Lowest Common Denominator

I’m not sure I can think of anything more frustrating to a member of any particular group of people than having that group portrayed, discussed, and (as is often the case) dismissed or condemned in the context of its lowest common denominators. When I say “lowest common denominators,” I’m referring to the members of a given group that portray the stereotypes that others exploit to discredit them; the members that are on the extreme end of the bell curve for any particular aspect.

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