what do you think about stereotypes?
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Labels are for soup cans and stereotypes are for the label people, but nobody is a soup can, so I guess the label people go out of bizz.
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I don't deal in stereotypes, because they are usually thought up by some person too stupid to actually do any thinking. Judging from some of the answers so far, I can see that I am right. Instead of stereotypes, lets deal with some generalities, instead:\n\nThe way that members of the Democratic Party look at life is that they feel that the first duty of a government is to protect its citizenry, and that society thrives when everyone who wants to contributes to society. this is often engendered by social programs designed to 'level the playing field' for all participants. Many democrats tend to feel hat big business tends to take advantage of the individual's rights, and have been instrumental in the creation of child welfare laws, and anti-pollution legislation. Many Democrats feel that the past was terribly imperfect and unjust, and are sometimes too quick to embrace ideas that have not proven to be effective. they are typically not traditional, and see themselves as progressive.they are not a close-knit group whatsoever, their membership being composed of usually everyone who does not consider themselves a Republican. they represent often different viewpoints and opt for conflicting solutions to issues. This has certainly affected their ability to coordinate election efforts in the face of an organized but minority Republican party. Many Democrats are not very good wartime leaders, usually because of their lack of connectivity to the military and big business; that being said, Roosevelt was a Democrat, and one of the finest Presidents in US history.\n\nThe most common way that Republicans look at life is that they feel that government is too intrusive in their lives, and in the pursuit of their happiness, frequently described as the doctrine of 'laissez faire'. They feel that they represent traditional values, and have a strong vision of what they feel America should be like. they tend to be a very close-knit group, seeing the world in 'us or them,' and 'my way or the highway' terms. this has worked both for and against them in the past. It simultaneously prevented the Union from sundering during the Civil War while working to eliminate black people and minorities from ever being part of the political process. Most Republicans are very good administrators in a wartime setting, since they tend to have close relationships with big business and strategic planning groups, such as the Trilateral Commission.
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There is a  fine line between stereotyping\nand generalizing.  Example#1: boys are discipline\nproblems in school.  Are there more boys or girls in\ndetention?  Generally boys are in trouble because\nthey are more overt in their behavior, but are\nall boys causing problems?  #2 Rednecks are crude, \nbeer drinking, pickup driving guys (or gals) living \nin trailer parks.  Jeff Foxworthy helps with that.\n#3 Blonds are dumb....enough said.
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Stereotypes form from what it appears the majority of those distinct people are doing. Stereotypes are usually untrue about the whole group, but are usually true about the most visible ones of those groups. It appears to me that the least desireable of any group are the ones most demonstrative and most visible and thats where the stereotypes come from. Are all Italians mobsters? No... but those who are make themselves very visible. Are all blacks ghetto thugs? No, but those who are make themselves most visible, are all Christians nasty judgemental hypcrites? No, but those who are have made themselves most visible. Are all gays flamboyant hairdressers? No, but they're the ones most visible. \n\nUsually the stereotypes are what we wish people would overlook. Best thing to do I suppose is for the good people of these bunches to come out and be more vocal for their side.
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People are ignorant. There are positive stereotypes and negative stereotypes. If the majority of one group has a certain characteristic, that becomes a stereotype. The problem is that it does not leave room to individuality or behaving "outside-of-the-box". Stereotypes trap us in a role and it trap us with possibly incorrect views of others.
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I get what you're saying, but its not that easy.\n\nHow do you propose people be who they are?  How do they know who they are?\n\nAnd more importantly, WHY are they who they are?  We are who we are BECAUSE of society.  Like the person above me said- you wear clothes because its the norm in this society.  Your views are almost definitely influenced HEAVILY by society. Appearance is the same.  \n\nI used to be all caught up in this "be yourself" BS, but I think the majority of the people in the world ARE being themselves, even if somewhat subdued around those they don't know.  For instance, people choose clothes on the basis of what appeals to them and what THEY think looks cool.  One person likes something, and another person doesn't, yet the first person wears it anyways.  Just because a large number of other people- discounting the one in the example- wear similar clothes doesn't mean he/she likes them any less.  Trying to be different just to be different is fun, but often it's a load of crap.\n\nHonestly, it's best if we don't even worry about stereotypes.  I try not to stereotype others, and I don't stereotype myself, because I realize there's more to me than just the way I dress or the way I act, and the same goes for the dumb, blonde cheerleaders, the "individual" punks, the goths and emo kids, and the big, stupid jocks.  You say they aren't being themselves, but do you really know their selves so well that you can make that judgement?\n\nI'm all for individuality, but being an individual doesn't mean changing so you're different than others, and it's not all about appearances.  Nobody can tell anyone else that they aren't "being themselves", because how the hell do they know?
