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We all tell stories. We tell stories that show ourselves in a positive light. We tell stories that have enemies that don’t looks so good.

It’s a pretty human thing to do. We want to be lifted up and too often we think the only way to do that is by tearing down someone else — preferably an anonymous someone else, or a person who represents a whole group of people.

Broad statements about groups are common. Often they end up being racist or sexist or something else-ist.

We do this because there is always some shred of truth somewhere in these statements. The…