Quote Originally Posted by Deborski View Post
Вот это да!
Исправьте меня если я ошибаюсь, но эта фраза в самом деле значит "wow" как "ничего себе". Деб использает её означать "that's for sure"-- можно так?

Efremova (Russian Explanatory Dictionary)
вот это да
межд. разг.
Возглас при выражении изумления или удивления на неожиданное сообщение или на неожиданно совершившееся событие; вот так да, вот так так.


Или более определения есть?

Stereotypes are slowly being ruined*
The word ruined seems a bit off, it's mostly used to express negative thoughts, i.e. "you ruined my life!"
Since it's a good thing that stereotypes are vanishing, better say:
Stereotypes are slowly disintegrating.
Stereotypes are slowly being cast away.
Stereotypes are slowly dying out.

That goes for
I think your president being Afro-American is a great thing that helps ruin them.
I think your president being Afro-American is a great thing that helps disintegrating them.
I think your president being Afro-American is a great thing that helps disproving them.