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The phrase "derogatory stereotypes" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it whenever you want to refer to negative preconceptions or judgments about a group of people, usually based on their race, gender, religion, etc. For example, "The movie was criticized for perpetuating derogatory stereotypes about women."
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Your article relies upon and rekindles old, derogatory stereotypes.
Despite the widespread derogatory stereotypes of bureaucracy, a system of government grounded in law requires bureaucracy to function.
Supporters say the imagery honors the history of the area, while critics argue that these renderings promote derogatory stereotypes.
It is on this foundation that we can surely move beyond a battle of derogatory stereotypes to a real discussion of what it means to be human.
Fat is not just a feminist issue, it's commonly a class and race issue too, with body size references often a cover for derogatory stereotypes.
Apu, the convenience store owner and father of octuplets from "The Simpsons," is considered perhaps the gold standard for derogatory stereotypes, thanks to his job, his sing-song accent and his diction.
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The jokes in The Adventures of Barry McKenzie are racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic and guilty of virtually any other derogatory stereotyping you care to name.
Despite that, Western human-rights groups hailed the new text's exclusion of illiberal language deploring the "defamation" of faith; instead, it deplores the "derogatory stereotyping and stigmatisation of persons based on their religion or belief".
"Skeet" is obviously a derogatory stereotype, but ask any Newfoundlander and most will vehemently confirm their existence.
For all the complaints about political correctness in the 1980s and 90s, American society did make it clear that sports commentators and politicians would not be allowed to perpetuate derogatory racial stereotypes.
The Associated Press reported that the New Jersey Italian American Legislative Caucus had written a letter of protest to Viacom, the parent company of MTV, with state senators and assembly members asking that the show be immediately taken off the air because it promotes derogatory ethnic stereotypes and is "wildly offensive".
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