Ok... feel free to bash me on the head or (mods) delete if you feel this stirs up too much controversy.

Just thought maybe we'd share some of the ways we've felt sterotyped in our lives, kind of a LIGHT and non-threatening get-to-know-you question.

Maybe you're a quiet redhead that everyone assumes has a fiery temper, or you're covered in tattoos and people assume you're a biker.


I'll start:

- People assume I eat nothing but salads and fruit. (I wish. Then maybe I could drop a few pounds.)

- Some strangers immediately assume I speak a foreign language, and they'll begin speaking to me in whatever language it is they think I understand. (Aside from French in high school, English is the only language I know.)

I have been a SAHD for 4 years and it still gets to me when I take the kids out I always hear: "So daddy's got the kids today"

That's funny... I never thought of that before. It's not something I would say to a dad with kids... but I can definitely hear people saying it!

Not so much, but do you know how some people are stuck on the stereotypes of names? I certainly get the short end of the stick in this case.

Just because I'm 6ft tall and have tatts people think I'm gonna kick their ass.(like I'm constantly angry or mad about the world) if they only knew that I could care less about them and they're not worth my time or trouble! it'd probably burst their little bubble that the world doesn't revolve around them!


Also theres one particular poster who uses alot of stereotypical bashes about the fact that I live in WV. And that I have tatts and that I'm fat.......just shows what as ass this poster actually is.


















* please note: if you mess with me and mine I WILL kick your ass. *

How could I forget the West Virginia stereotypes? And for some reason people assume that I listen to Mariah Carey and N'Sync. Then some people think I'm a devil worshipper for listening to Marilyn Manson. Like I could ever sacrifice an animal. Then I explain that I'm partially vegetarian and they stereotype me as a wacko and extremist.

Oh well.

Look Heather, with all those piercings and skull & crossbones tats, what the heck do ya expect people to think?



People always ask me what kind of donuts i like.

- When I was younger, people assumed I was a snob because I was painfully shy and a JAP (Jewish American Princess) because everyone thought we were rich. We weren't rich or jewish

- People who don't know me, assume I am a ditz because of my hair color. I am not a blonde; my hair dresser always said the color is honey (light amber).

- People (men) assume that I am incompetent because I am a women.

Being hand-cap i`ve always had to prove myself to people.
I have learned to have fun with it. My friends call me fingers.
Most people only know me by that name
One thing you can`t do is affend me. I`ll just laught about it.

Just because you're fat and grey-haired doesn't mean you're old, lazy, or a pig.

I've probably only had 2000 calories all day today, but I've been at a desk all day at work, and digging daylilies apparently doesn't burn enough calories. And I started getting grey hair when I was 21 - I have an aunt whose hair was snow white when she had her first child at 23. And I'm not even 50 yet!

I'm guilty of throwing out the donut stereotypes. That's cos the police used to always get me for speeding.

I have tons of gray hairs already and I'm not yet 30. I don't mind 'em, but my friend at work likes to pluck them outta my head when I'm not paying attention. Ouch! Grrr!

Funny how WVD complains about the negative impressions others have of her and then the rest of her post seems to indicate that maybe they're accurate. Not that I would even mention it except that she then goes on and...

Not so funny that she takes yet another opportunity to launch a personal attack against me on the forum once again, though I have left her alone for a long time now. I submit once more that I am not the aggressor in our longstanding spat. SHE is the one who is intolerant and hateful and won't let sleeping dogs lie. Again, seeming to show that the negative image she says she projects publlicly is accurate. Note once more that I am only posting because she attacked me first.

Yes I suppose I get stereotyped. Due to my looks I am sometimes stereotyped as a clean-cut, upstanding family man with strong morals and values. But then again, that's what I am.

If I grew my hair out and got lots of piercings and tattoos and dressed in leathers I don't think it would be quite fair of me to complain if others then stereotyped me as some kind of dirtbag or hippie biker dude, though. If you put forth a certain image, it's not others' fault if they interpret it the way you would expect them to.

My brother in-law doesn't know a whole lot about women, so he stereotypes us all to what he reads or sees on TV (he's never been married and doesn't date a whole lot.) He can't believe that I don't like the movies they show on Lifetime or Oxygen channels, I don't sit around watching Regis & Kelly or Oprah whenever I'm home, I don't like Celine Dion's music and I hate those samples of perfume that come in magazines!

"Yes I suppose I get stereotyped. Due to my looks I am sometimes stereotyped as a clean-cut, upstanding family man with strong morals and values. But then again, that's what I am."


B, stop being so modest

I have trouble with people not taking me seriously. They assume I'm dumb. I'll leave why to your imagination.

I bet you have big boobs. Am I right?

the dreaded curse of the well endowed

Yup! Have to order the boulder holders...they never stock my size in stores!!!

LOL... I have friends who have the same stereotypes about women. They've all been married (and are now divorced).

My wife is one of the causes of that Oprah/Regis/Lifetime stereo type for women!

the man-hater ideology..I personally love men!

He actually saves those perfume ad samples for me...they make me sick!!!

My wife is not of the man-hater ideology. She's more of the smoochie-smoochie, over emotional Lifetime channel viewer.

