&gt;many people, seeing only stereotypes, come to believe them.<p>Seems like the local education system has failed if people can&#x27;t think critically or rationally. Blaming the arts is wrong and only treats the symptom. Do you believe that all information needs to be carefully controlled so that people don&#x27;t get the wrong ideas? If so, what are you doing on an open&#x2F;liberal&#x2F;libertarian forum like HN then? Anyone can post anything here, pretty much. Seems to me that you&#x27;re going your own advice by being present here.