What stereotypes do YOU not fit into?

[UrbScotty]

We all know that there are LOTS of stereotypes out there that are downright false, if not for most of the stereotyped group, then at least for some.

I am young, but I am NOT apathetic - far from it. I'm also a male, but - and I'm not afraid to admit this - I'm not all that strong. I'm also a Christian who doesn't believe abortion and gayu marriage are the only two issues facing our society. And that's just for starters.

Surely you too are part of a group or some groups to which stereotyopes are applied. Do you care to discuss any of them?

[flvegan]

1. I'm not your stereotypical vegan.

At least, not physically.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

2. A few:

I'm young, but not apathetic, like you, nor do I generally act like many people my age.

I'm a guy, but I hate sports and generally don't act like a jackass in public.

I'm of Indian descent, but lack goals, ambition or success. :P

[Aristus]

3. I'm a Christian, war-veteran, red-meat-loving, black-coffee drinking,

American-car-driving, non-Birkenstock-wearing, non-meditating, non-incense-burning, weight-lifting, beer-drinking LIBERAL!!! B-)

Most of the others are true, though...

Peace-loving, non-violent, gay-rights supporting, legal-abortion protecting, immigrant-welcoming, product of public education, etc. etc.

LIBERAL TILL I DIE!!! :patriot:

[cynatnite]

4. Not a typical stay-at-home mom...

I'm not a soccer mom and don't drive a minivan. I'm agnostic, a veteran, lived overseas and traveled extensively.

[Adsos Letter]

5. This is a most excellent question!

Let's see:

I worked as a construction tradesman for 30+ years and, while no Einstein, I am educated (BA with an MA on the way) and capable of holding a reasonably intellectual conversation.

I am a Christian; however, I also believe in the Enlightenment principles upon which our Constitution was based. For this reason I support the ACLU, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, and the North American Religious Liberty Association. I have my faith/belief, I am willing to discuss it, I am NOT willing to watch it forced upon anyone else. Period.

I am an "old guy" (52) and I very much enjoy young people...I like their energy and their ideas. I was one once myself, or so I am told. They do, however, need to stay off my lawn... :D

I am a Democrat and a Liberal, but I don't march in lockstep with any party.

I am a veteran (1972-1975) and I support our need for a strong military and the men and women who serve; however, I find militaristic jingoism, xenophobia and flag waving abhorrent, especially when that flag is wrapped tightly around a Church/State combo that defines patriotism by adherence to it's beliefs and actions.

I would be lost without spellcheck...

:D :hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. My dear ih8thegop!

Very good question!

Well, here's my response:

I am what most people would call wealthy...

But, I get more liberal every year...

I don't live high on the hog...

:hi:

[Seashell Eyes]

7. I like the Dave Matthews Band and I'm not a perky sorority girl

I'm an introverted artist who happens to like lots of different types of music.

[Patiod]

24. I WAS a perky sorority girl, and I'm also a hard-core Dem

Listening to the Republicans debate yesterday, I realized just how Dem I am!

[ghostsofgiants]

8. I have dreadlocks, but I don't smoke pot.

I listen to what some might consider "emo" but I'm not a self-loathing whiny fucktard who thinks no one understands him.

[u4ic]

9. Take a trip out of Newfoundland

and you'll see how many people "understand" you.




:hide:






:P

[ghostsofgiants]

10. Haha, I actually have a friend who goes to NYU who keeps insisting I transfer there...

Because I'd fit in better, haha.

[WildEyedLiberal]

11. I'm not a very stereotypical heterosexual female

I enjoy sports, metal music, video games, fantasy and science fiction and war movies/books. I'm also in college and not interested in wild partying or hooking up/casual sex, and not because I'm religious.

[BlueIris]

12. I'm 28, single/never married/no dependents (and not planning on producing any anytime soon)

and I'm not gay. I'm not even bi. Boring straight lady all the way.

I know many people think that the stereotype about women of a certain age who remain unmarried and without children being perceived as lesbian is long dead. But you'd be surprised how many folks have automatically assumed this about me (yes, even the "progressive" folks) in recent years.

[Left Is Write]

28. People make the same assumption about "confirmed bachelors."

Some of these men are, of course, gay. And some of them aren't.

[billyskank]

36. I'm 31 and single

with no likelihood of that changing soon. (Not my choice).

People are probably starting to think I am at best gay or worst plain selfish. :(

[Left Is Write]

37. I was 31 when I married.

It doesn't seem so very old...

[billyskank]

38. I bet you were and had been with people, though.

When I say single, I mean totally single. Not just unmarried.

[Guava Jelly]

13. I am a white male who doesn't care for football

:shrug:

[UrbScotty]

33. I fit into the same boat.

Okay, I do go to my college's games, and my high school's during Homecoming, but that's about it.

[BlueIris]

14. I'm a passionate New Ager who still uses prescription drugs,

listens to popular music, and has a bank account.

