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Originally Posted by Axxon
Dola,
and when he is talking about the Irish he notes of their rise to prominence that they actually embraced their stereotypes and it helped unify them and enrich them culturally and in their neighborhoods. It became cool to be Irish and they played it all up, the jauntiness, the temper etc.
That's an example of stereotypes having a positive effect.
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Interesting-
Aren't black stereotypes being used for similar "unifying" effects, except with potentially negative consequences in some cases (i.e. the hip hop culture).
I guess you could say the same thing for the Irish and their drinking.