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Watermelon stereotype: Black people seem to like watermelons. Postcard from 1911.

A stereotype is an idea or belief many people have about a thing or group that is based upon how they look on the outside, which may be untrue or only partly true.[2] Stereotyping people is a type of prejudice because what is on the outside is a small part of who a person is. Stereotypes might be used as reasons to discriminate against another person, or sometimes for a humorous effect in many television programmes. Stereotypes can cause conflicts for community in general.

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