Why do some people feel they have to generalize other groups?

Question

It's a cop-out. A way to justify your statements without enough evidence. It ruins your credibility in what you are trying to say. If you are

Answer 1

I KNOW IT DRIVES ME CRAZY!
But I've been learning to ignore these people. If they catorgorize someone negatively and falsely by their race, they are RACIST. IF they catorgorize someone negatively and falsely by their sex, they are SEXIST. If they catorgorize someone by thier religion, belief, or nonbelief, they are FAITHIST. People need to be way less stuck up in thier own head and stop attacking people they do not understand... thank you, finally someone seeing this. I hope you are never hurt by what idiots say. We have to remember they are like children or worse, and only see things their way, are very judgemental, and still have yet to learn from it, no matter how old they are.

Answer 2

I agree with you but would like to add that it is a lazy way to understand the world and it's people if one were to generalize. I can understand being angry at a particular group like the Nazi's but you live a far better life if you can accept each person as their own.