Do you believe these stereotypes ??

[Rakim]

1. Somali-Men are naturally born with their skinnyness

 

2. Chinese people are naturally born with their smartness

 

3. pakistani and Hindi are born with their stinkyness

 

4. Arabs are born with their scaryness

 

5. Whites are born with their evilness

 

6. Spanish are born with their loveness

 

7. Afghanis are born with their taughness

 

8. Italian are born with their greedyness

 

9. British are born with their uglyness

 

10. Somalis are born with their loudness

 

 

I just created them..I will get back to you with more.

 

 

Peace

[runawayvirgin]

1.I've seen a lot of Huge somali men..and I mean HUGGGEEE

2.I have Damb chinese in my class...he can't spell Mississippi

3.True..True..True...True..True...True..

4.??? maybe you mean hairyness

5.true..and they smell too! yuck!

6.True..True..True...True..True...True..True..True..True...True..True...True..True..True..True...True..True...True..True..True..True...True..True...True..True..True..True...True..T rue...True..

7.I wouldn't know..so it's true

8.YES, Yes, but you can give them credit for cooking.

9.(R.V imitating congress sessions) I second

10. Oh, God! there goes another person who realize that!!!!...lol

[HONEY-D]

I would go for no 2 and 10

 

2. Chinese people are naturally born with their smartness.

 

or it could be that they work harder than the avarage human beings.

 

10. Somalis are born with their loudness

 

 

we're from africa right so that explains our loudness. have ever get in to a bus full of somali ladies screaming on top of their lungs while the driver tries to tell them to stop the fight or else he'd call the police thinking they're fighting because of their loudness and hand gestures. :rolleyes:

[Miriam1]

No, no one is born this way, neither are the Chinese people born with intelligence nor are the somalis born with their loudness. We are born free of any influences in this world and its our society, religion, family and personal values ( that we gain throught time and experinces)that shape us.

 

But then again 65% of the pakis u meet have an odour :confused:

that could be to their cultural prefrence for not taking a BATH or WASH thier clothes :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

 

And i do love my somali peoples loudness personally i can relate to that bus scene

[Ariadne]

Originally posted by Rakim:

1. Somali-Men are naturally born with their skinnyness

 

2. Chinese people are naturally born with their smartness

 

3. pakistani and Hindi are born with their stinkyness

 

4. Arabs are born with their scaryness

 

5. Whites are born with their evilness

 

6. Spanish are born with their loveness

 

7. Afghanis are born with their taughness

 

8. Italian are born with their greedyness

 

9. British are born with their uglyness

 

10. Somalis are born with their loudness

1. We're all born small not skinny. The biggest any new born baby can be is 9-14 lbs (which even though is pretty big is still small)

 

2. How can anyone be born smart? when we're all born as drooling dependants in diapers and leave the world exactly the same way.

 

3. born stinky? its lack of bathing or daily showers and sometimes it gets so humid even after you showered you still stink ,so deodrant is a Godsend.

 

4. scary? oh come on as scary as a cute stuffed animal for some of them.

 

5. Really? what makes someone evil the sins of their ancestors?

 

6. Whats loveness? do you mean their romanticism? well beleive me not all of them are that way

 

7.I think Im pretty tough and I'm not Afghani.

And in my cass their this afghani girl who is one of the nicest people I know.

 

8. Greed is in human nature (were all greedy on time or another), I thought this stereotype applied to jews and the Italian stereotype is their all mobsters or construction workers who are loud and allways fighting.

 

9. Not all brits are ugly, Elizabeth Hurley is very pretty and Hugh Grant is handsome . You see where I'm headed with this? good

 

10. Even though most Somalis are loud I think they become influenced by other Somalis to be loud. I had this conversation with my cousin last week. It became a screaming contest (I was trying to hear myself over her screaming and she was dong the same )

 

The purpose of stereotypes is to put people into a group, by how they become when they get older or reach an age where they have developed their personality. (notice how I said developed meaning not born with)

[Haystak]

1. Somali-Men are naturally born with their skinnyness

 

2. Chinese people are naturally born with their smartness

 

3. pakistani and Hindi are born with their stinkyness

 

4. Arabs are born with their scaryness

 

5. Whites are born with their evilness

 

6. Spanish are born with their loveness

 

7. Afghanis are born with their taughness

 

8. Italian are born with their greedyness

 

9. British are born with their uglyness

 

10. Somalis are born with their loudness

 

 

1) Not all Somali people are Skinny. I've met a lot of huge Somali people. Well, even though you see a lot of small ones, sometimes that might be related to what there is to eat in Somalia, or the feeling towards eating a lot in our culture. Did you know in Somali culture a fat person is considered to be stupid LOL? I've lived in both America, and Canada and you'll see 13-15 year olds, with a 22-24 year olds body. It's what's in the food, and how often you eat that determine how big you get...well genetics too, but that's another days argument.

