Stereotypes are awesome...
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I have lost a ton of weight, so I must have eliminated carbs, taken pills, gotten surgery, or done something else drastic (as opposed to eating nutritious, well-balanced meals and snacks in sensible portions, drinking plenty of water, and moving my body).
Because I got pregnant at 17, I must have been skanky and trashy. I actually graduated high school a year early, salutatorian of my class, and was a virgin prior to my son's bio-father (who fortunately is out of the picture and has been for a long time) and, until we got married, my hubby and I were celibate throughout the course of our dating/engaged relationship.
Because I am tall, I must be good at basketball. Nope.
Because I love romantic movies and fluffy romance novels, I must be a hopeless romantic. I am just about the most UNromantic woman you'll ever meet - extremely practical and logical - romantic movies and books are escapes from reality.
Because I am a woman, I must love to shop. It is, in fact, probably my least favorite thing on the planet. I think I'd rather have my teeth pulled without Novocaine. I *hate* shopping.0 -
-That I am loud mouth (no I am not, being loud is so unnecessary and embarrassing)
-Some people are surprise when I say I am in college and I'm going to graduate school for Applied Behavior Analysis and etc etc and that I "speak intelligent"<--- I get this all the time. "Oh wow you speak very intelligent"
-They assume I love what's consider "soul food" or fried anything which in fact I don't eat that stuff and don't like it. I love Italian and grilled chicken salads. Fix me that and I'm happy.
-I have an Amernian friend who reference stuff from I guess hip hop music videos (and 99.9% of the time I have no clue what he is talking about) I finally told him to stop doing that and assuming I just listen/know that stuff because I don't.
I am completely the opposite from the stereotypes. I'm not loud, I love learning alot, I speak well, I don't like soul food, and I like other kinds of music not hip hop.
Yes these stereotypyes I get all the time because I'm African American. I get a lot of racist ones too but I won't go there
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It is a real line, but more like a border line...Isn't everyone who is from North of the Mason Dixon line a Yankee? And really, is it a real line...like did they go out there with spray paint and mark the spot? I have family in the south, and I swear they talk about the Mason Dixon line as though it is some form of religious icon!
Driving from Ontario to Texas, going through West Virginia we stop at the most stereotypical gas station in the world. Dog on the front porch, old man on the other side chewing tobacco etc.
We get some snacks, gruff man behind the counter...
Him "You a Yankee, you sound like a Yankee."
In the back, his wife I assume "You be QUIET EARL they ain't Yankees!"
Me "No sir, I'm Canadian."
Him "Is that a Yankee?"
Her "EARL they ain't Yankees!"
Me "What's a Yankee?"
Him, clearly getting annoyed, "Anyone NORTH of the Mason Dixon Line"
Me "Well I'm Canadian"
Her "EARL they ain't Yankees!"
Him "Is that a Yankee?"
What I said, "No"
What I wanted to say, "well sir, technically YOU are North of the Mason Dixon Line." Which he was by about 2 miles.0 -
Because I'm smiley and like kittens and things that sparkle that I can't LOVE metal and hold my own in a mosh pit.0
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BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA! Now that sh1t is hilarious....this has been stolen and put on my wall...thanks for the laugh... :laugh:0
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I've dealt with a particular steretype, but it's one I don't really mind because it's fun to show people that they're wrong.
I've played in punk bands most of my life, and, even at age 32, I still dress in a fairly punk style. (I don't have a mohawk anymore, but I have tattoos, and I generally wear sleeveless t-shirts, a leather biker jacket, a sleeveless jean jacket with patches, spikes, etc...that kind of thing.) And, partially because I am still active in the music scene, I am often out at bars and clubs and such, and they're mostly the kinds of places that are populated by a crowd that is significantly younger than I am.
The combination of these factors (still dressing like a punk in my 30s and still hanging out at "alternative"-type bars that are more catered toward younger people) tends to make people think that I'm an immature, sad, lonely, uneducated drunk. They don't tend to take me for the kind of person who went to college, so it's always fun when people find out that I have a Masters Degree, and I, in fact, TEACH college.
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Because I am from a small town in Kansas, college degrees and have to dress professionally for my job I must be that clean cut all American girl. I can't like heavy metal music and have tattoos.0
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Because I am from a small town in Kansas, have college degrees and have to dress professionally for my job I must be that clean cut all American girl. I can't like heavy metal music and have tattoos.
Sorry for the double post.0 -
"I have a lot of FRIENDS, so I MUST love to drink and party."
CRAP! Maybe stereotypes are correct. That one fits me perfectly.
