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Originally Posted by lasbrg
Democrat and/or liberal gun owners are a distinct minority among gun owners in general. This was a simple statement of fact and can in no way be considered stereotyping. Like saying there are more white Americans than black Americans is not prejudice, it's just math.
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Stereotyping is precisely taking a "statement of facts" and applying it to the whole group to create a negative association.
Think about all the "statements of facts" when applied to women, men, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, etc. Just because some characteristic might be factually prevalent in a group it doesn't mean it's not stereotyping when applying it to the whole group, particularly when used in a negative manner. The letter to Brown starts by distancing the OP from the stereotype of gun owners in order to create a positive association with the Governor.
The only reason I'm pointing this out in the first place is because the left tends to believe they are very tolerant, while acting with extreme prejudice against those who are different. Expressing irrelevant social views and distancing from the "stereotype of a gun owner" indeed represents a prejudice.