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I'm one of those people who believe that stereotypes are usually half true, but one that I call complete BS on is gay men have high pitched squeaking voices.
As a gay man, with thousands of gay friends, I have never heard something as nonsensical as this stereotype. If you walked into a crowded gay bar and specifically wanted to find someone speaking with a high pitched vocal fry you would honestly have a difficult time doing so.
I know what you mean. I am a gay man and work in the oil and gas industry and know other gay men that do the same. I have gay buds who are cops, airline pilots, mechanics, firefighters, butcher, military, truckers. I think it is so strange that so many folks think gay men are sissies or flamboyant. I blame a lot of it only hollywood and media. It seems every show on prime time tv portrays gay men as being flamboyant just like Jack on "Will and Grace" or during every gay event the local news finds the most outrageous flamboyant queen to put on the local news.
"Stereotyping" is such a bad word these days. Funny thing is, most stereotypes are based in reality. If they weren't, they wouldn't become popular.
But I'm sure some politically correct people disagree about that. So name me one stereotype that isn't based in reality.
The word stereotype itself means gross exaggeration. To even attempt to make the point you are trying to make is to change the meaning of the word.
maybe you dont realize you are using the word wrong... or maybe you dont realize that "based in reality" is not the same as everyone of a certain group having that trait.
Kind of a trivial one (and not political or controversial), but it used to bother one of my friends - the stereotype that tall guys are good at basketball. My friend was tall but wasn't particularly good at basketball in high school and wasn't interested in it - but invariably, people meeting him for the first time brought up "you must be great at basketball!"
My daughter dated a tall guy (6'4") who was a band nerd. People would ask, "Do you play basketball?" and he'd say, "No, I play the trumpet".
Yes, they do! They are true the majority of the time, just not all the time!
Not really. There is a difference between cultural traits, and stereotypes. Stereotyping is taking behavior of a minority of those within a group, and applying it to everyone. Cultural traits, well, that is something that is common to the culture.
are all stereotype based on reality???
ok here u go
if i am black, someone dressed in a baseball cap that is white with a southern accent.
he could be evil but maybe not-- only posturing.
if i am white someone with his pants half down with lots of gold chains.
he could be evil but maybe not--- only posturing
like viet nam the shoe shine boy might be here just to shine shoes or maybe he got a bomb in the box and is going to kill u
the question for all of the above
are you feeling lucky?
fear determines most of our behavior every day
Well, for one thing stereotyping the majority of the GOP as being racists so that isn't reality.
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The word stereotype itself means gross exaggeration. To even attempt to make the point you are trying to make is to change the meaning of the word.
