one-sided. Most every example of these classes have all been male oriented. What makes a woman a yuppie, or nerd, or redneck, or (having recently read net.jokes) JAP, or ... As a pet theory, I tend to think that people categorize other people just so they don't have to deal with a lot of special cases to remember everyone they ever met. Details are reserved for more significant people. Stereotyping is an internal filing system. Generalizing means the brain don't have to work so hard. Here in, There out, Tell me when it's over. keith