Show me the census.
Look, rather than admit that generalizations are not "necessary" (again, your word) in discussing cultural phenomena, you're willing to play word games and continually shift the argument. Doesn't make for a very fruitful discussion.
Unless you take a census every year, you're going to use generalizations or not have a very involved discussion.
Really, see my earlier posts about the utility of generalizations. It's a canard to say that they are out of bounds.
Show me the census.
Fatalis, you asked me to make three statements on cultural phenomena that are not generalizations. I assumed you wanted an example of such a statement, so I gave you one. Of course the statistics (1.5%, etc.) are not real, but surely you know that many statistics are based on house-by-house censuses rather than projections.
Probably, if you and I met face to face, we could find a lot to agree on. I think we're both better than this discussion. Agreed? (Extending hand for shake.)