"Another lazy stereotype"
Uncritical perception of reality has a lot to do with this.Sayings like ‘give a dog a bad name and hang him,’ ‘as the twig is bent, so grows the tree,’ ‘tell me who you go with, and I’ll tell you who you are,’ ‘he who judges proceeds,’ or ‘the habit makes the monk’—these are all myths that need to be dismantled.
The father of the Polgár sisters debunked and defeated another lazy stereotype, the idea that women are inherently less capable than men in chess (and by extension, abstract thinking). They refused to accept the division of chess into ‘male’ and ‘female’ categories, as if it were a physical sport where hormonal differences matter. I encourage everyone to look at the remarkable achievements of the three Polgár sisters competing against men—their legacy stands as a powerful testament against yet another lazy stereotype, one among so many.
The truth lies in critical thinking.
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