I can understand,it's not easy to avoid generalization every time but I found many people are generalizing unnecessary.

Is it due to the fact that generalization creates more controversy & such topics gets more response?

Few generalized topics I seen here are really unnecessary & funny too.anyone who has fairly balanced thinking will not ever tolerate those thoughts.

To my opinion generalization in any matter always makes injustice to someone somehow.

What do u think?

Would you expound on your thread please sir? Generally what are you saying?

agree

people can acknowledge that they are generalizing for brevity's sake to make a point. and acknowledge that there are exceptions otherwise it is hard to take someone seriously who generalizes frequently

even better use specific examples and avoid generalizing altogether

people who generalize frequently about the opposite gender must not know members of that gender very well, or are expressing frustration of a bad experience

or are just joking around - which it's best to make that clear also

we all do it sometimes though but it's good to be aware

perception is reality

so people speak in terms of their 'reality' which is hard to pinpoint by any absolute measure

at this point in my life , I have come to accept that when someone speaks , it is a generalization that is based in their perception of reality resulting from their experiences and influences...

Now, I'm just giving a warning Ok.

Do you know how many general jokes can be thrown at this?

generally speaking of course

Sure,I will try.

Usually people generalize about genders,age groups,nationalities,religions etc.

Latter two are usually prohibited in public forums as those can create nuisance too.

May be sometimes it is absolutely necessary to refer some particular groups but I see people often posting things like

XXXX national behave like XXXX

or

why men are -----

or

Why women are -----

Even I saw some topics tending to discriminate mental processes like thinking,opinion according to gender.I wonder how is that possible!!

Behavior,thinking,opinions,emotions can never be similar for any group of human society.those are found different even in strictly disciplined military forces.

So I think whenever we are trying to defend,offend or even appreciate some tendencies / characteristics it is not fair to refer
that group wise.

Yep at times people hating something as they put everyone into the same box is a pain in the butt.

I think normally it's not so much that they generalise, its just that they get hurt and then to protect themselves they put everyone with the same characteristics into that little generalisation box.. That way they don't take the changce of it happening again.

For example I would never date anyone who drank, even if it was just on occasion, its not because I believe that everyone has a drinking problem, but after being married and hurt by 2 men who had problems, there was no way I would risk the same thing happening to me again.

If one believes injustice happens through generalization,
then generally speaking no one shall throw joke.Any way if someone do...I expect it to be full of wisdom & humor.

These kind of comments frustrate me more than sweeping generalisations because the comments are personalised to individuals and their experience(s) and some fact. whereas yours are not.

There's obviously more to this than you are letting on and if you don't want to personalise your comments, generalise them

This is a bit of fun, not something that will bring about world peace .

BTW..isn’t this thread a bit of an oxymoron? You’re generalising about generalising

hmmm...that's a very fair criteria & that's what your expectations were.It's but natural.

Otherwise if you would have decided that both of my ex were drinkers.one was belonging to community / region / religion / gender / = XYZ
& another was belonging to say ABC
if you are generalizing & deciding that u won't be with anyone from community / region / religion / gender = XYZ or ABC

then it is nothing but just an injustice to them.

I know u very well Josie you will never do that!!

My problem is i don't see a problem until it smacks me in the mouth 'I am always so sure everyone is perfect

personalizing is dangerous
& generalization kills innocent!!



Yeah...I understand,it is nothing to do with world peace & as I already mentioned religional / regional / communally generalised topics are already taken care of by administrators.



Yeah...agreed & my first line is the explanation for this

must say it's a good JOKE!!

if not then....

Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.
-William Shakespeare

Apologies Prash, I didn't read your question properly

I have never claimed to be fairly balanced so I guess I make a lot of generalizations. But when you are an extremist like I am balanced is always something to hope for.

Extremist?? In what way am I?

Do you mean Idealistic?

That's Okay

I can agree with this and I think we all do it at times. but I also think - depending on the subject, as some of the topics obviously are silly & people are joking - generalizations give an impression that the person making them has not thought through the exceptions, or is ignoring the humanity & individuality of members of a group by saying "all" whomevers do....whatever ....when that is clearly not true

This is ridiculous!

I want to talk to the General!

he's busy sorting through generalizations - come back tomorrow!