Stereotypes that are completely wrong

[trelloskilos]

All flame-y gay guys speak with a lithp. A friend of mine (who I kid you not is probably the gayest gay to ever gay a gay, and he's proud of it) flips his wrist, wears bright colors, and speaks just like every other person... aside from all the funny inflections, "filler phrases", and high-pitched talk that go along with the valley-girl-esque thing.

...that's the kind of guy I hate. I really really hate. Because they didn't create the stereotype, they are molding themselves to fit it. Ask almost any gay guy, the flamboyant flaming gays are just annoying as hell.

Actually, I'm inclined to agree.

A lot of camp gay guys I know are just genuinely camp. that is their nature, and they don't make any apology for it. However, they are as diverse as eachother, and only have a few effeminate traits. Compare them to your typical Sit-Com token gay character, and they are butch by comparison. - However, the perpetuated stereotype, which is a heterosexual construct, is more memorable because of his OTT-ness. Most camp people don't adhere to the stereotype, although they may share one or two traits.

As Xitel says, there is a small, but highly visible contingent who seem to mould themselves into the stereotype, purely out of a sense of wanting to belong. Usually very young, still confused, they want to be accepted by their peers. In order to do that, they put on the act, and in doing so, do themselves, and the gay community, no favours at all!

Most gay guys I know are just average people who have normal ordinary lives, and just happen to prefer to sleep with the same sex. However, we 'Str8-acting' gay guys are not going to appear on an episode of "Will & Grace" any time soon, because we're generally too mundane & down to earth.

 

[NewGeekPhilosopher]

Japanese girlfriends do not ruin brilliant rock bands, racism does.

Not all people of my particular diagnosis are savants who can do your maths homework easily, but we do sometimes take jokes literally so it explains why I thought all friends of my Chinese friends hang out in the arcades a lot (which they do) all these years, whether all of them are good at arcade games is another matter.

Also, the idea that Scottish/Irish people are angry and drunk all the time is a complete lie. I don't drink to get drunk or even drink much at all, confusing people to think I am an impostor Scots-Irish much like Tomo from Azumanga Daioh thought Osaka was a phony Osakan because she didn't live up to stereotypes.

 

[person427]

"If you're wearing all black your goth"
"So I'm goth if I dress like Abe Lincoln, Darth Vader, Batman, or the Black Power Ranger?"

Potentially no, but since you pointed this out my money is on the fact that you wear all black all the time and would rather have people think you're goth than Abe Lincoln or a racist representation of a childrens daytime television superhero.

This actually came up in a real conversation. My cousins were over and they all wanted to watch Disney channel. Some music video came on and the singer was wearing all black, so my cousin said she was trying to look goth. I tried to explain to him that you can wear all black and not be goth but he didn't really understand what I was saying and argued that I was wrong, so I asked him what I would be if I dressed up like the people listed above. He didn't respond.

 

[Andeck]

Anyone got any stereotypes on Norwegians?

You're all blond, really really big and tall, and speak in monosyllabic grunts while raiding villages

Ah yes, of course

 

[titanium turtle]

Im english and i dont live in a big house & Wear tweed. I also dont own no dogs either.

Although i do drink tea & Love crumpets...bugger!

all British love tea and crumperts

 

[titanium turtle]

how about the one that all girls that play games are perfect vixens who are not the best players ever can still whoop ass but are of course beautiful easily excited and love attention?(even though that perfectly describes me).

haha- modest much

 

[Flamezdudes]

That everyone in England speaks posh and only drinks Tea and scones.
Like, "Oh taleho there lad.".

 

[Nigh Invulnerable]

Aren't all stereotypes wrong? I thought that's why they were stereotypes.

Heavens no. It's just that people usually only get up in arms about negative stereotypes, so we need to pretend that they're not true (even if they are, thus preventing us from addressing serious social problems).

Stereotypes are the natural result of humans having only limited information available to us. We have to make assumptions in order to function socially, since none of us know everything about everybody.

Thank God someone corrected this idiotic assumption so many people seem to have. Stereotypes are not inherently good or bad. They're merely shortcuts we use to classify and categorize the world around us. Sometimes there are negative stereotypes or people use them to discriminate against a certain group, but the majority of stereotypes contain a fair amount of truth, that's why they exist.

I'm a metalhead. I love video games, D&D, creepy movies, and other things that frequently get associated with people who like metal. However, most people who see me would not assume that I listen to Pig Destroyer and the like because today I'm wearing my The Cheat shirt and jeans. I'm clean cut, un-tattoed, unpierced, and I don't blast my music at loud volume for all to hear. I also really love jazz piano, funk, and cartoons. I fit into some stereotypes, but not entirely.

 

[IcyEvils]

Aren't
Chavs are violent. true.

Chav stands for Council House And Violent

I hate the long hair = emo stereotype in my school.

And yes we Irish do drink alot. Weddings are hilarious (I couldn't care for drink) to watch uncles/aunts get pissed.