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Since I am a "person of color" (or coloUr for you people outside the US...bastards and your fancy U's :P) people assume I find stereotypes about African Americans disturbing when in fact I find them to be some of the most hilarious things to witness.

Now I'm not talking about racist KKK style insults here, I'm talking about classics such as the ones that involve fried chicken, watermelon, and BBQ. I personally can't stand chicken or watermelon, but I do find myself craving BBQ like crazy at certain times of the year. Am I genetically predisoposed to liking BBQ? Maybe so, but damn do I love some ribs. :p

Can you tap dance?

Is there anything you cannot or will not pickle? :D

Since I am a "person of color" (or coloUr for you people outside the US...bastards and your fancy U's :P) people assume I find stereotypes about African Americans disturbing when in fact I find them to be some of the most hilarious things to witness.

Now I'm not talking about racist KKK style insults here, I'm talking about classics such as the ones that involve fried chicken, watermelon, and BBQ. I personally can't stand chicken or watermelon, but I do find myself craving BBQ like crazy at certain times of the year. Am I genetically predisoposed to liking BBQ? Maybe so, but damn do I love some ribs. :p

So you must be a real whiz on the bass guitar right? I mean the one in your basement?

Can you tap dance?

Hey man, a comment like that would get knocked out :p

Can you translate Jive to English?

:D

I guess my favourite stereotype is the histrionic and/or drunken Scotsman. Besides, as ethnic groups go, the Scots are probably the least-inclined to take undue offence at such a pervasive depiction.

Edit:

As far as stereotypes re: people of colo(u)r, umm....lemme think, now... do you have lawn ornaments shaped like jockeys, but painted white instead of black?

Actually... my favorite stereotype is that all conservatives are racists...because it's sooooooooooooooooooooooo easy to shoot down in flames. :)

Actually... my favorite stereotype is that all conservatives are racists...because it's sooooooooooooooooooooooo easy to shoot down in flames. :)

Kinda goes along with the "All liberal/leftists are godless baby killers". :)

All Indians become doctors.

It's really nice considering I'm also Colombian and my friends also tell me about the drug-addicted drug-selling person I am. ;)

My two favorite stereotypes of all time: All caucasions smell like wet dogs and bologna, and Europeans never bathe or cleanse themselves in any way, shape, or form. :D

It's really nice considering I'm also Colombian and my friends also tell me about the drug-addicted drug-selling person I am. ;)

So is that a no to the cocaine then?

Damn.

Mine has to be the Catholic guilt ridden sinner thing, because it's so true. I'm off to confession every time I masterbate. ;)

Mine has to be the Catholic guilt ridden sinner thing, because it's so true. I'm off to confession every time I masterbate. ;)
Y'know....it doesn't count if you masturbate during confession.

/me runs

:D

Mine has to be the Catholic guilt ridden sinner thing, because it's so true. I'm off to confession every time I masterbate. ;)

Sure you're not off to masturbate every time you confess?

Heh.

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Did you know I'm involved with organized crime? I'm Italian; I have to be!

Now I'm not talking about racist KKK style insults here, I'm talking about classics such as the ones that involve fried chicken, watermelon, and BBQ. I personally can't stand chicken or watermelon, but I do find myself craving BBQ like crazy at certain times of the year. Am I genetically predisoposed to liking BBQ? Maybe so, but damn do I love some ribs. :p

I'm genetically predisposed to BBQ, watermellon and fried chicken and I'm white...

I like the Steryotypes of Australians as the Steve Erwin Croc hunters and the Dundee movies.

[edit]"Chuck another shrimp on the barbie, Bruce me mate"

I mean, what a waste of prawns? (we don't even use the word shrimp here)

I absolutely love the "Jewish domination" theories. According to the Nazis and Nazi wannabees, we covertly rule the world- no other nation has ever been accused of anything so flattering :D

I absolutely love the "Jewish domination" theories. According to the Nazis and Nazi wannabees, we covertly rule the world- no other nation has ever been accused of anything so flattering :D
Seriously! If Jews covertly ruled the world, Israel would have a lot more allies and wouldn't be treated like the asshole of the universe by the vast majority of Europe.

All Dutch people are stoners. Even my teachers believed that one about me.

Though possibly one of my favourite ones is that all Geordies (occasionally all Northerners) will wear a t shirt all the time, even in the freezing cold.

Since I am a "person of color" (or coloUr for you people outside the US...bastards and your fancy U's :P) people assume I find stereotypes about African Americans disturbing when in fact I find them to be some of the most hilarious things to witness.

