What stereotype about YOU pisses you off the most?

Falkenhorst · Post by **Falkenhorst** » 2002-10-04 02:29am

HEHEH, my girlfriend used to live in Brighton, Tennessee, a little north of Memphis.

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2002-10-04 09:13am

Some stereotypes I despise:

If you're a sports fan, you must be a knuckle-dragging troglodyte.

If you smoke pot, you're a mouth-breathing slacker.

If you want to LEGALIZE pot, you're a world class mouth breathing slacker who hasn't seen the inside of the bathtub in a month. You're probably a dealer. You want eight year olds to hit the bong at school.

If you're politically conservative, you're uncaring, insensitive, and probably a racist sexist homophobe. You want eight year olds to shoot each other at school.

If you're politically conservative, you're a religious nutbag who wants Pat Robertson to run for president.

If you're politically conservative and you're NOT religious, you're just a liberal in disguise (this comes mostly from religious conservatives).

If you're white, you're rich, privledged, and racist.

If you're a white male, you're also sexist, a homophobe/repressed homosexual (usually both), and borderline impotent. Not that it matters because your dick is so short. You probably also want to have sex with your mother, even though you're supposed to be a repressed homosexual.

If you're American, you're a slack-jawed boob who can't count past 10 with both socks on and your fly zipped up. And you're a racist, sexist, homophobe.

If you're not religious, you're either A) completely immoral, or B) secretly hurting inside. Maybe both.

I'm sure there are more, but my boss is looking at me funny now.

Post by **haas mark** » 2002-10-04 09:17am

RedImperator wrote:I'm sure there are more, but my boss is looking at me funny now.

lol. May I ask why, or do YOU even know why?

Post by **Lagmonster** » 2002-10-04 09:35am

Much hated stereotype: All big, strong guys are badasses. I haven't gotten into more than a semi-head knocking high school fight in my life, and I certainly haven't stood up to any honest-to-god tough guys.

...I'm afraid I might hurt them, and I wouldn't want that on my conscience.

Seriously, though, when I was in University, people would look at me as if I was going to be the first one to cause trouble. And I never even dressed like a tough guy. Jeans and tees with slogans by Socrates on them, for the love of god.

Post by **haas mark** » 2002-10-04 09:39am

Probably because of the Socrates slogans...you never really can trust philosophers...lol

Kelly Antilles · Post by **Kelly Antilles** » 2002-10-04 09:43am

Lagmonster wrote:Much hated stereotype: All big, strong guys are badasses. I haven't gotten into more than a semi-head knocking high school fight in my life, and I certainly haven't stood up to any honest-to-god tough guys.

...I'm afraid I might hurt them, and I wouldn't want that on my conscience.

Seriously, though, when I was in University, people would look at me as if I was going to be the first one to cause trouble. And I never even dressed like a tough guy. Jeans and tees with slogans by Socrates on them, for the love of god.

Most big guys I know are just teddy bears.

Another stereotype I don't like: Just because I live and come from the south, I'm a stupid, racist hick. And because I'm a female in the South, I should have 10 kids and live in a trailer.

salm · Post by **salm** » 2002-10-04 09:49am

all boxers are violent assholes who want to fight all the time and beat the shit out of everybody including little kids and old laydies.

all skinheads are nazis.

Post by **Lagmonster** » 2002-10-04 10:18am

Kelly Antilles wrote:Most big guys I know are just teddy bears.

Ack, second stereotype: Big guys are teddy bears. Being viewed as cute and cuddly helps undermine our authoritah, although it does make for funny times when I go to my wife's family gatherings and have a small herd of 5'5 french aunts trying to kiss me on both cheeks (I'm German. I want to stand at range and launch tactical handshakes from wayyyy up in the air, not double over and have people kiss my face). They all end up jumping up and down like a bunch of poodles trying to snatch a cookie out of your hand.

Post by **Lagmonster** » 2002-10-04 10:18am

verilon wrote:Probably because of the Socrates slogans...you never really can trust philosophers...lol

Especially Socrates. "What do you mean, it's in a parent's own interest to get the shit kicked out of him by his own kid???"

