Yesterday someone told me that "black people don't like mayonnaise." I had never heard this before in my life and at first thought he was joking...but I didn't get the punch line. Upon further evaluation, I discovered he was in fact serious. From his experience he stood by this claim.
A few months ago someone made a declaration that "black people don't like gays." I had also never heard this little supposed factoid and the woman backed it up by e-mailing me links that supported this stereotype.
Another interesting tidbit I've learned recently is that if you wear a ring on each ring finger this means you are bi-sexual. This might be true because I would totally have sexy times with Angelina Jolie.
So, I'm not sure if I'm just color blind or ignorant because I had never heard of these stereotypes before. I'm not going to pretend to have a very ethnically diverse group of friends or upbringing. Maybe if I did, I would firmly believe these stereotypes and be sharing this wisdom with others.
So, all of this has gotten me thinking about my own stereotypes. I hate to even call them that because I find it to be just statistical facts since I'm always right. So here's a few for your reading pleasure and feel free to leave a comment with your own stereotypes.
1. NPR is run and listened to by lesbians. Not that there's anything wrong with that. So if you listen to NPR regularly, you might want to think about how you feel about muff diving. I'm guessing you like it. This belief comes from a meeting I attended many years ago where a woman from NPR spoke and she was definitely from Lesbia and she had a co-worker with her that was also from the same village.
2. Lesbians must date all the lesbians within their social group. I don't know if they earn bonus points for this or what. I like to believe there is a BINGO board filled with their friends' names and they are all just trying to fill their board.
3. Thin, beautiful women are evil. No explanation needed.
4. 7 and 7's is an old man drink. (So stop drinking it, Mike!) You must be at least 50 years old to drink this regularly. Vodka tonics are for ladies. Gin and tonics are for men. Whiskey really does put hair on your chest.
5. Canadians are a lesser people.
2 comments:
You do know that I work majority of the time with Canadians. But I do understand your stereotype. I once felt that way too.
My stereotype...not so much anymore, but when I was little, I thought Illinois is where all the black people lived. The only time I went to Illinois was to go to Chicago and all I saw was black people. So, I thought that is where they all lived. There weren't any in my little community. So, if you are black, you must live in Illinois.
It must make you feel good to work with so many Canadians, feel so above them. Because you are.
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