Stereotypes

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Written by L0vEarTh
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m a SKATER, so i MUST be an idiot.

I'm EMO, so I MUST cut my wrists.

I'm COLORED so I MUST carry a gun.

I'm BLONDE, so I MUST be a ditz.

I'm JAMAICAN so I MUST smoke weed.

I'm HAITIAN so I MUST eat cat.

I'm ASIAN, so I MUST be a smartass.

I'm JEWISH, so I MUST be greedy.

I'm GAY, so I MUST have AIDS.

I'm a LESBIAN, so I MUST have a sex-tape.

I'm ARAB, so I MUST be a terrorist.

I SPEAK MY MIND, so I MUST be a bitch.

I'm an OREGONION so I MUST hate white people.

I'm RELIGIOUS, so I MUST shove my beliefs down your throat.

I'm ATHEIST so i MUST hate the world.

I don't have a RELIGION, so I MUST be evil and have no morals.

I'm a FOOTBALL PLAYER, so I MUST be a stupid jock and get everything handed to me.

I'm REPUBLICAN, so I MUST not care about poor people.

I'm DEMOCRAT, so I MUST not believe in being responsible.

I am LIBERAL , so I MUST be gay.

I'm a HICK, so I MUST be white trash.

I TAKE ANTI-DEPRESSANTS, so I MUST be crazy.

I'm a GUY, so I MUST only want to get into your pants.

I'm IRISH, so I MUST have a bad drinking problem.

I'm INDIAN, so I MUST own a convenient store.

I'm NATIVE AMERICAN, so I MUST dance around a fire screaming like a savage.

I'm a CHEERLEADER, so I MUST be a whore.

Im a DANCER, So i must be stupid, stuck up, and a whore.

I wear SKIRTS a lot, so I MUST be a slut.

Im a PUNK, so I MUST do drugs.

I WEAR BLACK, so I MUST be a goth or emo.

I'm a WHITE GIRL, so I MUST be a nagging, steal-your-money kind of girlfriend.

I'm CUBAN, so I MUST spend my spare time rolling cigars.

I'm NOT A VIRGIN, so I MUST be easy.

I FELL IN LOVE WITH A MARRIED MAN, so I MUST be a home-wrecking whore.

I'm a TEENAGE MOM, so I MUST be an irresponsible slut.

I'm POLISH, so I MUST wear my socks with my sandals.

I'm ITALIAN, so I must have a huge DICK.

I'm EGYPTIAN, so I must be a TERRORIST!!

I'm PRETTY, so I MUST not be a virgin.

I HAVE STRAIGHT A'S, so I MUST have no social life.

I DYE MY HAIR CRAZY COLORS, so I MUST be looking for attention.

I DRESS IN UNUSUAL WAYS so I MUST be looking for attention.

I'm INTO THEATER & ART, so I MUST be a homosexual.

I'm a VEGETARIAN, so I MUST be a crazy political activist.

I HAVE A BUNCH OF GIRLS WHO ARE FRIENDS, so I MUST be gay.

I have BOOBS, so I MUST be a hoe.

I'm COLUMBIAN, so I MUST be a drug dealer.

I WEAR WHAT I WANT, so I MUST be a poser.

I'm GERMAN, so I must be a Nazi.

I hang out with GAYS, so i must be GAY TOO.

I'm PUERTO RICAN, so I MUST be SUPER SEXY and be conceited.

I'm BRAZILIAN, so I MUST have a BIG BUTT.

I'm SALVADORIAN, so I MUST look mad good.

I'm HAWAIIAN so I MUST be lazy.

I'm PERUVIAN, so I MUST like llamas.

I'm DOMINICAN so I MUST eat PLATANOS.

Im a STONER so i MUST be going in the wrong direction.

Im a VIRGIN so i MUST be prude.

Im STRAIGHT EDGE so i must be violent.

Im SKINNY so I MUST have an eating disorder.

Im ANOREXIC so I MUST be stupid.

I'm a FEMALE GAMER, so I MUST be ugly.. or crazy.

I'm BLACK so I MUST love fried chicken and kool-aid.

I'm BI so I MUST have SEX a lot.

I'm a GIRL who actually EATS, so i MUST be fat.

I'm SINGLE so I MUST be a flirt.

I'm ASIAN so I MUST have a small penis.

I'm MIXED so i must be fucked up.

I'm MUSLIM so i MUST be a terrorist

-I found this online somewhere and I absolutely loved it because it definitely depicts everyday stereo-typing. I loved the Muslim, Arab, and vegetarian one. It's quite sad that people actually think these crazy, surreal thoughts.

 

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JeremyOsborn's picture

Bell Hooks - a prominent

Written by JeremyOsborn

Bell Hooks - a prominent thinker the United States, writes a lot about the hybridity of human identity; specifically, that individual identity is a convergence of stereotypical structures that are used to oppress us. Race, gender, class are the three typical structures, though there are many others, as you've indicated.

My friend Sean had a great line when he was visiting recently from California. He and I and another friend of ours were in an argument on this very topic - much of it was focused on what it means to be privileged. We couldn't agree, and the argument was getting quite heated. So we played paper rock scissors for the right to decide 'how it was'. Sean won. He said (approximately):

I just think it is really difficult for people to understand one another, and it takes a lot of work, and you have to commit yourself everyday to the struggle to give people the benefit of the doubt, and not cast them into a undeserving negative box built of stereotypes.

I liked that - it is really hard work to understand each other. But worth the effort, I think.

Bell Hooks

 

 

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_hooks

 

L0vEarTh's picture

That's true. I found this

Written by L0vEarTh

That's true. I found this online and thought it was very interesting and real. I agree with your friend. Thanks for the link; now I definitely want to read some of her books.

Thanks! 

 

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