Kelly Antilles · Post by **Kelly Antilles** » 2002-10-04 10:54am

Lagmonster wrote:
Kelly Antilles wrote:Most big guys I know are just teddy bears.
Ack, second stereotype: Big guys are teddy bears. Being viewed as cute and cuddly helps undermine our authoritah, although it does make for funny times when I go to my wife's family gatherings and have a small herd of 5'5 french aunts trying to kiss me on both cheeks (I'm German. I want to stand at range and launch tactical handshakes from wayyyy up in the air, not double over and have people kiss my face). They all end up jumping up and down like a bunch of poodles trying to snatch a cookie out of your hand.

Trust me, these guys do not exude the "teddy bear" stereotype. They have "the look" down well. Of course, I have the "counter look" which always puts them on their knees.

Big AND German. I like you already, Lag.

Post by **Lagmonster** » 2002-10-04 11:10am

Kelly Antilles wrote:Trust me, these guys do not exude the "teddy bear" stereotype. They have "the look" down well. Of course, I have the "counter look" which always puts them on their knees.

What's the 'counter look'? My wife - a 5'7 french woman - has a look that tells me that, following whatever idiot thing I may have just said or done, I am about to get headbutted in the coconuts. She also has a look that tells me that she is interested in my coconuts. She also has a look that discouragingly tells me that I have done something that makes her think that I do not currently *have* any coconuts. I've got those ones identified.

Kelly Antilles · Post by **Kelly Antilles** » 2002-10-04 11:28am

Lagmonster wrote:
Kelly Antilles wrote:Trust me, these guys do not exude the "teddy bear" stereotype. They have "the look" down well. Of course, I have the "counter look" which always puts them on their knees.
What's the 'counter look'? My wife - a 5'7 french woman - has a look that tells me that, following whatever idiot thing I may have just said or done, I am about to get headbutted in the coconuts. She also has a look that tells me that she is interested in my coconuts. She also has a look that discouragingly tells me that I have done something that makes her think that I do not currently *have* any coconuts. I've got those ones identified.

Hm, the closest would be the first.

My "counter look" is usually the "you don't want to piss me off because I know where you live and when you go to sleep tonight, something terrible will happen."

Yes, I'm nice, but I'm also VERY EVIL. Didn't you know all cute and nice things are evil??

Post by **Dalton** » 2002-10-04 11:31am

I'm big and mostly Italian and German (and Irish, obviously). People are usually intimidated by me if they don't know me

salm · Post by **salm** » 2002-10-04 11:32am

so maybe your custom title should be "the nice and friendly incarnation of satan"

Post by **Lagmonster** » 2002-10-04 02:51pm

Kelly Antilles wrote:Yes, I'm nice, but I'm also VERY EVIL. Didn't you know all cute and nice things are evil??

Hence, the description of every cat ever born. Mine has the marvelous tendency of jumping on my fireplace mantle, smashing a precious heirloom, then wandering over to it and sitting down and saying, in cat-body-language, "What are you looking at? I'm just sitting here washing my genitals at you."

Kelly Antilles · Post by **Kelly Antilles** » 2002-10-04 02:54pm

Lagmonster wrote:
Kelly Antilles wrote:Yes, I'm nice, but I'm also VERY EVIL. Didn't you know all cute and nice things are evil??
Hence, the description of every cat ever born. Mine has the marvelous tendency of jumping on my fireplace mantle, smashing a precious heirloom, then wandering over to it and sitting down and saying, in cat-body-language, "What are you looking at? I'm just sitting here washing my genitals at you."

I had a friend who had a cat that got very angry. It jumped on top of the cabinets where some vases were, waited until they were watching and nonchallantly swiped its paw out to knock it to the floor.

Cats are evil incarnate. Especially to me (allergic to cat dander).

salm · Post by **salm** » 2002-10-04 02:59pm

my cat was angry all the time.

you´d walk past it, it would claw you.
you didnt pet it, it would claw you.
you pet it too long, it would claw you.

therefor cats are cool!