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Because I am a woman, I must love to shop. It is, in fact, probably my least favorite thing on the planet. I think I'd rather have my teeth pulled without Novocaine. I *hate* shopping.
I'm well outside the usual stereotype on this one. If I'm dating someone, I actually have no problem going shopping with her. For clothes, shoes, whatever. I will walk around the mall all day and watch you try on clothes as long as you make sure I'm fed first (otherwise I get grumpy).
It's traditionally been difficult for me to convince a girl that I AM SERIOUS. Yes, I REALLY DO like shopping. Their reaction tends to be "But....men hate shopping. Aren't you hating this?"
I think it's funny.0 -
People just joke with me about it now too, but I moved to Alabama from Alaska in High School and it was miserable. People teased me mercilessly for not being from the south and I was called a yankee in a negative manner on a daily basis. It was quite the culture shock.
They called you a YANKEE because you were from ALASKA?! LOL That doesn't even make sense...Alaska wasn't even part of the United States during the Civil War...
Exactly, I can't tell you how many times I have said that to people! People around here call everyone who is not from the south a yankee!
Isn't everyone who is from North of the Mason Dixon line a Yankee? And really, is it a real line...like did they go out there with spray paint and mark the spot? I have family in the south, and I swear they talk about the Mason Dixon line as though it is some form of religious icon!
Hm...that's interesting. Personally, I always thought that Yankee referred to those that fought against the North, which is why I wouldn't count Alaskans as part of that group...but anyway on that point I also wanted to say I live in the South and if I had a penny for every time I heard the Civil War referred to as "The War of Northern Aggression" LOL
HAHA the War of Northern Aggression? I have actually never heard that before lol. Yankees are people who fought in the civil war against the south by definition in the US, however it refers to ANYONE from the US when you are talking to people from outside the US. It has somehow gotten lost in translation I suppose.
The "line" as far as I know is the Canada/USA border!!! anyone south of the line in a Yankee and anyone North of the line is a Canuck...0 -
My hubby doesn't hate shopping either. He likes it a lot more than I do, certainly.Because I am a woman, I must love to shop. It is, in fact, probably my least favorite thing on the planet. I think I'd rather have my teeth pulled without Novocaine. I *hate* shopping.
I'm well outside the usual stereotype on this one. If I'm dating someone, I actually have no problem going shopping with her. For clothes, shoes, whatever. I will walk around the mall all day and watch you try on clothes as long as you make sure I'm fed first (otherwise I get grumpy).
It's traditionally been difficult for me to convince a girl that I AM SERIOUS. Yes, I REALLY DO like shopping. Their reaction tends to be "But....men hate shopping. Aren't you hating this?"
I think it's funny.0 -
I have ALOT of piercings, occasional crazy colored hair, and listen to metal. I have a very conservative family. Reunions are always fun. I'm the devil worshipper. Don't stare or i might cast a spell. Bippity, Boppity, BOO!0
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I'm Italian...therefore I must be like the people on Jersey Shore. Not even close.0
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Just because I homeschool and am Christian, doesn't mean that I'm a conservative fundamentalist, or even that I'm homeschooling for religious reasons.0
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I am actually very quiet (you just would not know it here!!!)... people take my silence as being stuck up or a bit**.... I just do not make casual small talk for the sake of having something to say. When I have something to say I do.
Now....give me 2 glass's of wine....and just try to shut me up!
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that i have 4-6 kids because i'm hispanic...
i have 0.
OMG.....ppl are always surprise when I tell them I have 0 kids. Almost as if because Im Hispanic im some sort of Baby making robot. Don't get me wrong....i like to practice making babies but no vajaja has ever been hurt by the soldiers penetrating its walls
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Was that too much? Its true. No uterus has ever been destroyed by my Soldiers of fortune
OMG, you're still going..
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that i have 4-6 kids because i'm hispanic...
i have 0.
OMG.....ppl are always surprise when I tell them I have 0 kids. Almost as if because Im Hispanic im some sort of Baby making robot. Don't get me wrong....i like to practice making babies but no vajaja has ever been hurt by the soldiers penetrating its walls
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Was that too much? Its true. No uterus has ever been destroyed by my Soldiers of fortune
OMG, you're still going..
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Why? Did I just get you pregnant from reading my post? DAMN THESE HISPANIC GENES!!0 -
Brilliant.... I love it, thanks for sharing0
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I get the same thing, except rather than stuck up, I am "stand-offish" and "unfriendly" - really I'm just kind of shy... until I have a bit of alcohol (margaritas are the best, although I rarely drink anything at all and am a total lightweight these days) and then I am Miss Social Butterfly and VERY entertaining.I am actually very quiet (you just would not know it here!!!)... people take my silence as being stuck up or a bit**.... I just do not make casual small talk for the sake of having something to say. When I have something to say I do.
