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celticeagle @celticeagle (189792) • Boise, Idaho 12 Nov

Rieka has been a wolf ambassador for the International Wolf Center for four years. She is one of the foundation's most social animals. In her actions she shows that wolf stereotypes just aren't true. She does this by nuzzling...

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Odd Assumptions

Amber @AmbiePam (120585) • United States 6 May 23

I remember when I was in sixth grade, my best friend came back from visiting her family in Arizona, and she told me about her cousins asking her how far apart her neighbors lived from her (we reside in Oklahoma). They were under...

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Tally Ho Old Chap! What do people think about your country?

Claire-louise Raymond @Lindalahughes (220) • United Kingdom 15 Apr 21

I'm from the UK, so people think we're one of two things: Tea sipping Downton Abbey types or rhyming slang chimney sweeps ready to burst into song at a moments notice. There's really no middle ground that I've seen. So what...

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I've lost my Southern Card

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104615) • United States 8 Sep 20

We all know the saying "Lost your man card". Well I seem to have lost my southern card. I can't even remember the conversation now, but a friend and I were talking recently and she made that comment. I guess I've never really...

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But You Don’t Look Disabled

Michelle Renee Kidwell @Michellekidwell (29953) • Sonora, California 10 Jun 20

But you don’t look disabled... Probably one of the most annoying things I’ve heard. Am I supposed to wear a sign, stating I have a disability! Sorry that’s not the way the world works lol. You can’t exactly see muscles...

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Do think stereotypes are accurate…???

Aanshi Raghava @Aansh13 (11433) • New Delhi, India 1 Apr 20

To understand stereotypes, I think it is more or less the people’s beliefs….. I was going through an article, which states that stereotypes are largely accurate, which somewhat I believe as well. I mean breaking the stereotypes...

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Girl child day.

Abby @a_jerobon (2317) • Eldoret, Kenya 10 Oct 19

Tomorrow, we will be celebrating girl child day here in campus. There will be a session for discussion where there will be panelists and audiences. The topic of discussion will be on the stereotypes that exist about women and...

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Do you "multitask"? Are women really better at it?

The Horse @TheHorse (238275) • Walnut Creek, California 11 Dec 18

I've heard of the stereotype that women are better than men at "multitasking," but I have no idea whether it's true. In fact, I'm not exactly sure what qualifies as multitasking. Right now, I have my last latke in the oven, my...

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Tattoos, aye or nay?

Nicole Turcios @Skychrome (109) • Honduras 7 Nov 18

My friend recently got a tattoo on her wrist (a matching tattoo with her best friend), it's very delicate and can be easily hidden with a watch or bracelet though. I've always wanted to get a tattoo, but I've gotten different...

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Liberals and Conservatives

Stanley W. Shura @stanws (126) • Stoughton, Massachusetts 20 Oct 18

I'm listening to a show on NPR and there is this discussion going on about the alleged differences between these two ends of the political spectrum. SUPPOSEDLY: Liberals are freer and messier. Conservatives are wound tight and...

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Movie Review : Kung Fu Yoga (2017) ~ 5 Stars for Adoreable Cuteness

cmoneyspinner @cmoneyspinner (9218) • Austin, Texas 4 Nov 17

Found a Jackie Chan movie that did the trick. Kung Fu Yoga (2017). Per The Hollywood Reporter*, this India-China co-production project received negative reviews for perpetuating stereotypes. I think that criticism...

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Since when studying history became a crime? *blink*

DJ @Daljinder (23193) • Bangalore, India 23 Oct 17

Wouldn't it be an obligation as well as necessity if not responsibility to actually study history when you are going to present your "research" as facts? Especially when you are on a platform like YouTube with about 1.6 million...

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Diary 5th And 6th September 2017

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 6 Sep 17

Diary Tuesday 5th September 2017 A long day today spent on a comprehensive course in equality rights awareness, how to avoid prejudice, and help challenge inequality and discrimination. My ongoing voluntary work for the...

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Christianity - please be tolerant for Christians, too

Faye @FayeHazel (40230) • United States 10 Jul 17

Hello MyLot, This isn't actually aimed at anyone on here... just something I've been noticing lately and felt compelled to write about. So - I believe in Christ even though I do not subscribe to any organized religion. I class...

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And Yet Another "What the Firetruck" Moment....

Four Walls @FourWalls (86581) • United States 5 Jul 17

Granted, ol' hillbilly here isn't the brightest bulb in the box. Having said that, I thought we were in an era of "political correctness," where people took others' sensitivities into account. In fact, I remember the old "Frito...

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With women day, dear ladies.

LillyWriter @lillywriter (1143) • Lithuania 8 Mar 17

Dear ladies, we are all equal, very different and at the same time very similar. ?? Do not pay attention to those pounds, shortcomings turn into advantages, don't chase unnecessary stereotypes, because all figures are beautiful,...

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"Moana" (2016): Movie Review (Grade: +A)

The Invisible Man @TheInvisibleMan (17594) 20 Jan 17

A Disney animated film about a princess who has no romance and no prince? Yes! Let me introduce to yourselves "Moana". Fleeing from all the stereotypes surrounding Diensy's princess films, "Moana" chieves something...

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Stereotypes about Russia

Jules @Julie555 (4156) • Russian Federation 23 Nov 16

Dear friends, as You probably already know I am from Russia. I bet, when You think of Russia, You figure out a cold, far away land with people in fur ushankas, drinking vodka and dancing with bears around the Red...

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Islanders And Swimming

YoghurtGal @flapiz (23530) • United Kingdom 6 Apr 16

There's this common stereotype that if you live in an island, you should know how to swim. I'm from the Philippines and since it's an Archipelago it has thousands of islands. To be more specific around 7,107 of them. Luckily for...

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What stereotypes for your state do you hear about?

Jared D. @loki1982 (780) • Dallas, Texas 10 Sep 15

So from another discussion we got onto the fact that many people believe everyone in Texas owns a farm, raises cattle, are red necks, drive a truck, know everyone in the State and all talk funny. So what are some of the...

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states

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