I forgot to include this as well. One time during a job interview, I wanted to yell, "Hey! My eyes are in my head, not on my chest!". The reduction has helped with this problem somewhat.

I used to have a manager that I swear never knew what I looked like...I always wanted to yell that at him too!!

SMan--Touchy-feely garbage. I hate it. Once in awhile I start watching & then hate myself!! The women are always such 'victims'...

I never watch that stuff, but I thought they had movies about stuff like older women who con their teenage lovers into killing their husbands, and women who rescue their children from the psycho ex-husband kidnapper.

TMI!

I would've guessed you were blonde instead - I know lots of smart women who have big bazoombas.

LMAO B you're no Ward Clever

Maybe this is not exactly stereotyping, but I do have a reputation among family and friends as being a bit over-emotive and competitive when it comes to games. But, not sports. I am not very good at team sports. Think it's because I am too "one goal oriented/focused." ( gotta catch that ball, gotta catch that ball, gotta catch that ball, I caught the ball!!, I caught the ball!! I caught it!! what do I do now?? looking around ) So, I stay away from team sports.

But, playing board games or cards......ahhhh, there's my fame! I love to win! And I am known for my blood curdling screams while playing. Unfortunately, hubby never liked board games or cards and son #1 and 2 didn't either. But son #3! I first noticed that he was a chip off the old block on our first game of candyland. Sons 1 and 2 would even let me win....."that's ok, mom, you don't have to go back to lollypop land. Just skip that card. Take another one, mom!" But, son #3....I could see the gleam in his eye and no way would he let me slide. Back to lollypop land I went and we have been "at it" ever since. Eye to eye, pulse rate up and we compete! So much fun. He doesn't scream like me, though. But, he usually wins. Ha!

My family still jokes every Christmas and Thanksgiving about how I would be glued to the tv as a teen and so into "The price is right" or whatever game show I was watching. And, scream everytime somebody won! I still do that, but I am in therapy now and working on it .

P.S.

Naomi,

I love those perfume things. Save them for me. I never get any magazines anymore!

My nicknames: Feather, Skeeter, Pookie, Pook, Biscuit.

UHH....do you have a big butt? Just curious.........

Good old WV the things I have heard. Incidentally, I saw that movie "WRONG turn". I haven't been to WV since.

Have I ever been stereotyped? Don't get me started. I am 6'1" 193lbs and I wear glasses (they don't look bad) however, there is always some idiot willing to test me. Sometimes I walk away. Sometimes I gladly oblige.




and add a "booiinggg".

Sorry now back to our regularly scheduled posts.

Mentally or physically? And do you usually win?

- People (mostly women) always thought I was a jock. I played sports growing up and played lacrosse in college, but I had other interests outside of sports.

- Some people are amazed that I play video games. They say I just don't look like "the type".

- When I had long hair, people thought I was just a pot-smoking hippie. When I got it cut shorter, they thought I was emo. Now that I got the short messed up spikey thing going on, I'm trendy.

- When I dress up or wear my leather or shiny silver pants, people think I am gay.

- And the latest... since I'm from Hagerstown, I must be racist.

Unfortunately physically. Yes I usually win. They would do better mentally.

I think I speak for most of the women of this forum, (and Yoss too), when I say:

pics please!

"When I dress up or wear my leather or shiny silver pants, people think I am gay."

Yo bro, you were on my xmas card list until you had to tell me about your shiny silver pants

I'll give you credit though. If you wear those in H-Town your a brave man

lol
Iwould rather see that. Than baggy pants a hat on sideways and walking like a chicken.

Neither pair of pants are skin tight... they're cut like jeans and if you've never worn them before, you'd be suprised how comfortable a nice pair of leather pants can be! I'll have do dig through my box of photos and scan some pics (for the women and Yoss).

Now look. Just because I own a pair of azzless pants... doesn't mean I'm gay.

Quit your lying Yoss! heather told me they were azzless and crotchless chaps

Do you care if you get stereo typed?

If you do, my suggestion is to say f it.

I don't care what others think. I am happy with myself and my life.

"When I dress up or wear my leather or shiny silver pants, people think I am gay"

"you'd be suprised how comfortable a nice pair of leather pants can be"


For the love of god! Quit now while you've got an ounce of testosterone left in your body!!!

next thing you now you'll be telling us that you and Yoss are going to the Ricky Martin concert!

I get sterotype alot, I do believe.
I think my neighbors, think I'm a lesbian.

Because I'm a woman with a man's job. Because min wages, don't get it.
Can't say what the job is though. Might give me away.LOL
Because most of the time, when I go to work, I wear fannel shirts a hat. and pants of course.
Usually when, I come home. I got outside and I work on my house.Most of the work I do myself.
Plus I'm still single with two children, with no boyfriend coming around.

I sure do get some strange looks from people.
But that's okay, I'm a hard worker. And the pay is good.

While that's generally a healthy attitude, it can be taken to unhealthy extremes. I'll assume, however, that you simply mean you are comfortable in your own skin and not unduly affected by others' criticisms. I would hate to think you were a total slob who never bathes nor bothers to even attempt to appear presentable in public.

We all have an image we try to portray. While we shouldn't obsess about what others think, I doubt that any of us are truly completely careless of our appearance at all times either, or we would rightly be judged negatively.