Now I'm not talking about racist KKK style insults here, I'm talking about classics such as the ones that involve fried chicken, watermelon, and BBQ. I personally can't stand chicken or watermelon, but I do find myself craving BBQ like crazy at certain times of the year. Am I genetically predisoposed to liking BBQ? Maybe so, but damn do I love some ribs. :p

"Hippie" pretty much does it for me. My husband calls me the "Heavy Metal Hippy" because while my musical tastes lay at one end of the spectrum, my political tastes are at the other end. And I do yoga, which is strictly to alleviate my severe allergies (which works by the way.)!
I don't fall into the left vs. right crap.
I think what I think.
And I know what I know.
So there.

Seriously! If Jews covertly ruled the world, Israel would have a lot more allies and wouldn't be treated like the asshole of the universe by the vast majority of Europe.
Must be pretty hard to not spoil a good-natured, humorous thread with bashing others, right?
The stereotype about coloured men i like most is "They steal our women!", as if women of today where still some good to be traded or carried away during a raid.

Favorite stereotype:

Clowns are evil. :D

Can you really stop five black guys from raping someone if you throw them a basketball?

No, that one's horrible. I guess the one that all people on the left of the spectrum are pacifists who hate guns. It makes you doubt our true nature. (I truly love guns, particularly one's with scopes and automatic capabilities. They make my goals a bit easier)

Favorite stereotype:

Clowns are evil. :D
that's not a stereotype, that's fact! :p

I'm originally from very white Minnesota and didn't know any of those stereotypes about black people. Later when I was in the Army, my company had a potluck lunch for black history month and two people brought fried chicken. One went to Popeye's and the other went to Church's. I thought that was strange. I always liked fried chicken, and I'm pretty damn white.

Besides that and BBQ, there's an awful lot of southern and/or black food that simply doesn't exist in the Great White North. I'm glad to have gotten away from there to taste more food, but I'm not into chicken livers and won't eat hamhocks or anything like that.

Only very recently did I ever hear about the watermelon. I don't think lots of young people (young white people, anyways) even know about that. There's a film out called How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0452632/), if you didn't know. That's pretty funny.

The only racial stereotypes that I really were exposed to growing up are those ones that aren't so funny.

I absolutely love the "Jewish domination" theories. According to the Nazis and Nazi wannabees, we covertly rule the world- no other nation has ever been accused of anything so flattering :D
Those theories probably stem from the fact that there are an amazing amount of jews in positions of high power. But they don't exactly seem to have a monoply on that power. And of course, most jews aren't "in on it".

BTW, the jewish people throughout the world do not constitute a nation.

"Hippie" pretty much does it for me. My husband calls me the "Heavy Metal Hippy" because while my musical tastes lay at one end of the spectrum, my political tastes are at the other end. And I do yoga, which is strictly to alleviate my severe allergies (which works by the way.)!
I don't fall into the left vs. right crap.
I think what I think.
And I know what I know.
So there.
So metal is on the right?

It's an interesting idea that I've heard before, but I think what it comes down to is that metal isn't whiny and feminine like (some) punk, alternative, emo which tends to be leftish. In the US anyway, the big major difference between the left and the right is the masculine vs feminie perception, but that doesn't always mean that masculine music should be associated with masculine politics. There was always the very harsh and extremely left-wing Rage Against the Machine, and there are a number of very anti-establishment metal bands in the past and present. Consider the number of anti-war songs by Megadeth, Metallica, Black Sabbath, and other metal bands I can't think of right now.

As far as modern stuff, what do you think of SOAD's BYOB?

I guess my favourite stereotype is the histrionic and/or drunken Scotsman. Besides, as ethnic groups go, the Scots are probably the least-inclined to take undue offence at such a pervasive depiction.

Edit:

As far as stereotypes re: people of colo(u)r, umm....lemme think, now... do you have lawn ornaments shaped like jockeys, but painted white instead of black?
Please as Sergeant Fraser said
If you laugh at my Kilt ill Bash your Face in!

Bloody Smoked Irish cook me some Chicken!

All Dutch people are stoners. Even my teachers believed that one about me.

Though possibly one of my favourite ones is that all Geordies (occasionally all Northerners) will wear a t shirt all the time, even in the freezing cold.

...I go to Newcastle quite often, and this is partially verifiable. I have seen the locals horrendously underdressed, even during winter*. Personally, though, my favourite sterotypes have to be of hate-filled (http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/5003/5003_01.asp), godless (http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0084/0084_01.asp), conspiring (http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/1052/1052_01.asp), terrorist homosexuals (http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0273/0273_01.asp). Mmm, that's good bigotry. Fist-licking good!

*Slappers notwithstanding; wlappers, particularly fat ones, are always underdressed.

All Dutch people are stoners. Even my teachers believed that one about me.

