Steroytpe?

Question

why do people feel the need to sterotype others y do people point and go hes a goth hes gay shes a lesbien there moshes y cant people get 2 no people before the judge someone because of one aspect of their life? thoughts people?

Answer 1

Tell me about it.As a footie fan,I get stereotyped as a brainless thug,when really,I'm just a brainless nice-guy!Take that,Richard Caborn!

Answer 2

Stereotypes allow us to make judgements on things like our safety in a certain situation. They may be wrong but they are useful.

For example if you’re alone walking down a road you would most likely try to avoid the hooded teen walking towards you by crossing the road. Chances are that he is NOT going to rob then ‘happy slap’ you, but people who do, do those things are more likely to be wearing hoodie tops and be teenagers. Guys who dress as emos/Goths or whatever tend to be those who are sexually confused and self harming, are they all like that? No but the way of dress which they have chosen sets them apart and enters them into that pigeon hole.

Plus most people chose their style of dress to reflect/project the image they wish it to. No matter how individual they may want to seem they have ascribed to that group and the stereotype which goes with it.

It’s a bit like reading the blurb at the back of the book – a stereotype (when it relates to dress) tells you certain things about that individual (mostly musical tastes when dealing with teenagers), but it does not give the whole story away – and it may be completely misleading, but it’s what most of us use to decide whether or not we want to make the purchase – the book that is - not the person as that would be a completely different question!

Answer 3

People like to put other people into categories they feel make those people easier to understand. They see the goth getup on a person, and want to make basic assumptions based on that getup. Are some of them true? Probably. Are many of them false? Probably.

It's a coping mechanism that pretty much everyone uses to try and predict behavior of those they meet and interact with. It isn't always fair, but it gives them a starting point.

Answer 4

If you don't want to be stereotype then you shouldn't act like that stereotype. If you don't want to be known as goth dont dress or act like it, if you dont want to be called gay dont be gay, get the drift? I don't use stereotypes but I'm saying this from the experience of watching others use them.

Answer 5

This is a natural response. We all "cubbyhole" people we meet right away. We get a sense of who they are and try to fit them into our personal schemata.

The original purpose of this response has to do with the instinct for survival. but humans have attached all kinds of prejudices and misconceptions to it.

Answer 6

That`s in human nature and it is almost impossible to stop all people stereotyping others.
When i walk down the street, kids sometimes shout "hey biker".....which I am not, I maybe look like one, but anyway I only wear what i like.........

Answer 7

Well becuz if ur gay ur gay if ur married ur married if ur blonde ur blonde if ur a goth ur a goth. Apparently they want to be who they are it's not really stereotyping it's making an observation.

Answer 8

i feel it is a natural expression of humans' need for group identification. we have "in-groups" and "out-groups". "in-groups" is OUR group, your group, whatever, it is the group you yourself are a member of. the "out-group" is, basically, everyone else's groups who are not your own. the purpose is for survival, at its heart, but in today's world it expresses itself through our generalizations and discriminations btwn each other, and has little value beyond basic socialization. it makes some of us feel safe somehow to do this, whereas others it makes uneasy (i count myself here) -- either way it's human nature

Answer 9

Well my daughter fits into 2 of those categories anyway and she admits to that

Answer 10

I know this is wrong but hey we all do it within 6 seconds.