Racial stereotypes....are they true?

they have to start somewhere...

but... to generalize a race or whatever saying that they're all the same sterotype is wrong

The older I get the more I'm convinced that yeah they are. This'll probably sound horrible. We all know them... an asian driving 20 mph with their turning signal on for half a mile in a '94 Camry, a Jew doing your taxes, the rapping black gangster etc. etc. Lately though it seems as if people are simply content with fitting into these types.(ppop culture dosn't help) To me it's dissapointing. I'm sure all these people have a lot more depth to them, but wouldn't having people write you off as just another snobby, preppy, white person wearing ripped jeans and flipflops in February bother you? Does anybody here think they fit their respective racial stereotype and think there's nothing wrong with it? Or am I just ranting about nothing important? Hmmm...I'll go with the latter.espoac

And what do you think hispanics should be like? 

They're all true.dremorius20

Most people do not think for themselves, whether that may be due to lack of intelligence or other issue.  This means that they either adopt beleifs/attitudes/lifestyles that their parents had, or they just let the topographical/social society that they were born into control the person that they are.

Stereotypes are VERY real. They are based on cultural norms.  It's sad though, as no one likes to be labelled, as everyone has some kind of quirky uniqueness, but it's true that most people fit into some kind of general descriptive category.

Politically incorrect?  Whatever.  Deal with it, or deal with yourself (as hard as it may be) and make a difference.

[QUOTE="espoac"]The older I get the more I'm convinced that yeah they are. This'll probably sound horrible. We all know them... an asian driving 20 mph with their turning signal on for half a mile in a '94 Camry, a Jew doing your taxes, the rapping black gangster etc. etc. Lately though it seems as if people are simply content with fitting into these types.(ppop culture dosn't help) To me it's dissapointing. I'm sure all these people have a lot more depth to them, but wouldn't having people write you off as just another snobby, preppy, white person wearing ripped jeans and flipflops in February bother you? Does anybody here think they fit their respective racial stereotype and think there's nothing wrong with it? Or am I just ranting about nothing important? Hmmm...I'll go with the latter.blackslim3000

And what do you think hispanics should be like?

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[QUOTE="espoac"]The older I get the more I'm convinced that yeah they are. This'll probably sound horrible. We all know them... an asian driving 20 mph with their turning signal on for half a mile in a '94 Camry, a Jew doing your taxes, the rapping black gangster etc. etc. Lately though it seems as if people are simply content with fitting into these types.(ppop culture dosn't help) To me it's dissapointing. I'm sure all these people have a lot more depth to them, but wouldn't having people write you off as just another snobby, preppy, white person wearing ripped jeans and flipflops in February bother you? Does anybody here think they fit their respective racial stereotype and think there's nothing wrong with it? Or am I just ranting about nothing important? Hmmm...I'll go with the latter.espoac

And what do you think hispanics should be like?

Well, see that stereotype is not true. At all. I suck at jumping fences, have never mowed a lawn, and I can run at average speed. Although, I have seen people who fit that description. 

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[QUOTE="espoac"]The older I get the more I'm convinced that yeah they are. This'll probably sound horrible. We all know them... an asian driving 20 mph with their turning signal on for half a mile in a '94 Camry, a Jew doing your taxes, the rapping black gangster etc. etc. Lately though it seems as if people are simply content with fitting into these types.(ppop culture dosn't help) To me it's dissapointing. I'm sure all these people have a lot more depth to them, but wouldn't having people write you off as just another snobby, preppy, white person wearing ripped jeans and flipflops in February bother you? Does anybody here think they fit their respective racial stereotype and think there's nothing wrong with it? Or am I just ranting about nothing important? Hmmm...I'll go with the latter.blackslim3000

And what do you think hispanics should be like?

Well, see that stereotype is not true. At all. I suck at jumping fences, have never mowed a lawn, and I can run at average speed. Although, I have seen people who fit that description.

If someone is a racial stereotype, it's because they choose to be, not because these people have to be.Rhazakna

[QUOTE="Rhazakna"]If someone is a racial stereotype, it's because they choose to be, not because these people have to be.espoac

Still a choice. 

If someone is a racial stereotype, it's because they choose to be, not because these people have to be.Rhazakna

Yup, and if you are looking for something like a racial stereotype you're morel ikely to find it. 

If someone is a racial stereotype, it's because they choose to be, not because these people have to be.Rhazakna

Thank you! People don't have to act like their, they choose to. I can't believe people are still so ignorant that they believe in stereotypes!

[QUOTE="blackslim3000"][QUOTE="espoac"][QUOTE="blackslim3000"]

[QUOTE="espoac"]The older I get the more I'm convinced that yeah they are. This'll probably sound horrible. We all know them... an asian driving 20 mph with their turning signal on for half a mile in a '94 Camry, a Jew doing your taxes, the rapping black gangster etc. etc. Lately though it seems as if people are simply content with fitting into these types.(ppop culture dosn't help) To me it's dissapointing. I'm sure all these people have a lot more depth to them, but wouldn't having people write you off as just another snobby, preppy, white person wearing ripped jeans and flipflops in February bother you? Does anybody here think they fit their respective racial stereotype and think there's nothing wrong with it? Or am I just ranting about nothing important? Hmmm...I'll go with the latter.espoac

And what do you think hispanics should be like?

Well, see that stereotype is not true. At all. I suck at jumping fences, have never mowed a lawn, and I can run at average speed. Although, I have seen people who fit that description.

Well, kind of. MY dad helped me. But then we moved, and my dad sold the Lawn Mower, so instead we hired a gardener.  

What does the word stereotype mean to you?

Are not true.  

[QUOTE="espoac"][QUOTE="Rhazakna"]If someone is a racial stereotype, it's because they choose to be, not because these people have to be.Rhazakna

Still a choice.

The problem is racial stereotypes are only true for a very small portion of a race unless it's something obvious like fried chicken (who doesn't like fried chicken?)

Like mexicans outside of home depot - this probably accounts for less than 3% of the mexican population but it's a popular stereotype.

There are a few stereotypes that prevail but none are a surething, and just because it seems fairly common doesn't mean you should assume that it applies in every case. 

[QUOTE="dremorius20"]They're all true.espoac

You cringe because someone isn't an individual in your opinion and he fills the stereotype of that particular race? I mean what do expect TC? That say, a black kid would dress in tight jeans, grow a mohawk and tattoo his forearms in colorful evil ways? That wouldn't make him an individual, it would make him and outcast among his race and a scapegoat for the race he's trying to imitate. I say there's nothing wrong with embracing who you are and what is common among your people.

I just think "do you have any desire to be an individual, at all?".  How about next time you see a stereotypical person you approach him/her and talk to them like a human being. Instead of hating what you have judged as predictable.

They're all true.dremorius20

White people all wear cowboy hats and smoke Malboro Reds 

just another snobby, preppy, white person wearing ripped jeans and flipflops in Februaryespoac