LEWIS: Quick thinking
Texans. Toddlers. Cheerleaders. Each of those words likely conjures some kind of image in your head. Large belt buckles and Stetsons, spit and sippy cups, short skirts and pom poms. I don’t know. Whatever the image, it is based on a stereotype, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Stereotypes, for all the negative hype, can actually be useful.