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Stereotypes

Is it ok to make generalisations about travellers? Or generalisations about anyone? Evan Davis and guests discuss stereotypes.

Is it acceptable to rail against gypsies or travellers? Negative stereotyping of those communities has become a popular (and populist) pastime this year. In this programme, we examine these and other stereotypes: why we use them; whether they tend to be true, and if they are, whether we should still shut up about them.

Evan Davis takes a trip to the Appleby Horse Fair and asks some young members of the Gypsy and Traveller Community whether they feel unfairly stereotyped.

Studio Guests:

The economist, Sam Bowman and journalist Kate Bevan.

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28 minutes

Last on

Thu 26 Jul 2018 21:30

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  • Thu 26 Jul 2018 09:00
  • Thu 26 Jul 2018 21:30

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