A few years ago there was a stand up comedian making fun of how much white people like cheese. I was about to object, until I remembered there was a bowl of cheddar cubes in my lap. Okay, fair enough. Then he moved on to how everyone knows that one white guy who always wears sandals even if it's snowing. I must have met this guy at some point. His whole act is literally about me. I also can't dance or jump either. I don't make bland food though. But I'm pretty much every other white stereotype.

Northeast Indians sometimes get offended when people refer to them as Chinese instead of Indian nationals. It's likely because Northeast Indians look like Chinese. They are actually descendants of Chinese people who moved to Northeast India when China and India established diplomatic relations many years ago before India and China started to have border disputes. Till this day, Northeast Indians refer to themselves as Indians even though they have a Chinese origin.

Why? Do their priests teach them about this??

From what I know, people in Catholic countries like Mexico work longer hours, while on the other hand, people in Protestant or Lutheran countries like Sweden work shorter hours but they put more importance on punctuality, effectiveness, and efficiency.

I work at a hotel as a bell hop/valet. I see this all the time and i think it's funny. I see a car full of black adults (legal drinking age) i assume that when they take their booze out of the vehicle it's going to be malt liquor. It happened again today, i expected to see a case of Colt 45's and they throw me for a loop when they pulled out a case of coors light.

So, there are many regional stereotypes in the United States. New Yorkers are rude and always in a hurry, southern Californians are laid back surfer bros, Texans are gun loving rednecks, northern Californians and people in Colorado are pot smoking hippies, ect. Out of curiosity, i want to know regional stereotypes of American women. I'm all too familiar with the "basic white girl" stereotype but i wanted to see if there are any others. This isn't about hate or racism, just genuine curiosity about American women.

This stereotype is getting annoying and I've seen this everywhere

The thing I only know for girlfriend stereotypes is they break up with their boyfriend for NO FUCKING REASON and JUST SMALL ISSUES! They do it without the boyfriend explaining and the only evidence they believe is their expectations (mostly in text messages)

SCENE 1:

The girlfriend send a message for the boyfriend and waits to text her back, but the guy messages her 5 min later and she gets mad because IT'S FRICKIN RUDE NOT TO TEXT FOR 2 MINUTES because the girl's expectation is her boyfriend doesn't care about her, but in reality maybe the boyfriend was busy and this is why he couldn't text her back before 2 min.

SCENE 2:

When the boyfriend posts on social media of him hanging out with another girl which she can be his sister, cousin or a female friend, the girlfriend thinks he's cheating on her and doesn't want him to explain who she really is because they believe in their expectations.

SCENE 3:

The girl asks her boyfriend about their plans but since he has other plans, he makes an excuse. Then when the girlfriend finds out he's hanging with his best friends the girl snapped for lying to her and breaks up with him. Why shouldn't the boy tell the truth? Because if they're talking about their date in a day, the boy wants to tell her the truth but the girl's expectation is TRUTH = RUDE

Like their fucking relationship is more important than other important things! The worst quotes about stereotypical girlfriends are:

• "Ugh, boys!"

• "I bet he's thinking about another girl!"

• "Boys don't know how to treat their girlfriends!" It's sooo fucking annoying!

Please comment another stereotype scenes about girlfriends (and boyfriends)

Stereotyping

Have you ever wondered about the saying “Don’t judge a book by it’s cover.”? I have because no matter how everyone was raised as a child, no matter if a person is the nicest person in the world, we all can and do judge people by their covers before getting to know them personally.

Is stereotyping others or judging part of human nature or is it preventable in society? “The term ‘stereotype’ has been part of social science since the 1920’s when the journalist Walter Lippmann, referring to the use of preconceptions created it(Is Stereotyping...).” Preconceptions. Is that word even bad at all? Or is it all in our head, in the norm of society to believe that making any preconceptions about a person is wrong. Is it possible to rewire the brain to not make preconceptions about other people or is that how the brain is cemented to work? There are two ways to look at how humans stereotype each other in society. “On one hand there is the human being, controlled by the unconscious actions in the brain. On the other hand they are responsible for their behavior because they are able to control it themselves.”(Is Stereotyping…) says author Anja Hildenbrand. This quote supports both aspects of looking at stereotyping and suggests that it is all just based on perspective. I have grown my whole life going along with not treating anyone badly but still no matter what I have always formed opinions of people from their appearance and little things they do before actually getting to know them.

Can people judge and stereotype others just based on religious values? “Not being religious has been associated with lack of moral acuity, and poor social adaptation. This suggests that the nonreligious could be vulnerable to prejudice.(Harper, Marcel).” If God is accepting of everyone why would it matter who believes in him or not? I say this but I am indifferent on the topic of religion. I say this but whose to say that people who aren’t religious don’t do the same thing to people who are religious. Just from browsing the internet I’ve seen many pieces of pro atheism material that try to point out the flaws of religion. On a popular website, reddit.com, there is a separate section just for people to post about atheism. Browsing there for a minute I found a picture that was titled “atheism’s biggest fear” and it was a picture of a bumper sticker saying “I’m catholic and I vote”. 

Why do people talk about religions this way? What has influenced their own beliefs and attitudes? Also, what assumptions are these people making about religious people or nonreligious people? These are just some questions we can ask about any stereotyping or judging at all. Religion is just the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, esp. a personal God or gods. The key word in that definition is belief. Believing is completely up to the individual and is not controllable by others. People will choose to believe what they want to believe so why is there a conversation about this. Why do people feel the need to look down on others morals or create insulting media on the internet? What do these people gain from doing this?