Though possibly one of my favourite ones is that all Geordies (occasionally all Northerners) will wear a t shirt all the time, even in the freezing cold.

...I go to Newcastle quite often, and this is partially verifiable. I have seen the locals horrendously underdressed, even during winter*. Personally, though, my favourite sterotypes have to be of hate-filled (http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/5003/5003_01.asp), godless (http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0084/0084_01.asp), conspiring (http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/1052/1052_01.asp), terrorist homosexuals (http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0273/0273_01.asp). Mmm, that's good bigotry. Fist-licking good!

*Slappers notwithstanding; wlappers, particularly fat ones, are always underdressed.

Personally, I like the stereotypes that:

a) All aliens are humanoid, green, with rubber-textured skin, and travel in circular spacecraft.

b) All Irish people have red hair and their names start with "O'Something-or-other".

c) All Scottish people's names start with "MacSomeone".

d) All Germans are Nazis.

e) All Nazis are Germans.

f) Americans are rude, loud, and swear a lot. (Well actually that's true ;), but still...)

~Czardas, Supreme Ruler of the Universe

New Watenho']...I go to Newcastle quite often, and this is partially verifiable. I have seen the locals horrendously underdressed, even during winter*. Personally, though, my favourite sterotypes have to be of hate-filled (http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/5003/5003_01.asp), godless (http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0084/0084_01.asp), conspiring (http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/1052/1052_01.asp), terrorist homosexuals (http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0273/0273_01.asp). Mmm, that's good bigotry. Fist-licking good!


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Rock on wit'ya bad self!

New Watenho']
*Slappers notwithstanding; wlappers, particularly fat ones, are always underdressed.

Ooh, very true. Even when it has been snowing they are out at night in their miniskirt and small tops. No idea how they do it. :confused:

I don't know much about African American stereotypes, but since I have some Native American blood in me, I am apparently predisposed to alcoholism...not to mention, laziness. :rolleyes:

Since I am a "person of color" (or coloUr for you people outside the US...bastards and your fancy U's :P) people assume I find stereotypes about African Americans disturbing when in fact I find them to be some of the most hilarious things to witness.

Now I'm not talking about racist KKK style insults here, I'm talking about classics such as the ones that involve fried chicken, watermelon, and BBQ. I personally can't stand chicken or watermelon, but I do find myself craving BBQ like crazy at certain times of the year. Am I genetically predisoposed to liking BBQ? Maybe so, but damn do I love some ribs. :p


I'm not a "person of color". I love fried chicken and watermelon. I barbeque year round on a gas grill or a charcoal grill (sometine, nothing but charcoal will do) and love ribs too.

Favorite stereotype:

Clowns are evil. :D


clowns are freaking evil!!
especially the ones in "jack in the boxes".

my favorite stereotype is the idea of "maternal instinct." i'm as female as they come, but my only instinct around children is to duct tape their mouths shut and spray them with the hose every time they move.

my favorite stereotype is the idea of "maternal instinct." i'm as female as they come, but my only instinct around children is to duct tape their mouths shut and spray them with the hose every time they move.


Do you have children yet?

Did you know I'm involved with organized crime? I'm Italian; I have to be!


Me too. Driving a seville doesnt help much either. where I live is a majority of ethnic Italians, so I have no problem with it.

All Indians become doctors.

It's really nice considering I'm also Colombian and my friends also tell me about the drug-addicted drug-selling person I am. ;)
Not true! Second generation Indians become doctors. 1st Gen. run motels and gas stations. Nor are all Colombians drug addicted dealers, some are quite talented at playing/singing/dancing to latin music (tango, samba, etc.). As a person of Scotch-Irish descent, I am a penny pinching, liquor drinking, kilt wearing guy with red hair and either an "O' " or "Mac/Mc" in front of my name.

BTW the reason they are called kilts is 'cause so many people have gotten kilt for calling them skirts. :) :sniper: :mp5:

I absolutely love the "Jewish domination" theories. According to the Nazis and Nazi wannabees, we covertly rule the world- no other nation has ever been accused of anything so flattering :D

Jewish domination, huh??????????????????
and who needed help down there in Israel w/ weapons from the US? :gundge:
If that is domination then the palestines have accomplished a
WORLDPOWER :sniper: . stop dreaming.

Here's a thought: Since Mc/Mac and O' both signify "son of", is it not theoretically possible for someone to be named O'McDonnel? Or McO'Shea? Or M.C.O'Shea (if said Irish and Scottish parents were black and ghetto - well, hey, just while we're on the subject of stereotypes, hey?)

that's not a stereotype, that's fact! :p

Hey, I'm a clown and I'm not...er...well....

