Should 'the' be used in this sentence?

[njanja]

He doesn`t like that country because of negative stereotypes about its people.
.................................................. .....the negative stereotypes about its people.



Thank you for your help.

[riverkid]

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[riverkid]

He doesn`t like that country because of negative stereotypes about its people.
.................................................. .....the negative stereotypes about its people.

Thank you for your help.

Using 'the' would, IMHO, be the more natural of the two, Njanja.

[Avalon]

because of the negative stereotypes...u r talking about something more specific..so I think the should be put there...

[kristinita]

And I jshare your reflections on that. Specific stereotypes are implied