Stereotypes for realz?

Do you truly believein stereo types. Like African Americans can't swim, White people can't jump/dance, Asians are clean/super smart, Native Amercians enjoy gambling, blondes are dumb,ect...

I am not racist and I don't mean for this post to be. But do you think stereo typing originated from jealousy, evolution, culture/up bringing, or is just a load of crap and everybody has there own good and bad traits?

There's an element of truth behind every stereotype.

I think you can always find someone that acts in accordance to a stereotype. However, automatically assuming a person will act a certain way based on their color of their skin or their ethnicity is wrong.

No. I'm white, and I can jump pretty high, and a friend of mine (who's black) is pretty good at swimming (and another black friend who was on a swimming team, and is now a lifeguard). Though he seems to be able to sprint through the water (and I'm not joking). I have a fairly moderate sized, oval shaped pool, and he can do one lap around it in probably 5 or so seconds. Takes me near that long to swim from one side to the other lol.

Though I do like to tease/point out stereotypes, and anyone who takes them seriously will probably get more teasing ;).

Do you truly believein stereo types. Like African Americans can't swim, White people can't jump/dance, Asians are clean/super smart, Native Amercians enjoy gambling, blondes are dumb,ect...

I am not racist and I don't mean for this post to be. But do you think stereo typing originated from jealousy, evolution, culture/up bringing, or is just a load of crap and everybody has there own good and bad traits?

manocanada

There's an element of truth behind every stereotype.

Oleg_Huzwog

[QUOTE="Oleg_Huzwog"]

There's an element of truth behind every stereotype.

gamerguru100

[QUOTE="manocanada"]

Do you truly believein stereo types. Like African Americans can't swim, White people can't jump/dance, Asians are clean/super smart, Native Amercians enjoy gambling, blondes are dumb,ect...

I am not racist and I don't mean for this post to be. But do you think stereo typing originated from jealousy, evolution, culture/up bringing, or is just a load of crap and everybody has there own good and bad traits?

gamerguru100

Every stereotype has a basis in reality, from which it grows.charizard1605

I never heard of blacks can't swim? lol who came up with that?AussieePet

[QUOTE="charizard1605"]Every stereotype has a basis in reality, from which it grows.22Toothpicks

they are true if you go looking for them

[QUOTE="AussieePet"]I never heard of blacks can't swim? lol who came up with that?22Toothpicks

[QUOTE="gamerguru100"][QUOTE="Oleg_Huzwog"]

There's an element of truth behind every stereotype.

LJS9502_basic

[QUOTE="22Toothpicks"][QUOTE="AussieePet"]I never heard of blacks can't swim? lol who came up with that?AussieePet

cultural of course.

[QUOTE="AussieePet"][QUOTE="22Toothpicks"] Probably blacks.gamerguru100

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="gamerguru100"] I agree with this. gamerguru100

cultural of course.

Socijalisticka

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cultural of course.

Nengo_Flow

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="gamerguru100"] With sports and academics, I can't help think that some stereotypes are true. Blacks are stereotyped as athletic, and when you look at the racial demographics of the NBA and NFL, it looks to be true. East Asians tend to do better in math than other races. I'll agree that not all stereotypes are true, such as blacks being violent and whites being racist. There are criminals and racists among all racial and ethnic groups. gamerguru100

[QUOTE="gamerguru100"][QUOTE="Oleg_Huzwog"]

There's an element of truth behind every stereotype.

LJS9502_basic

Demographic trends, census statistics, etc. You would dismiss them all? Of course you can't speak in definitive terms when applying stereotypes to individuals, but are you really unable to bring yourself to speak in terms of probability?

[QUOTE="Nengo_Flow"][QUOTE="Socijalisticka"]

cultural of course.

gamerguru100

it's rather a lazy way to categorize people generally done by the ignorant.LJS9502_basic

^This.

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="gamerguru100"] I agree with this. Oleg_Huzwog

Demographic trends, census statistics, etc. You would dismiss them all? Of course you can't speak in definitive terms when applying stereotypes to individuals, but are you really unable to bring yourself to speak in terms of probability?

How else am I supposed to identify groups of people?Wilfred_Owen

I work as a lifeguard and I see more Afric...*cough*black people struggling while in the water than most other ethnicity's.So that stereotype, at least where I work, seems to have some truth.

[QUOTE="Oleg_Huzwog"]

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="gamerguru100"] I agree with this. LJS9502_basic

Demographic trends, census statistics, etc. You would dismiss them all? Of course you can't speak in definitive terms when applying stereotypes to individuals, but are you really unable to bring yourself to speak in terms of probability?

I understand stereotyping to be a characterization of a person based upon oversimplified generalizations about people who share similar traits to the person in question. Apparently I am wrong. Please enlighten me.

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="Oleg_Huzwog"]

Demographic trends, census statistics, etc. You would dismiss them all? Of course you can't speak in definitive terms when applying stereotypes to individuals, but are you really unable to bring yourself to speak in terms of probability?

Oleg_Huzwog

I understand stereotyping to be a characterization of a person based upon oversimplified generalizations about people who share similar traits to the person in question. Apparently I am wrong. Please enlighten me.

The more I think about it, the more I believe that I am a stereotype.

There's an element of truth behind every stereotype.

Oleg_Huzwog

Yeah, stereotypes do have a little bit of truth in them, and there's nothing wrong with that.

I mean, you can't argue with me, but you can't argue with this video.

[QUOTE="AussieePet"][QUOTE="22Toothpicks"] Probably blacks.gamerguru100

People that believe in stereotypes are mouth breathers. Oh, the hypocrisy!

There's an element of truth behind every stereotype.

Oleg_Huzwog

There's an element of truth behind every stereotype.

Oleg_Huzwog

humans like to put other humans in boxed categories. it's easier to categorize and understand then to say "everyone is that special snow flake". it's a defensive mechanism, works well in some cases. We do it by looking for repeating patterns within set groups. but in a world where the first response to stranger is not "kill em'" if they look like a threat, it doesn't work so hot. hence it's best to recognize stereotypes as generally bad, even when everyone is operating under their own ethnocentric biases.

[QUOTE="Oleg_Huzwog"]

There's an element of truth behind every stereotype.

gamerguru100

I once saw a black guy with chicken nuggets, watermelon, and grape juice. I laughed so hard and he didn't even notice it. :P

But there is an element of truth, usually due to culture.