 

2) Nobody on Earth is born smart...everybody learns to read and write. Nobody is born with the ability to read and write. How many 2 month old Chinese babies do you know, who can read or write? Better yet, how many do you know that can solve a math equation?

 

3) I've been to both India, and Pakistan...and yes a lot do smell...but then again, a lot don't...meaning they aren't born that way...they just don't practice proper hygiene.

 

4) I’m not sure what you mean by this one…so I’ll skip this one.

 

5) No particular race breeds evil people. It’s ridiculous to think so. There are very kind White people, and there are very evil White people. It’s not a White thing; it’s a people thing…

 

6) Not all Spanish people are born romantic, this is one of those questions were you have to put them romance novels down. And learn to separate myth from reality. Plus, the French, and Italians have been said to be the romantic ones (THAT IS ALSO FICTION) so that whole Spanish things is coming out of nowhere.

 

7) While in Pakistan…I met a lot of Afghani people, and sorry to say. However, this stereotype is also fiction…nothing makes Afghani people tougher then any other race of people. If it’s because they’ve been in a long civil war…then why aren’t people from Angola for example, which has been at war with itself for nearly 30 years, considered to breed tough people?

 

8) I have never heard of Italian people being associated with this stereotype before. I’ve heard of the Jews being called greedy, but never Italians.

 

9) I’ve had the privilege of visiting the UK, and I must say, I’ve met some very attractive females there…so if I can safely say the women at least look good, then no…not all British people were born ugly.

 

10) I’ve met some really reserved, quit Somali people…so if it was true that all Somali people were born loud…then I wouldn’t be able to say, I’ve met quits ones now would I?

 

 

So ladies and gentlemen…today’s lesson of the day is…STEREOTYPES ARE AS TRUE AS…YOU WINNING A BILLION DOLLARS TOMMORROW, IF YOU BELIEVE IN THEM!

[Ariadne]

Here are some stereotypes that are not ony very common in our society, but are also everywhere in the media.

 

Sceintists:

Nerds, Pocket protectors,

glasses with tape on the bridge,

suspenders, high voices,

very thick and big glasses,

either very skinny or very big,

big teeth,

 

Artists:

Unusual, does quirky things

and thinks of them as normal,

speaks like a stoner,

is an awful student

going to school depending on their mood)

 

Jews:

Greedy, rich, movie producers,

swarthy skinned, big noses,

all their names end with "man" or "witz"

for example; Appleman or Horowitz,

loan sharks, good at bargaining or

getting something for nothing

 

Blacks:

Good in all athletics

especially basketball (

except hockey and curling),

drug dealers, gangsters/thugs,

good at dancing, bad in academics,

all raised in single-mother households, "soulfull",

speaks in ebonics,rappers,

 

Asians:

short, skinny, smart,

gifted in music, good at math,

eat cats and dogs, short-tempered,

good at gymnastics and other acrobatics,

 

Italians:

dark-haired, dark-skinned,

dark eyes,short,

construction workers,

hot-blooded, mobsters,

always yelling, always angry

 

Arabs:

terrorists, suicide bombers,

religous fanatics,

hate western culture

(especially the americans)

wife beaters, opress their women,

either cowards or insane leaders (according to the news)

 

Somalis:

Skinny, starving, chews qaat,

always in donut shops

discussing politics and

qabil with other somali men,

single-mother families,

unusaully loud, racist, big forehead

 

Irish:

Drunk as skunks, always in

bar brawls, abuse their wives,

red haired, accents, freckles,

boisterous

 

Lawyers:

Blood-thristy, greedy, tricky,

scum, try to milk you of your money

(no matter how much)

 

Union Workers:

Whiny, complainers,

alwasy complaing about wages or hours