Harsh and inevitably unfair stereotypes are harder to make or take when it's your street, your circle, your town.

Clowns from Zippos Circus however are not seeing the funny side, claiming the attraction "reinforces an unfair stereotype" and "portrays clowns as evil".

At the heart of the case, two of New Mexico's most pressing issues intersect: drunken driving and unfair stereotypes of Indians.

She refused to criticize Mr. Williams directly today, but said the use of any ethnic or racial generalization was dangerous because it could lead to unfair stereotypes.

"The Sopranos" upset some Italian-American organizations, which complained that the show perpetuated unfair stereotypes.

In a predominantly patriarchal society, women largely went unnoticed in the workforce, due to unfair stereotypes of their positions.

Asian-Americans suffer from two equally unfair stereotypes.

The popular image of protesters as wild-eyed, window-smashing anarchists is an unfair stereotype, but still, the world is full of crazy people.

It has often been said that portraying women of a certain age, a certain religion and a deep, profound, unshakable love of fine shoes is an unfair stereotype.

"Perpetuates unfair stereotypes," grumbled John Grillos, of Maplewood, N.J. "So hire a joke writer the next time you are in trouble."