I'm wrighting a paper on puerto ricans being steriotyped and i was wondering what are some of the things that people have heard. I am puerto rican and thought it would be interesting to choose this topic for an assighnment at school.
2007-03-08 03:26:13 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
That they love music and to dance...that they talk loudly and fast, that they don`t pronounce certain common words correctly, that P.R. is NOT a country.
2007-03-08 03:51:40 · answer #1 · answered by gaucha 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well Rosie- there's always the old one from West Side Story.
one steriotype that still exists seems to be "passion" both good and bad.
2007-03-08 03:32:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
That all Puerto Ricans are half black. I have been to Puerto Rico, and I know they are not all mixed.
2007-03-08 03:33:03 · answer #3 · answered by justme 2 · 3⤊ 3⤋
Proud, very proud, maybe even a bit too much
2007-03-08 10:49:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 0⤋
that puertoricans are super patriotic, that they are very lively happy people, that they live life to the maximum.
2007-03-08 03:33:35 · answer #5 · answered by Alejandra 1 · 4⤊ 1⤋
jennifer lopez is from there. i dont hear much about it
2007-03-08 03:30:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
not smart ppl, have children very young, like to deny their african ancestory, very proud of their culture (why???I dont know)
2007-03-08 05:38:10 · answer #7 · answered by Pee 3 · 3⤊ 8⤋
not too smart, act like black people, criminals, loud and obnoxious, lazy, "ghetto."
those come to mind.
2007-03-08 04:16:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 9⤋