It is an example of a stereotype. Stereotypes are when people say that all of a particular group of people do this, or act this way, or look like this. Another example of this is 'Americans are obese.'
The statement "Asians are excellent students." is an example of "stereotyping," since this make a "blanket" statement about an entire group of people and dismisses the individual. 4.6. 10 votes.
