the image of the thugged out black man represents a small demigraphic. pretty much 15 to 30 years. if you had 100% of african americans in that demigraphic really acting like thugs it would still only represent like 30% of the race at the most. and obviously its no where near 100% of 15 to 30 years old. so its more likely that these generalizations are based on either 15 popular rappers which have know basis in reality or 1 or 2 real life incidents that probably happen just as frequently if not moreso with people of other races.
I have been robbed on one occasion in my life and it was by a young blonde haired white person who i knew personally and later reported to the police. I don't go around saying all white people are thugs. Also I have known several drug dealers in my life and about half of them were white. The other half was a mixture of black and latino and one korean. I know one person who was convicted for murder and he was white.
If people truly take into account the actual demographic of their own physical encouters and ignore those of he said she or television they'll realize how much sterotypes really are just sterotype
Hell i was put on to weed by a white before i ever smoked with a black person.