An observationalist is a person who makes a statement based on real-world assessments (observational comment) about specific people, places, and events happening around them. Observations are unlike racist or stereotype comments that are generalized statements about a group of people.
Antonyms: racism, stereotypes.
Remember kids, it's cool to be an observationalist. However, tossing around stereotypes or racist comments is never cool. Know the difference!
Antonyms: racism, stereotypes.
Remember kids, it's cool to be an observationalist. However, tossing around stereotypes or racist comments is never cool. Know the difference!
Stereotype: "All Asians are good at math."
An Observationalist says: "Those Asian kids (over there) are human Ti89s. Each one of them scored in the 98% percentile or higher of the math section of the SATs."
Stereotype: "All priests rape little boys."
An Observationalist says: "That priest is a pedophile. I saw him ask an eight year old boy if he could pillage his cornhole with the holy disco stick."
An Observationalist says: "Those Asian kids (over there) are human Ti89s. Each one of them scored in the 98% percentile or higher of the math section of the SATs."
Stereotype: "All priests rape little boys."
An Observationalist says: "That priest is a pedophile. I saw him ask an eight year old boy if he could pillage his cornhole with the holy disco stick."
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2. Used to describe ones ability to observe;
3. Ones ability to see.
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Defined as "the hobby or act of going to observatories on monday nights with intentions of observing the stars, after indulging in a quarter of a chocolate chip cookie from starbucks, and before doing any homework. Most often done on College campuses
Defined as "the hobby or act of going to observatories on monday nights with intentions of observing the stars, after indulging in a quarter of a chocolate chip cookie from starbucks, and before doing any homework. Most often done on College campuses
Brittany couldn't must an inkling of motivation to do her homework, so she decided to go observatorying around campus with her bff Don Rafael
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