Zeeky Boogy Doog
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i went to a chinese place with a chinese guy once, he knew all the good food and ordered it all in chinese, it was kinda cool
If you are referring the comment about hair color, that IS NOT a stereotype. It is a factual physical trait. Let me give you an example.
Most white people smell like baby powder - stereotype.
Most white people have less melanin than black people - NOT stereotype, but physical trait.
yukichigai
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Hey, when I go to the Vietnamese restaurant on Second Street I always get my buddy Kim -- who is Vietnamese -- to order our food if he's with us. Why? 'cause he speaks Vietnamese, and I don't. It's a lot easier to get "no cucumbers" in my #17 when the Vietnamese word for "cucumbers" is involved.
Knowing foreign languages can come back to bite you in the ass like that. Sometimes I'm glad I forgot all the Spanish I learned in High School and College.
Knowing foreign languages can come back to bite you in the ass like that. Sometimes I'm glad I forgot all the Spanish I learned in High School and College.
Phoenix86
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You need to look up the definition of stereotype. Hair color is not a factual trait since you can change your hair color. Isn't there a subculture of asians with blond hair that immitate western cultrue? Anyways, you can say that subculture has a blond stereotype, and their asian.
Heck, some of the definitions INCLUDE phsyical traits.
Stereotypes are just generalizations, they can be good/bad/fact/fiction.
I'll leave that one up to you to do the research and determine whether or not it's fact or stereotype. Considering your nic, I'm surprised you don't already know the answer.
yukichigai
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Depends on whether or not it's factual.
Example: black people having bigger *ahem* has been mostly proven false with a number of surveys, so it's a stereotype.
(Though, interestingly enough, the length when flaccid was greater for black people than white people, on average. But the length that matters, that was almost exactly the same)
silverpig
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Heh, I went over to the ex-g/f's house a few months back and we decided to order in some chinese. I know of this one good place but I hate calling people up so I made her order. We wanted to get an order of their 4 kinds of mixed vegetables and every time I go in they repeat what you ordered back to you and they always say "Fo kine mix vegeble". So when she was ordering I told her that they didn't speak very good english and that she had to say "fo kine mix vegeble" when she ordered. It took a bit of convincing but she finally said okay, called up and said it. I laughed my ass off at her.
Oh, and on a similar note I went to Safeway with a female friend of mine a few years ago and I had just injured myself rowing. Not bad, but I had some pain. I told her that I wanted to get some Flintstones' chewable morphine but I couldn't find them. I convinced her they existed and then made her walk around with me for 5 minutes trying to find them. She finally gave up and asked one of the people there where they kept them
Oh, and on a similar note I went to Safeway with a female friend of mine a few years ago and I had just injured myself rowing. Not bad, but I had some pain. I told her that I wanted to get some Flintstones' chewable morphine but I couldn't find them. I convinced her they existed and then made her walk around with me for 5 minutes trying to find them. She finally gave up and asked one of the people there where they kept them
I think you are the one who needs the dictionary on this one. Being able to dye your hair is irrevelant.
Phoenix86
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*sigh* OK, but I actually DID read the def. before I posted, so I know WTF I'm talking about. Case in point (all from google.com search "define: stereotype").
"A mental image that often exaggerates the traits of a typical member of a cultural group." Goths for example color their hair black. There is a stereotype where dyed hair is relevant. See the asian example I gave above. Show me the difference. Here is also your definition of traits, which you excluded before.
"A conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image."
"a conventional or formulaic conception or image; "regional stereotypes have been part of America since its founding""
"A stereotype is a belief about an individual or a group, based on the idea that all people in a certain group will act the same way."
Here are three defs. that do NOT include false or deragatory information. They can be factual as well as ignorant.
Next time you want to make someone read something, you ought to try yourself first. I know I did.
Actually I did too, and the same exact way you did to be honest.(define: stereotype)
I didn't look up "trait" though. Either way, my point was that the statement about MOST, MOST, MOST, Asian's having dark hair is not a stereotype. It is a fact. :beer: to you though for at least doing some research like I did before posting speculation and calling it fact.
Phoenix86
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"most" isn't very qualifying. Either way, a statement can be both factual, and stereotypical. I would think your "most asians have black hair" would be both. However, it's still a stereotype since not ALL Asians have black hair. See?Originally posted by: Slvrtg277
Actually I did too, and the same exact way you did to be honest.(define: stereotype)
:beer: to you though for at least doing some research like I did before posting speculation and calling it fact.
:beer: for google.
Originally posted by: Phoenix86
"most" isn't very qualifying. Either way, a statement can be both factual, and stereotypical. I would think your "most asians have black hair" would be both. However, it's still a stereotype since not ALL Asians have black hair. See?Originally posted by: Slvrtg277
Actually I did too, and the same exact way you did to be honest.(define: stereotype)
:beer: to you though for at least doing some research like I did before posting speculation and calling it fact.
:beer: for google.
Ok we have to agree to disagree here because I think that in order for that statement to be stereotypical, it would have to either read "all asian's have black hair", or just simply "asian's have black hair".
The word "most" is the key word IMO that deems the statement fact, with no stereotype.
:beer: for Asian's.
But people will still cry that you're stereotyping, even it if's a fact that you proved.
If I say that "most black sprinters of Western African descent are faster than most sprinters of other races.", you'll get people who complain that it's racist or stereotyping. Yet you can look up the numbers and see that blacks of Western African descent completely dominate the higher levels of the sport.
Or I can say that Kenyans on average have better genetics to be a long distance runner- small frames, low bodyfat, and long legs (for their height). Yet you'll have people complaining that once again that it's racist/nationalist. They'll say "yeah, right! If that was true then Kenyans would win a disproportionate amount of marathons".
Nobody stole her. She's a skanky, slutty bitch. If you intend on taking cheap shots at me for the sole purpose of hurting me, please get your facts straight so you know what ammo to use most effectively.
Thanks.
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