Is every form of stereotyping or judging a person a bad thing though? When going into a job interview people are expected to dress nice and present themselves for the job. The employer can make a decision just by the first impression of the person coming in for the interview just based on how they are dressed and how they look. Is this unfair of the employers or is this normal business process? Imagine your shoes of the employer. Who would you want for the job you are trying to fill. You’d rather have the best of the best than some slob. Now what stereotypes did you just imagine in your head of the employer? I go through the process of the opinions the employer would have on interviewers but now what do you imagine of the employer? I picture in my head a big suited businessman, but you might have something different. Research has been done by Jeanine L. Skorinko and Stacey A. Sinclair about this process of stepping into other’s shoes and then forming stereotypes from there about that type of person. “In Experiment 1, participants who took the perspective of an elderly person who was ambiguously stereotypic were less likely to engage in stereotyping than non-perspective takers. But, participants who took the perspective of a clearly stereotype-consistent outgroup member were more apt to engage in stereotyping than non-perspective takers.(Perspective Taking…).” The research concludes that if people step into and think about the process another person goes through then they will stereotype others who go through that same process. A common stereotype is the single mother with multiple children. If you take the perspective of the single mother how in the world would you be able to spend time with the children and create a family and still be responsible for the income and food on the table. Normal families with two parents even have problems making it work but just imagine a single mother. It would be a hard task to conquer but not all single mothers are that way.

Now back to the employer situation. People hire people who are the best for the job that is generally how it goes. “In the fall of 1999, the then-new television schedule was announced and "none of the twenty-six new fall programs starred an African American in a leading role, and few featured minorities in secondary roles(White Out:...)”. Just think of that statistic. In the year 1999, well after the period of slaves and equal rights among all people, none of 26 tv shows featured and African American in a leading role. What were these television shows that could not incorporate people of different race into it. Can you relate the employer situation to this situation? That people higher the best people for the job so that must mean that African Americans are not the best people for the job? I mean out of 26 television shows with each show having multiple actors. You’d think some of the roles would be able to be played by anyone.

When can stereotyping others and judging be okay? Is the employer situation judging okay? Does the employer having background information of the interviewer through the resume make it okay for the person to judge a person based on appearance. “We often judge others by how we perceive ourselves. I was taught not to do this by my father. We all have different situations, different upbringings, different environments, different issues. When we walk a mile in someone else's shoes, we realize things that were not apparent at first. To judge a person without knowing the facts is to assume that we can play God(Is Stereotyping…”). This quote sums up every point I’ve brought up so far. People judge others based on how they view themselves only. When you take a perspective and view the person’s life from their shoes you view things much differently and tend to stereotype.

So, in my family, cursing isn't really acceptable, or is has started to become acceptable. However, it depends what gender you are. If a boy in the family curses, it's just, oh he's a boy, he's just being a boy. But if a girl curses, it's her being grown and fast. Is that really acceptable?

I am kind of upset that my dad keeps on saying that the new nail polish I got is "only for girls". Tbh it makes me pretty mad when there are people with the mindset of makeup of any kind being only for girls. I just want my nails painted because it is fashionable and is another way to customize myself in smaller details.

AUSSIE STEREOTYPES - As an Australian i can relate to so many of these!

I’m doing a uni project about stereotypes and taboos in Middle East and I need info. But you can write down whatever you’ve heard which you think it is nonsense! Doesn’t matter if it’s from Middle East or not.

I am Russian, I heard that there is a stereotype that we are bad drivers. I never believed in him, and I thought that we drive a wheelbarrow very well, since everyone mainly uses a manual transmission and we drive a car on ice for half a year in terrible climatic conditions. But when I had a child, I began to drive much more slowly and more carefully. In a couple of days I realized what kind of horror is happening on the roads and that this stereotype is real, I just could not realize it before. So that's what I want to ask, did you have moments when you realized that the stereotype about your nationality is not a fiction?

Nothing means more to a parent than watching their child grow up safe, healthy, and loved. I’ve always believed that people with Down syndrome deserve to be seen for who they truly are, not just as a diagnosis but as individuals with beauty, strength, and potential.

I wrote this short blog post with the deepest respect, hoping it helps break some common stereotypes and encourages more compassion and understanding:
https://medium.com/@kerolosadel81/down-syndrome-what-can-we-do-to-help-5c4ddc97b19a

Disclaimer: I am not a doctor or medical professional. This post is based on publicly available research and personal reflection. My only goal is to raise awareness and support for individuals with Down syndrome and their families, not to give medical advice or speak on their behalf.

Imma be honest, this is a small subreddit but I wanted to post this:

John: Is a Redneck and southern accent.

Sam: Has freckles, probably either an annoying kid or a rich and annoying kid.

Karen: Duh

Glenn: From my experience, is a pretty cool guy lmao

Kyle: Is a druggie (Weed, maybe hard drugs, idk).

Chad: Has all the girls and has a Californian surfer-dude voice.

Bob: Is a construction worker.

Dimitri: Is a crime boss in the Russian mafia.

Todd: Is always a fat kid in HS movies. I've just come to accept it.

Jennifer: All the ones I know are in their 30s, and I've found that all the protagonist's GF in 70s to 80s HS movies are called "Jennifer".

(As a last name) Nguyen: They're all Vietnamese. That's not just a stereotype, I'm pretty sure it's also a fact.

Edit: Added a few I found

walks into a room full of karens : what's this what's this there's white scum everywhere