Incorrect. "ethnocentrism: evaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the standards and customs of one's own culture"

>I prefaced to ensure this was taken as tongue in cheek as intended. Clearly you missed that part.

I didn't miss it. Writers get to imply as they like. Readers are free to infer as they like. That's how it works.

>Having spent many years researching Buddhism we must agree to disagree regarding your suggestion that self-targeted compassion and Pali metta.

I'm sorry, this is just completely untrue.

1) From your own sources: "Right at the start loving-kindness should be developed towards oneself."

2) From my source: "[In] practices that focus on compassion...the practitioner is targeting oneself"

3) Choose any master you like who has written on metta/lovingkindnessand and compassion. By long tradition the start of the path is self compassion.

>a passing generalization is clearly not the same as viewing everyone as identical.

I hope not. The problem with generalizations and false stereotypes is they tend to encourage that sort of thinking.