stereotyping

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Breaking Stereotype " All Asians look the same"

Your Highness Emperor Albert Whisker @CaptAlbertWhisker (32760) • Calgary, Alberta 22 Sep 17

The picture I embedded shows people from 4 different countries. These people are from different walks of life. I had been hearing some people saying "All Asians look the same" Some of the people I included in the pictures are...

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My strangest experience with racism. Have you ever experienced anything like this?

The Horse @TheHorse (238298) • Walnut Creek, California 9 Apr 17

A fellow MyLotter wrote a post a week or two ago about an experience she had with an insensitive woman who said, basically, "All white people look the same to me." She took it as a racist comment, and I wondered if it was, or if...

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Pepsi's next casting call!

dragon54u @dragon54u (31633) • United States 7 Apr 17

I just heard on the radio that Pepsi is looking for specific types of people for their next commercial. They want: A inner city person A transgender African American A Muslim An LGBT Now, there are a couple more but I'm...

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University of Louisville Halloween Controversy

Four Walls @FourWalls (86652) • United States 4 Nov 15

The president of the University of Louisville is under fire for a photograph of his staff that's gone viral. They dressed up for Halloween as Mexicans, complete with sombreros, ponchos, and mustaches. Students staged a protest...

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halloween

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People's perception of rich kids, heirs and heiresses

Your Highness Emperor Albert Whisker @CaptAlbertWhisker (32760) • Calgary, Alberta 20 Apr 12

When I never I saw an interview of a person who is rich by birth, in the comment section I always notice those hate comments of saying " he is only rich because of his Mother" "she is only a successful businesswoman because dad is...

rich kids

spoiled brats

stereotyping

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stop blaming the dog meat eating to Asians

Your Highness Emperor Albert Whisker @CaptAlbertWhisker (32760) • Calgary, Alberta 25 Feb 12

I am so sick of some foreigners who will automatically assume I eat dog meat cos I am of Asian descent. Not all Asians eats dogs and the dog eaters in the so called dog eating countries is just a minority for most Asians nowadays...

dogs

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Is stereotyping a form of prejudice?

Sourceseeker @Sourceseeker (1197) • United States 23 Sep 09

I wrote a discussion on whether we under or overestimate things we dont understand and I had so many errors in it, I felt I needed to redo. My whole life I have been stereotyped as a nerd, an intellectual or even gay because of...

racism

stereotyping

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Stereotypes...

diutay @diutay (1327) • Philippines 17 Aug 08

Most of us have preconceived ideas about people and places and these would sometimes cloud our judgment. Example, when I hear the word politics and politician, many things would enter my head and most of it negative...

biases

ideas

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Isn’t it odd?

Jess @JJ4Ever (4693) • United States 18 Jul 08

I find it interesting how stereotypes go, and I’m not quite sure if anyone else has come to some of the same conclusions. I’ve found that if a person is too shy or quiet, he or she is considered to be on drugs; if a person is too...

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"The View", Whoopie, and West Virginia

kitchenwitchoftupper @kitchenwitchoftupper (2290) • United States 14 May 08

Whoopi has been one of my favorite people for as long as I can remember. I still have t-shirts and sweat shirts from way back when she, Billy Crystal, and Robin Williams used to host Comic Relief. She has always championed good...

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juiceboxfashion @juiceboxfashion (59) • United States 1 May 08

why do people feel it is necessary to place others in 'groups' based on their external appearance? what personal gratification is gained from the emotional beating of other souls? if anyone has any thoughts on this, please let...

stereotypes

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Russel Peters - the comedian

ainakoboohay @ainakoboohay (357) • Philippines 28 Feb 08

Has anyone of you watched Russel Peters stand-up comedies? I swear he is really good! Although a lot of people find his jokes racist he can really make people laugh. He is not racist because even in his own race he makes jokes. He...

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stereotyping vs acknowledging cultural/gender/religious or other differences

miamilady @miamilady (4910) • United States 2 Feb 08

I've had these questions on my mind for quite some time. They probably came to me even before I discovered myLot. It's one of those things that you wonder about then it goes away, only to return again. I don't like...

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Is The Stereotyping of Students Acceptable?

NewbieHelper @NewbieHelper (308) • Canada 28 Aug 07

I've been on my summer break from University classes and have heard a lot of offensive comments from people lately who aren't students. Some of these include: * Students have it easy, they don't do work * Students should...

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Do people misjudge you?

myfanwy65 @myfanwy65 (1030) • United States 30 Jul 07

Is there something about you that makes you look like something you are not? Do you get misjudged?

first impressions

misjudging

stereotyping

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Texas - what do you think?

makingpots @makingpots (11915) • United States 24 May 07

I live in Texas (in the US). I always find it humorous that people have such stereotypes they tie to people who live in Texas. For example, many people believe we all listen to country music. Also, it seems that people believe...

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how do you deal with stereotyping?

jlara_gtr34 @jlara_gtr34 (3491) • Philippines 13 May 07

ever since time immemorial, stereotyping has really been rampant. no matter how discreet or subtle it is, in the back of the minds of people, there is stereotyping taking place. is there any way we can deal with stereotyping? or...

dealing with stereotyping

issues of stereotyping

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Racism - Is it really necessary?

Chryssi @Chryssi (828) • United States 4 May 07

Racism, which takes a number of forms, is a complex phenomenon involving a whole range of economic, political, historical, cultural, social, and psycholocigal factors. It's generally a tool used by certain groups to reinforce...

fascism

racism

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What do you think about May-December affairs?

d00d00 @d00d00 (826) • Hong Kong 11 Mar 07

I totally have nothing against May-December(in short, young and old) love affairs. Although I have noticed that if the man is older than the woman, it doesn't really matter. While on the other hand, when the woman is older (much...

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are you tired of.....

CFREvilMistress @CFREvilMistress (213) • United States 26 Feb 07

i am tired of sterotyping of people.. you have colors, people talk about this color of skin does this or that but is that everyone? NO you have small things like tattoo's, people think that everyone that has visable...

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