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What is a sentence that contains an example of cultural or gender bias?

"He's so emotional, he must be on his period."

This sentence contains two examples of bias:

* Gender bias: It perpetuates the stereotype that women are more emotional than men, associating emotional expression with menstruation.

* Cultural bias: This sentence relies on a specific cultural understanding of menstruation as a time of heightened emotional sensitivity, which may not be shared by all cultures.

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