Suppose that Paul is gay, but he does not fit your stereotyp…

Suppose that Paul is gay, but he does not fit your stereotype of gay people: He wears baggy jeans, constantly swears, has sloppy table manners, and enjoys sports. Instead of changing the way you think about gay people as a group, however, you just decide that Paul belongs to a special class of gay people (“gay jocks”). This would be an example of ____.​