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Have you ever been the victim of stereotypical judgement?\nOther then what you term as playful or harmless.The stereo type\nis a reference point from where you are judged and sometimes no additional thougts go beyond the "label"> Even if a person is evaluated for whatever purpose whether it's in conversation, job performance or ability to make sound decisions, if the stereo type is included and you are nothing like the  stereotype, then all perception of you whatsoever is already invalid, Just an example: in school I always heard that the kids of color , were better in sports, better singers and better dancers then kids with other backgrounds. Is that always true true sometimes or not at all?I doubt M Jordan , was born knowing how to be a champion Basket ball player, I dont care how tall he is, for every basket mike makes , he missed many many more, Hard work..If you didn't know michael and you saw this very tall, fit guy walk into your physics class and he wore a sports jersy, would you just assume he is on the team. whereas he may really be a scientist or something etc etc.\nIf you were driving past a trailer park and you saw a heavy, pale white woman  stepping out of her trailer. Whats the first things that come to mind........get my drift?
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Stereotype. Sometimes, what we think and see is not what it really is.
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Just as you state that some stereotypes are accurate there are just as many, if not more, that are inaccurate. In other words, there is no validity to a stereotyping and it breeds on ignorance.
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Stupid stereotypes is the reason.
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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.
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Stereotypes are always from the same root:  ignorance.  It is a way for people to explain something they do not understand; that is different from their way of doing things, or different from themselves.\n\nSome common stereotypes debunked:\n\nBlack people love eating fried chicken and watermelon.  Well, I'm white and love both.  I bet a lot of people on here are white and like them too!  \n\nLatinoes are lazy.  I believe that stereotype is a reaction to a sense that jobs are being stolen by this particular group of people.  If they were really so lazy, why would an employer hire them?  In my experience working with people of various races, Latinoes work just as well as anyone else.  It is a matter of individual merit.\n\nGerman women are excellent housekeepers.  Not if you look at my best friend's house!  hehehe\n\nStereotypes are foolish ideas, created by foolish people.\n\nSue
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What?  I think you may be generalizing and stereotyping.  I would recommend you don’t do that it makes people think you are ignorant.
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height: 5'10"\nweight: o.O 145?\nrace: caucasian ><\nhair color: brown\neye color: brown\n\ni know these kinds of tests\nwhat kind of person fits the stereotypes\nso i'll be a traditional stereotypist. ^^
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I can list some stereotypes of French people:\n\nThey smell\nThey don't shave their underarms\nThey're rude/snobby\nThey hate americans\n\nThe truth is, when I went to France two years ago, most of the French people there were very nice and curteous. If you smile at them, they smile back. One man even came running out of a restaurant to bring me my jacket that I had left in there. All of the americans I came across were rude. Go figure?\n\nOh, and a lot of them don't shave their underarms. And yes, they do smell a little bit.
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I DON'T KNOW WHAT STEREOTYPES SPANISH PEOPLE (PEOPLE FROM SPAIN) HAVE BUT STEREOTYPES THAT OTHERS HAVE OF MEXICANS IS THAT THEY STEAL, ONLY WORK IN THE FIELDS AND EAT BEANS ALL THE TIME (THERE ARE MORE BUT I DON'T HAVE TIME TO TELL YOU THEM ALL.)  PEOPLE THAT THINK LIKE THIS OF US (I'M MEXICAN) ARE IGNORANT.  WHICH IS REALLY SAD.
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I'm a natural redhead and I HATE how people on here stereotype us. They say we are to wild and have tempers and are not fun to be around. Well maybe some do, but not ALL. I'm completely the opposite of what people classify in redheads personalities. I'm calm, shy, and rarely get angry at people. (except on this subject, some people are making me upset!)It's rude for people to judge redheads into a 'mean' stereotype. It's shallow and immature. They don't know me, why should they judge me?!