Wherein you, the readers, talk amongst yourselves.

A debate about stereotypes seems to be afoot amongst the bloggers at Psychology Today. One blogger says they're just "empirical generalizations," which all scientists use and that they are mostly true and get a bum rap. Another blogger is like, are you kidding me*? How do you feel about stereotypes? Do you think there are any out there that are less "stereotype" and more "gospel truth?"

*My sentiments exactly.

MODEL MINORITIES Although it seems more desirable for someone to look at your physical characteristics and infer that you are studious, intelligent, and responsible than for someone to look at you and automatically think you are shiftless, uneducated, poor, and criminal-minded, it's never good to be stereotyped. A new study seeks to refute, or at least temper, Asian Americans' "model minority" stereotype, a perception that causes Asian American students who aren't high achieving to slip through the cracks. “The notion of lumping all people into a single category and assuming they have no needs is wrong,” Alma R. Clayton-Pederson, vice president of the Association of American Colleges and Universities, who was a member of the commission the College Board financed to produce the report, told the New York Times. “Our backgrounds are very different,” added Dr. Clayton-Pederson, who is black, “but it’s almost like the reverse of what happened to African-Americans.”

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• The Fort Lauderdale mayor's attack on gays has also driven a wedge between the community's blacks. [MH]

• We see whites with adopted black children frequently, if not all the time. But when it comes time for biological mothers of color to find families for their kids, its often hard to find black families to adopt. [NPR]

• Like most white people in the Jena Six protests, the white supremacists are so late to the game. Try to keep up, guys. [CT]

• With some exceptions, here's proof that the anti-PC movement is in full swing. [LAT]

This is part of an editorial feature on American Apparel in the I-D, a British mag. I'm not sure if this constitutes black face, because that would depend on whether or not this model is actually black (I think she is) and whether or not they darkened her skin (who the hell knows?).

But when I look at the multi-hued leggings-turned-headwrap and the huge, exaggerated hot pink lips I don't think, "Hey! Look at that gorgeous color contrast!" I think, whoever styled this shoot was inspired by Sambo and old, racist imperialist images of Africans. I think, this is a caricature of a black woman. And that is not acceptable. To me, anyway. The slogan, "Sweeter than candy. Better than cake," just ties it all together so nicely.

But everyone has a different gut reaction. What's yours?

[Racialicious]

Do you ever get the sense that people from other races are attracted to you solely because of, rather than in spite of, your racial differences? Racialicious examined this troublesome exotification of blacks, Asians, and Latin Americans in personal ads on Craigslist. If a guy or a girl is looking to date you because of a vast generalization that he or she has made about your race, then it's probably not a great idea to respond to their ad (if you're into responding to personal ads, that is). Check out some examples of what to avoid after the jump.

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