Stereotypes

How do you feel about stereotypes?
1. Do you feed into them?
2. Do you ever think stereotypes are suppose to apply to you, but they don't?
3. Do you receive/give negative or positive ones?

Posted by CluelessCancer
It's very Lazy, but most people are.

Many people are, if not physically, then mentally. If not mentally, then emotionally. If not emotionally then in their spiritually.

My philosophy is this: be yourself. However, if someone is gonna stereotype you, embrace it and go beyond their expectations. Show them the true definition. 😉

Posted by CluelessCancer
There is a way to communicate your feelings without being malicious or mean though, you do a good job of that, i'm going to try to emulate.

I agree, it warms my big crabby heart.

I accept only the good stereotypes.

stereotypes are so much fun

Posted by LunarMaiden
I accept only the good stereotypes.

when you hear the bad ones, you close your ears??

Posted by thecontender
stereotypes are so much fun

why??

What are some stereotypes people have given you??

Posted by Ixion120
You know the more I think about the subject the more problematic it seems to me. The reason?

While it is completely normal human psychological behavior to categorize in order to help make sense of their environment stereotyping in and of itself is assigning a set of attributes to a group without giving regard to individual experiences and essentially ignoring their circumstances simply because they belong to that group...it causes a breakdown in communication when addressing the individual.

I guess it my turn to be analyzed by a virgo now?? jk I actually agree with you

Posted by Deeptruesea

Posted by LunarMaiden
I accept only the good stereotypes.

when you hear the bad ones, you close your ears??

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Depends, some of the bad ones I accept too if it makes me look cool.
But the others I shut my eyes and ears. 😛

Posted by LunarMaiden

Posted by Deeptruesea

Posted by LunarMaiden
I accept only the good stereotypes.

when you hear the bad ones, you close your ears??

Depends, some of the bad ones I accept too if it makes me look cool.
But the others I shut my eyes and ears. 😛

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what if you don't live up to those cool expectations

Posted by Ixion120
@Lunar...I can understand that...although in some ways positive stereotypes such as Virgos are organized, Cancers are empathetic, Caps are monetarily inclined, Asians are good in math, Et cetera can be damaging in certain contexts as it shapes your response and reactions to someone without letting their experiences, life circumstances, actual actions and words, help to form your view of them and what they are saying...It is the basic form of that old evil, prejudging.

good stereotypes can be damaging as well. thank you for pointing that out🙂

Posted by Ixion120
oh? how so?

It's low or high stakes gambling. Sometimes you strike gold for example- assuming the 6'8 white guy at the park has a wet jumpshot. Other times you may cheat off the east or west asian girl in math class and fail your exam miserably. Either way you're shaking the dice and taking a leap of faith on little to no advanced empirical evidence.