Stereotyping, or the oversimplified idea of specific people in general. This is the topic in both “Just Walk on By” by Brent Staples and “Are Women Really More Talkative Than Men” by Matthias R. Mehl. Staples talks about being an African-American living in New York where he is persecuted for being part of the race most commonly linked with mugging and other crimes. Just because he is African American does not mean he will be like that; the man should have a chance to live and not be persecuted because of his skin color. “It is not altogether clear to me how I reached the ripe old age of twenty-two without being conscious of the lethality nighttime pedestrian attributed to me”(Staples 543). Mehl says the same but about how women are branded