I met a clown that wasn't evil. Once. :p

Asians are smart, anf they all eventually wear glasses :p

Hehe, I'm African-Canadian and some lady was talking really slow in English to me so that I'd understand 'proper' English.

Hey, I'm a clown and I'm not...er...well....

I met a clown that wasn't evil. Once. :p


That wasnt a clown-it wasa puppet

Since I am a "person of color" (or coloUr for you people outside the US...bastards and your fancy U's :P) people assume I find stereotypes about African Americans disturbing when in fact I find them to be some of the most hilarious things to witness.

Now I'm not talking about racist KKK style insults here, I'm talking about classics such as the ones that involve fried chicken, watermelon, and BBQ. I personally can't stand chicken or watermelon, but I do find myself craving BBQ like crazy at certain times of the year. Am I genetically predisoposed to liking BBQ? Maybe so, but damn do I love some ribs. :p

The one I always heard had something to do with the size of your genitals, and how well you could use them.

I have blond hair, blue eyes, stand at least six foot tall, and have chisled features. What am I?



The answers to this might be interesting...

BTW That description is NOT me...personally.

Hehe, I'm African-Canadian and some lady was talking really slow in English to me so that I'd understand 'proper' English.

Heh. My sister told me that her British boyfriend's sister has an annoying habit of talking reeeeeeaaaally slowly to her because she's Finnish, even though she's lived and studied in UK for five years now. :)

i love all of my stereotypes :fluffle:

This isn't about racial steryo types.

I've always enjoyed the sterytype that Mormons are polygamists. "You're Mormon? How many wives do you have?" I find this funny. People also think mormons can't: Watch TV, Use Internet, Eat Bread, or marry only one person. Oh, yeah...People think we worship Satan. Jeez, how dumb can you get?

Do you have children yet?
I have helped to rear three kids, though I don't have any biological children of my own. I hope I never have any.

I love how everybody thinks a wop from NJ just has to be in the mafia. "The Sopranos" has done wonders for my reputation.

I have blond hair, blue eyes, stand at least six foot tall, and have chisled features. What am I?



The answers to this might be interesting...

BTW That description is NOT me...personally.
Half Jew half Gypsy? You described one of my former employers, except he's not quite 6'. He would have confused the hell out of Hitler.

Have you ever been shot?

hehe j/k

I am a redheaded Irish-Canadian,according to the stereotype I should be a fiery-tempered whiskey drinker - i.e. Jock Mcbile from The Royal Canadian Air- Farce.Yes I know He's a Scotsman but you get my drift. The truth is so far removed from reality it is to laugh. Still it fun to pretend sometimes.

When I was a kid, everyone thought that because I was Korean, I knew karate or some martial art.

I did learn judo, but just the rumor was enough to keep most people from bothering me.

my favorite stereotype is the idea of "maternal instinct." i'm as female as they come, but my only instinct around children is to duct tape their mouths shut and spray them with the hose every time they move.
Hahaha!

NS stereotype/assumption: if your nation name ends in the letter 'a', then you must be female.

RL: I'm British, therefore I must have terrible teeth, drink nothing but tea and warm beer and spend my free time mercilessly oppressing the Irish.

My favorite stereotype is the swamp-dwelling, shrimp-eating, beer-bellied Cajun. Mainly because it holds true for the Cajun side of my family :)

NS stereotype/assumption: if your nation name ends in the letter 'a', then you must be female.

Of all the possible letters...

The femme fatale stereotype :p

RL: I'm British, therefore I must have terrible teeth, drink nothing but tea and warm beer and spend my free time mercilessly oppressing the Irish.
You don't?

I'm a fan of the Redneck / White Trash sterotype: imbred, uneducated,tobacco chewing, NASCAR fan, overalls wereing simpleton who is skilled w/hunting and obsessed w/ trucks.


I grew up w/ so many of these guys, one became a doctor.

I like the butch/lesbian/tomboy stereotype. I also love the hippie/goth/punk/rocker stereotype. AND the spoiled white/rich girl! AND the Southern/redneck stereotype! Oh, what, fun! :rolleyes: ;)

I'm aging rather well, probably because I'm part Korean, and partly because I've been staying in good shape. Although I'm 44, people who I meet for the first time usually think I'm 30. No gray hair, wrinkles, or fat.

I hate the stereotype of being thought a "thirtysomething" when I feel older, and I hate the stereotype of being thought a fossil when I feel younger.

I like the butch/lesbian/tomboy stereotype. I also love the hippie/goth/punk/rocker stereotype. AND the spoiled white/rich girl! AND the Southern/redneck stereotype! Oh, what, fun! :rolleyes: ;)
Miss Hilton, you must be a trillion bucks
I get the feeling that you don't really give a f**k