Post by **Lagmonster** » 2002-10-04 03:09pm

salm wrote:my cat was angry all the time.

My best friend theorizes that cats evolved expressely because people had discovered the concept of art, and nature needed to provide something to smash and pee on it, and therefore maintain balance in the universe.

Post by **haas mark** » 2002-10-04 10:58pm

Kelly Antilles wrote:
Lagmonster wrote:
Kelly Antilles wrote:Yes, I'm nice, but I'm also VERY EVIL. Didn't you know all cute and nice things are evil??
Hence, the description of every cat ever born. Mine has the marvelous tendency of jumping on my fireplace mantle, smashing a precious heirloom, then wandering over to it and sitting down and saying, in cat-body-language, "What are you looking at? I'm just sitting here washing my genitals at you."
Cats are evil incarnate.

Hence, why cats make the best pets.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2002-10-04 11:03pm

verilon wrote:
Kelly Antilles wrote:Cats are evil incarnate.
Hence, why cats make the best pets.

Of course, because you don't feel guilty if you abandon them. Not like a puppy. Puppies can always sneak past every goddamned psychological defense I have and make me automatically want to help them.

As for more stereotypes, what about the stereotype that all Canadians are polite?

I'm a Canadian, and I'M NOT POLITE!!!!

salm · Post by **salm** » 2002-10-04 11:05pm

isn´t there something about bacon from canada, ey?

Post by **haas mark** » 2002-10-04 11:06pm

Darth Wong wrote:
verilon wrote:
Kelly Antilles wrote:Cats are evil incarnate.
Hence, why cats make the best pets.
Of course, because you don't feel guilty if you abandon them. Not like a puppy. Puppies can always sneak past every goddamned psychological defense I have and make me automatically want to help them.

As for more stereotypes, what about the stereotype that all Canadians are polite?

I'm a Canadian, and I'M NOT POLITE!!!!

I know this all too well (about the Canadian thing).

But puppies can die. I mean, who really needs dogs anyway? Ugh, can't STAND them!

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Raxmei · Post by **Raxmei** » 2002-10-05 12:17am

Because I'm neither white nor black, people assume I'm an immigrant. I've lost count of the number of times people have asked me where I'm from. And when I tell that I'm an American and I'm from Minnesota, they show their actual intent and ask me my 'ethnicity'. By that they mean where are your parents from. I'm interracial, so answering that question takes forever. They expect a country name. Answering 'interracial' just gets a request for which races. In the end there's no way around giving out a laundry list. It pisses me off.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2002-10-05 12:23am

Raxmei wrote:Because I'm neither white nor black, people assume I'm an immigrant. I've lost count of the number of times people have asked me where I'm from. And when I tell that I'm an American and I'm from Minnesota, they show their actual intent and ask me my 'ethnicity'. By that they mean where are your parents from. I'm interracial, so answering that question takes forever. They expect a country name. Answering 'interracial' just gets a request for which races. In the end there's no way around giving out a laundry list. It pisses me off.

I hear ya. I get really pissed off when people ask where I'm from, and I say "Toronto", and they say "no, where were you originally from?" I was BORN IN THIS FUCKING COUNTRY, goddammit!

salm · Post by **salm** » 2002-10-05 12:49am

Raxmei wrote:Because I'm neither white nor black, people assume I'm an immigrant. I've lost count of the number of times people have asked me where I'm from. And when I tell that I'm an American and I'm from Minnesota, they show their actual intent and ask me my 'ethnicity'. By that they mean where are your parents from. I'm interracial, so answering that question takes forever. They expect a country name. Answering 'interracial' just gets a request for which races. In the end there's no way around giving out a laundry list. It pisses me off.

what´s the problem? if i meet a interracial person i might ask him where he´s from. he might say he´s from hamburg. so i ask him where he´s originally from and he says he´s from hamburg. so i ask him where his ancestors are from because obviously a part of them are not from hamburg and he answers that his dad is from eritreia. end of problem. waste of energy to get pissed off by something like that.