Happy New month People, May September be that month for you.I was on one of the social networks on Sunday night, and someone said girls from a particular school are sluts. Today I saw another one that said ladies that stay in a particular estate are ‘runs girls’.
Ermm…How do people come up with this statistics? Okay, may be a guy has met 2 or 3 ladies that behaved in a “sluty” manner and they coincidentally come from the same school. Does that make for the generalisation? Funny the ratio of these 2 or 3 girls to the total number of girls in that school might just be so minute or even insignificant.
Do people make these generalisations by taking a survey? I hear a lot of generalisations like people that answer a particular name are players, people that come from a particular town are bla bla bla.
Whose statistics are these anyway? I tried to research some of these “assumed facts” and really most of them are just experiences from a small percentage of people that get passed on to generations without any solid proof.
In my world, surveys are meant to be taken before any conclusions of this kind are made to become ‘law’. Unfortunately, people have suffered because other people chose to believe stories and hear-says that are not even true. I asked a couple of friends about these statistics and I got the following responses “my mum told me”….”I just hear it”.
Abegi! We are in the 21st century o. You just hear it and you believe? And you’ve never questioned the idea behind the funny generalisation? “If there is no solid proof or evidence then I’m sorry I don’t believe” that’s my mantra.
I stand to be corrected if I am wrong but shouldn’t these generalisations be based on personalities/individuals rather than race, culture, school, gender or even names? Or even if the generalisations are true, shouldn’t there be at least some form of gathered data or even survey carried out?
Or is it really true that a particular trait/behaviour is peculiar to certain culture/gender/even people from same school or estate? If yes, what statistical variables were used to make the conclusion?
I'll like to hear your thoughts.
Blessings.....
ReplyDeleteI try not to buy into statistics, thy are biased, some are primarily based on racist and other discriminatory stereotypes. The other fact is statistics can be faked to support flawed thinking, secondly they are too many generalization is this particular one, all women cannot be painted with the same brush, we simply do not work that way, think, act, behave, analyze, socialize differently and we as as diversify as there are languages in the universe.
In a word...its full of sh*t
stay blessed.
I agree with you. Some people's generalization based on some of their unusual experiences tend to be irrational. I have had to query many of them but I think I am tired of doing so. Now, I just walk by.. lol
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i try not to listen to generaqlisation. in fact i have stop saying anything until i am sure its the truth. i am learning not to listen to them and just move on.
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All i can say is it's easy to generalize.People are fond of that.However,sometimes you just can't help it.Based on observation,you find out that some generalizations aren't that far-fetched.
ReplyDeleteWe live in a lazy world mehn... people find it easier to just bunch other people into groups without research
ReplyDeleteMany of us are guilty of generalisation, especially when it comes to tribal ones.
ReplyDeletegeneralisation is biased but unfortunately a lot of us are guilty of this...I try to allow these generalizations to mar my judgement of a person/group of persons.
ReplyDeleteThese are just stereotypes and generalizations and I tend to stay away from groups cos of this factor. I prefer to meet people one on one without this prior prejudices.
ReplyDeleteI'm with Myne on this one
ReplyDeleteyea...i guess most of us are even guilty of this unconsciously and i think its just in our subconscious...most especially this tribal issue in our country.
ReplyDeletefor example, mention a hausa man or an aboki and somethings come to your mind almost immediately without even thinking twice. its our environment and people we've encountered in times past that have contributed to this stuff
another example...if you see a woman without earrings and makeup, whats the first thing that comes to your mind.."a certain sect of religion right?...
and so, unconsciously, you've generalised her and you might even talk or relate to her with that thinking
but i feel its good to know each person for who they are. its not easy, and it takes conscious effort, but it must be done all the same
i hope ive been able to make sense sha...lol
You spoke my thoughts clearly Sugarspring.
DeleteHumans are guilty of generalizing / stereotyping.
Like fat gals are said to be lazy or gluttons or they stink...or Calabar gals can cook and take care of their men....or edo gals are international prostitute, don't we all have this first impression? #seriously# ... but like i always say, when oil stains a finger, it will stain the other fingers later even when washing it off. A rotten apple can spoil the whole barrel.
I want to ask, there is a general believe men cheat a lot, and mother-in-laws are monster-in-laws, where / what are the statistics?...is it not based on stories we have heard or seen?
The truth is that stereotyping is a common habit in humans, but there is always an exception, which is where you and i come in, to play our part and stand out to say I AM DIFFERENT!
agree with sugarspring
ReplyDeleteeven in our subconsciousnes, we have the tendency to generalize although it's not always true and we need to give people the chance to know they're different
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Yeah we all have so generalisation streak somewhere in us ...so I think. But we consciously have to watch it. I attended a sch that a lot of people thought everyone who went there were loose,snobs and all that. Wasn't funny.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with Lara.Generalization is biased and most of us are guilty of it..for instance,many believe that ladies that bear a particular name are sluts and so,some people's judgement of any lady that bears that name is beclouded especially when they've had personal experiences to back up their claims..it's jes funny
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ReplyDeleteYea, its always easy to generalize especially judging from the stories we heard or something that happened to our sister or cousin's cousin's brother...lols
But should we categorize the whole bunch with our funny statistics? NO. Especially when it comes to the tribal issues.
I am not even feigning innocence here because I am as guilty as the girl next door.In the past weeks I have learnt to 'consciously' know people and not judge them by their race, gender or even names, I also try to question these generalizations where I can
Thanks to you all for stopping by...
No doubt in most cases these stats work because pple are easily inspired by what their friends do, but while you have these stats at the back of your mind, one must realize the danger of generalizing individuals, we are all different in our own way. I think Dayor has said it all
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