his characters to conform to stereotypes--so long as there is someone present to ruefully acknowledge those stereotypes, as when one Indian upbraids another for searching a hospital for an Indian family in the belief that "some Indians would just happen to have some extra blankets laying around.""'That's . . . ridiculous.'
'I know.'
'And it's racist.'
'I know.'
'You're stereotyping your own damn people.'
'I know.' 'But damn if we don't have a room full of Pendleton blankets. New ones."'
from The Boston Globe: A fine mess
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