2009-07-16, 09:51 PM
Myles Wrote:What I don't like is the gay stereotype. How the f'uck can you act something like homosexual? It doesn't make sense.
Most stereotypes came from somewhere. Although NOT ALL act a certain way, a large part do (or the ones that we most often see).
Common stereotypes:
Black:
Big lips (genetic, just like many other genetic features for blacks)
Have a unhealthy obsession with certain southern foods (the slaves lived in the south and down there they eat a lot of these foods, as evident by these states being the "fattest" in the USA, plus they have a high black population)
Act "gangsta" ("white flight" has caused many neighborhoods to be left as crime centers. Sadly, most of those inhabitants are of a darker skin color, often times black.)
Jew:
Big noses/"Jew fros" (genetic)
Greedy (many people saw that Jews were in positions where they made a good amount of money, and/or controlled it. i.e. bankers, doctors, lawyers)
Gay:
Feminine (this covers a lot, and people saw many people they knew to be gay to like feminine things, etc)
Asians:
Smart (cultural. Many Asian cultures make sure their people do well in school)
Small body parts (genetic)
Squinty eyes (genetic)
[There are obviously MANY more stereotypes, but I don't think i need to list them all. Don't get after me for not putting in one stereotype as opposed to another.]
By no means is that a good complete list, or even true. However, it is what many people see in the majority of that group of people, or the predominant figures. Of course there are black people who act way differently or do not have certain genetic features. And that Jews aren't all greedy (this one, to me, has the least basis. I don't really think any that I have meant are anymore greedy than you or I). Also, of course not all gay people act feminine. It is just that voiced homosexuals tend to act this way to get attention (good or bad). Lastly, not all Asians are smart, have small body parts, or squinty eyes. But people have seen that the majority of Asians might fit into this category.
Side note: This is an opinion. If anyone is offended, I'm sorry. However, we need to see things how they are. we can't sugar-coat everything. Sometimes, you just have to say what you need to say without "softening it" or making it "politically correct."
tl;dr - stereotypes usually came from somewhere