Now....give me 2 glass's of wine....and just try to shut me up!0 -
I'm "Racially Ambiguous." I'm Hawaiian, Italian, Japanese. People assume I'm Hispanic, black, etc, etc. I lived in the South for 6 years. I didn't get jobs because of my skin tone. I got spoken down to, spoken Spanish too and that's just the beginning.
When I live in NC I had a boyfriend and worked in Human Resources. My boyfriend was a mechanic he referred to my job as "Women's Work" and "Not real employment" but I made more money than him.
I have 2 degrees, graduated with honors and speak pidgin (Hawaiian Creole).
I have tattoos and purple hair but i am the nicest person you will ever meet.0 -
that i have 4-6 kids because i'm hispanic...
i have 0.
OMG.....ppl are always surprise when I tell them I have 0 kids. Almost as if because Im Hispanic im some sort of Baby making robot. Don't get me wrong....i like to practice making babies but no vajaja has ever been hurt by the soldiers penetrating its walls
:noway:
Was that too much? Its true. No uterus has ever been destroyed by my Soldiers of fortune
OMG, you're still going..
:noway:
Why? Did I just get you pregnant from reading my post? DAMN THESE HISPANIC GENES!!
yes, his name is JUAN JOSE MARCO PIQUINTO DE SANCHEZ DE LA GARZA SANTO DIOS MIO AYAYAYY..
sterio type! people are shocked to hear my name is NOT maria... =/0 -
I am actually very quiet (you just would not know it here!!!)... people take my silence as being stuck up or a bit**.... I just do not make casual small talk for the sake of having something to say. When I have something to say I do.
Now....give me 2 glass's of wine....and just try to shut me up!
Same here! It's such a painful stereotype sometimes!0 -
Im naturally like beach blonde, but with dark roots.. So looking at me people assume that i have dyed my hair blonde.. Which gets me all sorts of comments like fake, barbie, plastic, etc, etc.. When im really not.. And i have tried dying my hair brown to match my roots, but the new hair comes through blonde so then from a distance it looks like i have a bold spot.. So its something im stuck with.
Also because iv got fat stumpy legs, i wear heels everywhere to try and make them look more appealing.. Alot of people look at me and are like omg shes a slut, or stuck up, etc, because im like in the supermarket in heels, when everyone else just wears trainers.. (Its just because im so self conscious.. completely the opposite of being stick up and thinking im better than others).
Hmm im not sure if that is stereotyping.. but it is people judging me because of how i look..0 -
I hate people so everyone thinks I'm a B.. ugh not fair!0
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People automatically assume that just because I call myself an *kitten*, that I'm really a nice guy underneath it all.0
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Myself, I'm a teacher but I look very young (especially since dropping 40 lbs last year). My first day on the job (I was 24 at the time) I overheard lots of "Who's the new kid?". No matter how professionally I dress I never fail to get those people and students who show a lack of respect because I "look too young" to be a teacher, therefore I must not be any good at it.
It's ok though. Once they get to know me the stereotype is usually lost AND as a bonus, I know in 20 years I'm really going to appreciate looking nearly 10 years younger than I actually am! :drinker:
I get this a lot with people thinking I'm ~10 yrs younger granted being short doesn't help it either. It sucks to not be taken seriously in business but I'll take the good genetics any day.0 -
It's so funny how we stereotype people based on the way they look.
I'm often stereotyped as a brainiac control-freak just because... oh, wait. That's a valid stereotype. Never mind about me. :bigsmile:
There are, however, lots of people who are stereotyped because of their appearance or reputation when they are, in fact, not like that at all.
Any stereotypes you've been placed into that just don't fit?
Umm... I don't get the joke. Am I dense? They're both convicted felons. I think Snoop's last felony conviction was in 2007...
okay then, the fact that their BOTH convicted felons is still pretty funnyyyy!!0 -
I am really young looking (baby face) and even though i don't mind getting guessed a much lower age, i hate how there is an expectation that i don't know what i'm doing or how to make decisions because i am young looking. especially because i am also a parent so sometimes i think the teachers think they can talk down to me because i am young looking and they assume i have nothing going for me but youth and appearance and that they are more educated. wish i could walk around with a sign that says "yes i look young, but i am in fact 32 and have a master's degree"...0
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Hmm, let's see... I'm from Mississippi so some might automatically assume:
an ignorant hick
racist
unintelligible southern drawl
love country music
However, I am neither one of these things. Not in the slightest.0
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