Mono and Stereo
"Mono" means one, alone, single. "Stereo" means solid, three-dimensional. One gives rise to two. Two gives rise to three. To truly experience depth, we require at least two perspectives. The conflict between the left and right eyes and ears creates the experience of perceiving three dimensions. "Type" means "a category of people having common characteristics." "Characteristic" means "a feature or quality belonging typically to a person, place, or thing and serving to identify it." These are mutually defining words; each gives rise to the other. What exactly is a "stereotype"? "A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing." Notice "image" and "idea." Notice the word "oversimplified." Notice the word "fixed," as in "solid." "Solid" as in "unchanging," which people ...