[cobalt1999]

15. Just a good ol' atheist, college educated, liberal southern boy here.

Other than that, I'm your stereotypical outdoor oriented, fishing, boating, SEC college football loving southerner.

[Dragonbreathp9d]

16. I fit into most of what you said

I'm straight but I'm a big GLBT ally and am very comfortable with my sexuality, I'm white but I can jump, I can also dance (albeit a little), I'm a responsible teen (for the most part), I'm young and like GOOD beer, not that shitty cheap shit.

[SKKY]

17. I'm a Sailor in the US Navy, but I'm not....

A. A Republican.
B. Someone who has a girl in every port.
C. Someone who cusses a great deal.
D. Someone who "loves" being at sea.

[UrbScotty]

58. I didn't even think that 'cussing-sailor' stereotype applied to Navy folks!

Wow.

[BlueIris]

61. Very few Navy people I've known loved being at sea.

Even the career officers I've known had at best a love/hate thing about the experience.

[datasuspect]

18. i am incredibly sexy and approached by many women and men

and boyfriends and husbands despise me, but i'm actually not stuck up.

i'll practically throw anyone a shot.

[NewWaveChick1981]

19. I do NOT fit into a stereotypical "over 40" mold...

:) :hi: In fact, I'm far from it.

[Left Is Write]

29. What IS the stereotypical "over 40" mold, anyway?

I'm pretty sure I don't fit it, but I'd like to know what us "over 40s" are supposed to be like.

[distantearlywarning]

20. I'm a girl and I like video games and heavy metal.

I need to lose a few pounds, but I can exercise my (much skinnier) husband under the table. I also eat the recommended 5 servings of fruit and veggies every day.

I'm a Christian, but I believe in evolution and support the right of gays to marry.

I'm a progressive, but I don't believe in Communism, I eat red meat, and I own a gun. Further, sometimes I think whether war IS in fact the answer depends on the question being asked.

I'm married and in my early thirties, but I have experienced no ticking of any biological clock.

I have little interest in shoe or any other kind of clothes shopping. My closet is the same size as my husband's, and his is more full. He also owns and uses more hair products than I do.

I'm working on a Ph.D. However, I do in fact know something about the "real world", having worked at a variety of crappy jobs while living on my own for over 10 years of my adult life.

[Dragonbreathp9d]

21. wow, really?

wanna meet? ;)


hahaha, jk

[CBHagman]

22. I don't fit the media's stereotyping of baby boomers.

You know the drill: that baby boomers are wealthy, retiring in droves, completely given over to a sense of entitlement. :eyes: I live rather simply -- no car, no house -- and will likely work for two more decades, assuming my health holds out.

I also went to my share of rock concerts but never used any illegal drugs.

Oh, and I'm a liberal Democrat who goes to mass AND confession. I just hope every time that I don't get the conservative priest...

[Deep13]

23. white suburbanite

We're Ds, not undeclared. We have no children. My wife makes more money than me. We are atheists in a town where everyone goes to church. We drive imports, one of which is a hybrid and neither of which is a truck. I find sports boring. My lawn looks like shit. I'm not going to mow it.

[MorningGlow]

25. I'm Italian

But I do NOT have a thick Jersey accent, black hair (but it is curly), or a big mouth. My family is NOT in the mafia. And I don't own a black leather blazer. God, I hate those stereotypes of my nationality. :puke:

If people don't know my maiden name, they assume I'm Irish (green eyes, pale skin, a few freckles in summer, brown hair I now dye reddish). I don't hide the fact that I'm Italian, but I am grateful I can't be pigeonholed into the stereotypes.

Oh yeah--and I'm a stay-at-home-mom who would sooner die than drive a minivan.

[Shine]

26. I am NOTa stereotypical "corporate wifey"

I'm married to a high tech executive vice president, but I am not interested in playing the role of the subordinate woman who lives only to serve her man.

:puke: No thank you!

[lizziegrace]

40. No kidding!

:)

You've got too much to offer the world to stay in the shadows.

:hug:

[Thirtieschild]

27. Over 70

Don't go to church
New Ager
Not upset that my daughter lives with but isn't married to her s.o.
Liberal Democrat
Starting university class in geology in a couple of weeks
Love the Harry Potter books (when I finished Deathly HGallows started over, am now on Book 4, Goblet of Fire

[SoxFan]

30. Many stereotypes to shatter

I'm Irish, but I rarely partake of the "craychur".

I'm a "DLC Democrat", but I pick fights with corporate lobbyists, don't have a lot of personal money, and always vote for the Democratic candidate for President. Actually, that describes most every DLC Democrat I know...

I grew up in New Hampshire and have never milked a cow, which seems to astonish many denizens of the fine state to our south.

I lived in Arkansas for four years and still have most of my teeth.

I lived in New Orleans for three years and was never the subject of a federal corruption probe.

