Sky Render on 02 September 2008
People tend to find a definition offensive when it fits them to some degree. Usually because it doesn't fit them perfectly, and they want to change it so it does. Which is fairly egotistical, but perfectly reasonable. Not many appreciate being reduced to a stereotype, after all.
A proper stereotype (they exist and they're rare) captures the essence of a group without the specifics. The problem comes in when people assume that the stereotype is the sum of the whole group, and not the common parts of it. Which is sadly common.
Sky Render - Sanity is for the weak.
