The word “stereotype” supposedly comes from the days of printing presses, where commonly used groupings of words would be set aside and reused over and over to print up frequently occurrences and such.
Now it’s come to mean basically anything that a particular group can’t seem to shake, and it’s annoying.
Reddit’s got some tea to spill for ya.
1. Cheerleaders
That high school cheerleaders are always stuck-up, shallow, and mean.
I definitely wasn’t part of the “in” crowd in high school, but I got to know some cheerleaders through various extra-curricular programs.
Sincere and smart girls who never hesitated to greet me in the hallway.
– p38-lightning
2. Asians
That, because I’m Asian, I’m a math wizard.
Boy, I break my calculator out if the number is greater than 5.
– gizmosbutu
3. Dwarves
That because I’m a dwarf I must have a really loud personality, fun at parties, and basically be the jester in a group.
Nah I’m just an awkward introverted nerd like the rest of you b**tards.
– Usidore_
4. OCD
That people are surprised when I tell them I have OCD because I’m not a neat freak or like to keep things clean and orderly.
Instead I get crippling obsessional disturbing thoughts that I can’t get rid of no matter how much I compulsively challenge them.
– WeenisPeiner
5. The mentally disabled
The “This person has a mental disability, therefore should be treated as a baby 24/7”
– FryingPanZ
6. Mafia glorification
the mafia stereotype!! Hate it when mafia culture is glorified and loved on italians, russians, and germans but on Pakistanis or middle eastern cultures its terroristic and barbaric.
mafia culture is nasty to began with but when people hear that my family used to be part of the mafia, they immediately link it to terrorism, like no bro, it was all drugs and theft.
– Siyah-Hidayat
7. Men
That men are more about chasing the rabbit than actually catching it.
Like, come on, I can’t play those stupid flirting games, just let me be in a happy relationship with a woman I enjoy spending time with and love already
– maciej_telecaster
8. Snobby Professors
That English professors are all a bunch of elitist snobs who would never stoop to the depths of reading anything that doesn’t come in a Penguin Classics edition.
Go poll a bunch of English professors on what they’re reading and you’re far more likely to hear Harry Potter or Twilight than you are Hamlet or War and Peace.
And you can’t even begin to imagine how much scholarship in English departments is focused on pop fiction, graphic novels, fan fiction and other supposedly “low brow” forms of entertainment. I still haven’t met an English professor who likes Fifty Shades of Grey though. There are some lines we won’t cross.
– schnit123
9. Southerners
I had a teacher who was in mensa, absolutely brilliant.
He joined the military and was consistently mocked for his thick southern accent (would say things like ‘fur’ instead of fire or ‘ ‘ul’ instead of oil), despite being one of , if not, the smartest person there.
So, he taught himself a northern accent and now it dominates his regular speaking.
– TheCoach_TyLue
10. Interracial relationships
White guy yellow fever.
My wife is Canadian/Chinese. I cannot express how much it annoys me that people will reduce my very deep rooted love and life changing, powerful relationship with my wife, the mother of my child, to me simply “having yellow fever” because I’m white and she’s Asian.
– LesPaulOnceAndForAll
11. Gay men
Gay men are feminine
Yes, there are plenty of gay men that are more feminine, there are also just as many gay men that are masculine, but most are somewhere in between.
But at the end of the day it doesn’t really matter, being masculine or feminine isn’t what makes someone gay, it’s who they are attracted to
– loganah76
12. Asian men
Asian men aren’t manly and are never portrayed as having sex appeal, at least in American Cinema. Im not asian but this one actually really annoys me. I was watching some old Kurosawa movies and I was thinking man you never see manly asian types like the ones in these movies in American cinema.
[…] Something happened in the old days and all of a sudden asian characters in movies were laundry workers, old, or a servant of some sort. If the character was supposed to be positive or masculine they would just cast a white guy in yellowface. Its insane.
– Rackbone
13. Women
All women want flowers and/or jewelry. Uh, no. Cut flowers turn brown and nasty, which is depressing. And although an attractive but modestly priced bracelet or pair of earrings will always be a hit with me, I’d rather a man buy me a new water heater or set of tires for my car if he feels inclined to spend a large sum of money on me. Don’t even get me started on poetry. Unless I have expressly shown interest in a particular poet, save it for your previous girlfriend.
I don’t say this to suggest that I’m typical, only that a man should get to know a lady and not just assume that everyone with two X chromosomes wants the same thing, which is an unfortunate assumption I encountered over and over during my dating years. I wouldn’t dream of giving my husband a fishing rod, for example, or a tie, since those aren’t the things he’s into.
When your loved one says they like this thing and don’t like that one, believe them.
– nakedonmygoat
14. Quiet people
Being quiet means you have nothing to say or contribute – typically I have a lot and most will add value, but I don’t feel the need to fight to say it.
– Mephistepheles13
15. Australians
When i visited America more than one person said i, an australian, am descended from criminals.
I mean, sure, my dad once stole a goat and my mum once stabbed a guy after he stole her goat.
But beyond that, it’s a harmful stereotype.
– youjustgotzinged
Personally my least favorite stereo type is Sony.
Which busts the stereotype my mom holds that says I’m funny.
Which one is your pet peeve?
Tell us in the comments.
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