Why Stereotypes???  Can anyone else relate?
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Anyone who stereotypes you is ignorant.\nIt's that simple.\nIgnorant people don't deserve your time or frustration.\nWish them well, and hopefully you don't ever have to see them again.
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Things are generally stereotypes because they are very broad generalizations of a particular group.  \n\ne.g.  \n\nGirls are bad at math. \n\nWhite men can't jump. \n\nChildren who are homeschooled don't get a well-rounded education. \n\nAnd in my experience, the people of Mexican decent or who were born in Mexico who I have worked with tended to work as hard as my other employees and attended the same schools as everyone else.
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For the same reason people stereotype anything at all.\n\nBasically, the brain is a very economic organ; it learns that one thought (object) can cover a large number of items (subjects).\n\nWhilst in most cases this is true (for example, dogs bark, cats mew), in some cases it is not always true (for example, birds fly).\n\nThis "stereotyping" is often applied socially. Whilst it is not necessarily correct to do this in every case, you cannot blame people for thinking like this; it is how our brains work.
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evryone discriminates in some form.But if your having a problem with someone of a different race, then try to understand that race. Or better yet learn the culture. Im Italian, Ive lived in the bronx all my life. Growing up I only hung out with Italians(or Whites). My high School was a Majority Black And Hispanic. I didnt care much for them. But once i got out of school and in to the real world (work). I started to interact with different people on a friendly basis. I opened up and realized things that i thought in the past were so wrong. Ive dated all types of girls and today im UNhappily married to a Filipina. But she gave me the best little girl in the world. So i cant complain. But anyway, just open up to someone and ask questions. Find out what kind of life they lead and you'll see so many similarities.
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Why is stereotyping (note spelling) bad?, that's a pretty stereotypical thing for you to say.  j/k\n\nTo be honest, the brain HAS to stereotype, otherwise the simple act of walking into a room would be not only profound, but a huge waste of time.  We categorize things into groups in order to speed up processing (much like a computer would do)  We see a gas oven with a blue flame under one of the burners, we don't touch it to see if its hot, we have (through experience) already learned it will burn us.\n\nI know this may not answer your question exactly the way you wanted it, so instead go watch the movie "Crash"  Stereotyping may be at times completely wrong and narrow minded, but it is also a survival instinct in the proper context.
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actually I find almost all stereotypes offensive...\n\nGoth- so depressed, wears black, too deep--no not really!\n\nEmo- cutter, poser, funsucker---well kindof, but not all the time!\n\nprep - dumb, sl*t, whiner, daddy's girl---well, this is almost true, but not all the time\n\nand well there's just a whole bunch more! The thing I hate the most is against the black community, just because I am an african american young girl doesn't mean I will, 1)shake my butt for you 2) talk "ghetto" 3)be loud 4) have and attitude all the time!\n\nI think that's the worst, specially when people say oreo (black on the outside white on the inside) that really hurts too.\n\nwe could stop this by getting to know each other without judging first. You could really find out some stuff about different people if you just give them a chance. But, society sucks, and this will probably continue on for years.
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LOL. Ah! Sensationalism and Prejudice!\n\nIt's really sad in a way. So many are like that.\nI am from two very different cultures, and was raised to look at the indvidual, and not the label.\nI taught my sons the same values.\n\nI was Blessed with Beautiful Parents.
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I feel there are two reasons prejudice will always be with us in one form or another.\n\nFeeling superior.\nThis was said to me (by someone who never could hold down a job or make ends meet) when I asked if he could afford the rent where he was moving.\n"What do you think? I'm not like those muchachos from the other side of the tracks who doesn't even TRY to pay their bills!"\ntranslation;  I may be a loser but I'm not as a big of a loser as THOSE people!\n\nShortcut\nI takes a while to know who is honest & who isn't, who is a hard worker & who isn't, etc.\nPrejudice allows people to think they can look at someone & have a short cut to knowing those important things.
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We all label each other. Sometimes we only do it subconsciously, but we still do it. Stereotyping or generalizing helps us sort out the world around us and process sensory and philosophical input more efficiently. Sometimes our labels get out of hand and become a problem. They almost always get in the way of understanding the world accurately. Unfortunately, without them, we probably couldn't understand the world at all.
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Yes ofcourse, I would think many stereotypes are valid but only when stated properly in the form of a generalization. Why else would they exist? But you must decide whether there's a difference between a "stereotype" and a "generalization". Most people use the two ideas interchangably. If what ur using or talking about is really a generalization, then ur not making an absolute or undebatable statement on something. Stereotype's are usually invalid when they claim to be absolute or undebatable by using words like "always", or "never". If however, it's presented as a generalization using words like "most" "usually" etc, then it could be valid statement. And for that reason, many stereotypes can be all or partially valid. Or they would never have appeared in the first place. But I think in ur question you are also refering to  those fashionable constructs about people that place them into groups. Those relationships between a person and some behaviour or artical of clothing that puts everything into one package. Well, even some of those constructs must have some basis for having come along. My best advise is when deciding about whether a particular idea is valid or not ...try exercising some of ur own analytical skills as well. Don't simply accept everything that peers, fashion or media may be stating.
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Excuse me???  What an insulting stereotype!  I was blonde (age has turned me silver) and I was never superficial or vain.  I am also not the stereotypical "dumb" blonde...having brains enough to graduate high in my class and become an R.N.\n\nI really HATE stereotypes and callous blanket statements such as yours.  Not everyone in a certain group will fit the stereotype.
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Be ourselves and not allow society to form our opinions or our judgments.  I'm a white girl, but my boyfriend's black.  We're madly in love, and both of our familys accept each of us...because we got to know eachother before making any judgements.  I hear rude stuff all the time, like, "He's a trader," and "Uh-uh, that don't make no sense."  I even get evil glares from white men when we go out...but I don't mind, cuz he's the one that I go home with at night, so that's all that matters.
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I didn't realize that this was such a big issue.  My husband is bi-racial and so is my 1st son.  I think that that's how the media banks off of things-----creating and building on stereotypes.  If you want to get together with another bi-racial person, go ahead on.  It doesn't make a difference one way or another to me....
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I'm sorry that you've experienced this rejection.  I don't know if there is any specific reason as to why this has happened to you.  It could just be bad luck.  It could also be a self fulfilling prophesy that you've created.  You may come off as a bit intimidating and turning off certain women may have absolutely nothing to do with being black or purple or whatever.  I mean its also possible that Lesbians are just like other people too and some unfortunately have their own prejudices.  What it comes down to is that most of the time you can't change someones perceptions no matter how hard you want to.  But my advice for you is to try to focus less on race and more on individual women you encounter.  You are bound to find someone who will appreciate you.
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I hope for the day that there is no stereotypes for hetero or LGBT people that we will one day just be people. \n So many Hetero/ homophobic types advocate stereo types that all lesbians are burly flannel shirt wearing, short haired, male hating females, and that gay men are limp wristed, effeminate, simpering, pink drink wearing scared of females type of guy. \nNow often LGBT people tend to think of straights as different or odd, they are all bible thumping, homophobes, who hate and want us all gone. \n I look forward to the day we can all just be people. not based on our sexuality, our skin color, our gender, or whom we love, but by the deeds we do, and the way we live our lives.
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unfortunately, we have a thing for the "misunderstood" stereotype. it really sucks. i blame it on popular media.\n\ndont worry about it. be yourself.
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Hi Irene, i'm italian.\nWe are often stereotyped, but we are people like other.\nSome beautiful, some ugly, some romantic, some not, some fun, some rude and aggressive, some well-mannered and polite, and so on.\nExcuse me for my horrible english and ciao.