Blason Populaire
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Blason populaire is an umbrella genre in the field of folkloristics used to designate any item of any genre which makes use of stereotypes, usually, but not always, negative stereotypes, of a particular group.
Items such as ethnic jokes or blonde jokes are very common examples of blason populaire.
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