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In article <4n7srb$2ih@ravel.seattleu.edu>, onnie@bach.seattleu.edu (Onnie
X. Granados) wrote:
> 	And this is the only point I'm trying to make -- if people decide 
> stuff about you *before* the fact, based *only* on the limited 
> information your car provides ... then I think that's a grievously 
> limited way of getting to know another person.  This is the realm of 
> stereotype, and it doesn't do any good for anybody.

I agree with you, but it doesn't matter--people will do it anyway.  Whether
you walk into a business meeting wearing jeans and faded T-shirt or a crisp
suit, and you WILL be treated differently.  This treatment will have
absolutely nothing to do with what you have to say.

> 	Thus my argument is aimed at those who would make a *blanket* 
> statement, such as "I don't think I'd date anyone who drove an old truck, 
> we wouldn't have much in common."  I believe that it would be worth your 
> while to learn more about *anyone* before deciding how much you have in 
> common.

I agree with you again, but I don't think that pointing it out is going to
make anybody change their behavior.

For that matter, I'm not convinced that the statement "I wouldn't date
anyone who drove X because we wouldn't have much in common" is an accurate
description of motivations.  It's much more likely that the real motivation
is something like, "It's politically incorrect to admit that I'm just as
superficial as anyone else, so I'll present a rationalization that will
make my superficial motivations seem like something deeper and more
honest."

-Eric