Stereotypes that are completely wrong

[tehdanzorz]

I am metal, therefore I have no feelings or emotional connection to anything except Metallica and Slayer

 

[Troublesome Lagomorph]

I'm sort of Indian, and I don't have a funny accent.

 

[jonny bhoy]

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

Very true.

There's this one stereotype in Norway that all Pakistani/Afghan people inevitably open up kebob shops in the streets. I have no fucking clue where that's coming from.

i would love to know wot a "kebob" shop is

 

[HentMas]

stereotypes are just the exagerated truths (or halve truths) of someone´s race IMO

and yeah, some are good, and some are bad, deppends what you think about other people clasifying you with something you would avoid yourselve

 

[Triple AD]

The youth are all stupid and stab other people and the old are all posh people that like a crumpet and a tea.

Soo... not true

Also the gamers are wasting their lives stereotype is quite annoying too

 

[[Cold-Shoulder]]

95% of the stereotypes involving religion [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljstp58SxYI&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.escapistmagazine.com%2Fforums%2Fpost%2F326&feature=player_embedded]/politics of any sort are wrong.

Those statistics are most likely right but that doesn't stop all the stereotypes from getting all the publicity. :|

 

[Lynx]

The stereotype that all women are overly emotional. Or obsessed about their looks. Or complete wusses. Or all three.
Of course there are such women, but I reheheeally can't stand those.

 

[Taberif]

The whole emo thing. I've never seen a more wrong stereotype.

Funny, because I've never seen a more right stereotype.

 

[Mr.Squishy]

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

Very true.

There's this one stereotype in Norway that all Pakistani/Afghan people inevitably open up kebob shops in the streets. I have no fucking clue where that's coming from.

All I have to add here is: Very, very agreed, I hate that stereotype! I also don't care for the stereotype that Norway is basically a mix of America and Pakistan...

 

[Kuchinawa212]

I'm 1/2 cuban and no I don't know how to roll a cigar, I can't speak spanish all that well, and I'm a meh swimmer.

=(

I'm half mexicain.
My family can speak spanish and I can't.
You know how sad that is?

I'm 1/2 cuban and no I don't know how to roll a cigar, I can't speak spanish all that well, and I'm a meh swimmer.

=(

This is the story of MY LIFE. 1/2 Cuban Pride though, man.

You both get a hi-five
*hifive*

But I try and get better at Spanish. I try and try, but can really only grasp basic stuff. Like order from a menu and ask for, and understand, directions. *sigh* one day...

 

[Citrus]

I'm Canadian. I've never seen anybody with bagged milk, and if I did, I'd think they were pretty strange.

 

[WrongSprite]

The whole emo thing. I've never seen a more wrong stereotype.

Funny, because I've never seen a more right stereotype.

O.......K.

So all emo kids cry and cut themselves?

 

[wrecker77]

I hate the steryotype that all emo people cut themselves, where black and whine. I am creating a thred just for that.

 

[KingPiccolOwned]

All middle easterners hate America.

They don't hate America, they just hated the guys who were running it for the last eight years.

Or vise versa, I am American and have gotten along quite well with a number of what I presume to be immigrants from that region. Note that I presume that due to the fact that they speak in Arabic most of the time, and a number of them don't really know English that well.

 

[Captain Lag]

Fat People. Trust me, we dont like Twinkies

Speak for yourself

 

[Sejs Cube]

Black people are naturals at aeronautical engineering.
Asian people's sweat calms down babies.
White people's eyes can't reflect the color silver.
Eskimos can turn invisible.


All stereotypes that are completely wrong.

 

[Prowers]

All middle easterners hate America.

They don't hate America, they just hated the guys who were running it for the last eight years.

You mean "Guy" minus the plural, right?
Because Bush almost had a monarchy going considering how he used his power...

 

[Legion]

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

Exactly. And you irish do enjoy a good drink, stop lying.

I have to agree. I can't think of any disprovenances.

Completely nailed it.

Exactly.

Very true.

Wrong, wrong, and completely wrong, it's quite worrying how many people agreed.

A stereotype is a human created assumption based on previously given information.

If I asked you what you expect to find in a restaurant you would most likely say: Tables, chairs, food, waiters and waitresses.

That is a stereotype, it is the human way of grouping things together based upon previous experiences.

If you walked into a restaurant and everyone was on the floor helping themselves to food that's just lying all over the place you would be surprised because it doesn't fit your stereotype of what a restaurant should be like.

People just completely misuse them to generalise things that really should not be, these are the ones most people think of, but stereotypes are the human way of separating things and putting things into group; it's also a defence mechanism as humans saw their ancestors get attacked by creatures with large teeth and assumed from then on that animals with large teeth = danger.

 

[NotAPie]

I'm 1/2 cuban and no I don't know how to roll a cigar, I can't speak spanish all that well, and I'm a meh swimmer.

=(

I'm half mexicain.
My family can speak spanish and I can't.
You know how sad that is?

I'm 1/2 cuban and no I don't know how to roll a cigar, I can't speak spanish all that well, and I'm a meh swimmer.

=(

This is the story of MY LIFE. 1/2 Cuban Pride though, man.

You both get a hi-five
*hifive*

But I try and get better at Spanish. I try and try, but can really only grasp basic stuff. Like order from a menu and ask for, and understand, directions. *sigh* one day...

Yay! I got a high-five! The reason I want to learn spanish is to finally FINALLY talk to my grandma.

 

[Armored Prayer]

All middle easterners hate America.

They don't hate America, they just hated the guys who were running it for the last eight years.

You mean "Guy" minus the plural, right?
Because Bush almost had a monarchy going considering how he used his power...

When I mean "Guys" I mean Bush, Cheny, and the rest of the crew.