In mainstream intellectual humanitarian discourse we are often encouraged not to stereotype. While stereotypes are not always right, they tell part of the truth. So how far does the rejection of stereotypes or widely circulated statements divert us from seeing the truth?
I'm suggesting none of your examples. You can call the question a mental exercise by "entertaining an idea without embracing it" which is the sign of an educated mind. Please don't put words in my mouth. You could have thought of proverbs like for example "Like father like son", or "Easy come easy go".
Here is another question that might interest you: "What has the world lost by abolishing slavery?". Again, my intention is FAR from suggesting the premise that slavery is good, but can we deny the historical fact that at some point of history parts of American southern economy depended on it?
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