STEREOTYPES

This past Saturday my friend and I were at the bank standing in line. I needed to cash a check and she just needed change. The line was really outrageous and she didn't want to wait. So she said, "I guess I have to wait in this line, I would ask someone in line for change but they don't look like they have any money." I said to her, "wow isn't that a stereotype." The people in the line were all Mexican except us. I thought it was really ironic that she would assume that these people had no money yet they were standing in the bank. After I made my comment, I just merely changed the subject without going into further detail at that time. I was personally offended that my friend could make such a stupid statement that was clearly contradictory to the situation.
I think the fact that I didn't dwell on the statement at the time, prevented it from turning into a heated conversation at the bank. However I did later address the issue after we left the bank. I said to my friend,...