[NewJeffCT]

31. Where to begin - my profession is pretty conservative

yet, I'm a liberal.

I'm a liberal, but I have short clean-cut hair (and, being a white male, I probably look Republican) and have never smoked pot. I've never worn Birkenstocks.

[TZ]

32. while I am a female science oriented person...

and admitted science geek I also love things like sports (Go Skins, Go Terps) and am a very good social/ballroom dancer- although I prefer country and blues type music to dance to..its got a better beat and I can and have taught swing dance.

[kay1864]

34. I'm a liberal who's not a big fan of unions

They killed Eastern Airlines, putting tens of thousands out of work.

They made sense in the 1910's and 1920's, but nowadays, less so.

I'm not allowed to insert a light bulb into a socket at a Chicago trade show, even though I'm a degreed engineer (not that one needs to be, but you understand the silliness).


(let the flames begin)

[UrbScotty]

39. Unions are like politicians

Some are better than others.

Do pro athletes need unions? Please. :eyes: I can't say I'm a fan of teacher's unions either.

But then they can also bring good things (besides the obvious): http://detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070803/OPINION03/708030327/1148/AUTO01

[kay1864]

41. I'm not sure I would necessarily define a "good thing"

as "a more productive automobile plant".

If they're more productive at making lower-quality cars, that's not better.

From the article: "a Chrysler plant making minivans vs. a Honda plant making a similar product."

Guess whose minivan is better.

[billyskank]

35. I'm not your (American) stereotype of an Englishman

But actually, few Englishmen are.

This probably goes for everybody's stereotypes of anybody, to be honest.

[bicentennial_baby]

44. What's the sterotype?

[billyskank]

46. There seem to be two:

(1) The upper class buffoon (Hugh Grant)

(2) The evil mastermind (also upper class).

:hi:

[bicentennial_baby]

47. I guess I've never thought like that...

Then again, I went to a boarding school with a huge Int'l student population, so that might have something to do with it. I dig Englishmen. And Scotsmen. And Irishmen. (I challenged an Irishman to a fist fight last summmer...and I won! :D)

[billyskank]

48. All I know about is what I see on TV and films.

Although from all that I have heard, you are much more internationalist than most of your compatriots. ;)

[bicentennial_baby]

50. True dat, baby

:D

And when I get back to Europe, Sniffa and I will come a knockin' :*

[billyskank]

51. I will receive you with great pleasure.

And I haven't ruled out visiting you Massholes either. :*

[bicentennial_baby]

52. Most excellent, and...

your subject line sounds dirty :D

[billyskank]

53. It's all good.

:D

[av8rdave]

42. I don't think I'm a stereotypical military academy graduate

Though there others out there like me.

[Karenina]

43. A friend once quipped

You break SO MANY STEREOTYPES, you SCARE people to death and that makes them MAD.

[MsKandice01]

45. I'm a 6'1" black woman but...

1) I've never played basketball or volleyball. I've also never even considered modeling (I've never had the body for it even if I wanted to) and most of the men I've dated in the past have been shorter than me.

2) I'd say about 99.976% of the black stereotypes (give or take) do not apply to me. I can't stand rap music anymore (I only listen to talk radio these days anyway), come from a very Huxtablesque family and have always had more white friends than black friends. That's not to say that I don't love my peeps but I definitely don't fit the "mold" that we tend to get lumped into, self-imposed or otherwise.

3) As for being a woman, I HATE shopping (especially shoe shopping), I don't like chocolate, I don't like to wear makeup unless I have to, can't stand to do my hair and I do not like to watch chick flicks. I also can't cook unless I have a specific recipe to follow, I kill plants like nobody's business and I'm always the one in my house getting nagged to pick up behind myself. I always characterize myself as a gay man trapped inside a woman's body, and not the effeminate type of gay man either.

[Bjornsdotter]

49. I love video games

My kids keep telling me that it's not normal (they are both in college)...I'm 46, female and I love video games and computer games. I can stay up all night playing them, until I fall asleep in the chair.

Cheers

[La Lioness Priyanka]

54. i am not your typical indian girl

[Starbucks Anarchist]

56. Got that right.

:P

[bigwillq]

55. That all gay men

like broadway musicals...that we all like shopping...that we all like Cher, Barbra, Judy and Joan


I don't fit into any of those

[Xipe Totec]

57. Trilingual Mexican

Spanish, English, Russian.

98% Percentile in English according to GRE scores.

In case some English-only lurkers want to know.

[EstimatedProphet]

59. I'm a Deadhead that has a job

So there!

[UrbScotty]

60. And another thing: I'm a man, but I'm NOT a pompous jerk.

Most men aren't.

[otherlander]

62. Hmmmmm......

I don't know if I have a group to be stereotyped as. Not stereotypical female, I guess, because I don't give a shit how I look...
Not stereotypical liberal, either, because I think I should be able to own an AK-47 if I want to.... But I really don't want to, though.