Activists’ attacks on stereotypes led theorists to wrongly call stereotypes necessarily inaccurate

Evidence

Because activists rail against the stereotypes that have characterized their groups on the basis of their traditional social position, theorists such as Allport have overaccommodated by defining stereotypes as necessarily inaccurate. — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 217 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Accurate group stereotypes are misapplied to unfit individuals.; Ideological activism led theorists to overstate stereotype inaccuracy; Allport defined stereotypes as inherently inaccurate partly to side with activists. — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice: Fifty Years…, 217

Broader Connections

• Allport defined stereotypes as inherently inaccurate partly to side with activists. #expands (0.92) — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 217