Question

[tzikeh]

Is there an official term for the phenomenon of liking the single person because you know them, but not liking that "kind" of person as a whole? "Joe's gay, but he's a good guy. Still, those homosexuals are a problem." Or the "My neighbors are really kind to us, *even though* they're black."

I'm looking for a existing term or phrase along the lines of "uncanny valley", "mob mentality", "folie a deux", etc. Not that these phrases are close to what I mean -- more that this is the kind of description of this type of thinking I'm looking for.

ETA - Please continue to bring the funny, for lo my day sucketh and I need it *badly*, but I really am looking for an answer. So if someone knows of one, please help!

Comments

[tzikeh.livejournal.com]

Awesome, yet entirely unusable in a paper for school. :D

[apathocles.livejournal.com]

Completely OT, but your icon is making me smile a whole lot. :D

[tzikeh.livejournal.com]

Thanks! That was why I made it. :)