Stereotypes in America?

Question

Do you get mad when you hear stereotypes or do you just think it's funny? What stereotypes have you heard about your racial background?

Answer 1

Americans think everyone will understand English if only spoken loud and slowly enough!
I live in the south west even other east coast mercans
think I ride a horse to work and fight Indians every day!
I hate to tell them I drive a Lexis and I am an Indian!

But I do wear an apron when I BBQ that reads kiss me I'm Polish!

Answer 2

I've heard that us Filipinos are theives and cheaters, even though I know its not true for all of us. A lot of other people that aren't even close to having Filipino blood have been stealing and cheating other people too. I hate it when they discriminate and stereotype every race. Just like the blacks, why are people always saying that blacks are good-for-nothing people that grow up to be nothing but gangsters and criminals? Its stupid, immature and totally not true. I have friends that come from all sorts of races, and racial profiling is one of my greatest pet peeves.

Whoever finds it funny is a total idiot who deserves to be put in jail.

Answer 3

Stereotypes are foolish. It is wrong to condem a whole genre based on the actions of a small minority. Okay, so a couple of blondes are dumb, thats no reason to say all of them are dumb. Okay, so a couple of steel workers are gay, that's a far cry from all of them. Okay, so a few blacks and hispanics are criminals, but that is but a tiny fraction of the whole. All it took was one dumb Pollock to brand the rest. Not all Irish people are beer swillin' cops! The Japanese are not the only ones addicted to their cameras!! Yeah, stereotypes piss me off.

Answer 4

I don't believe any stereotypes are funny regardless if they are about my race or not. The idea that they are acceptable for the "other group" is exactly whey they continue to exist for all groups.

Answer 5

its just funny and ignorant to me.