Which "stereotype" do you hate the most?

Good one Hatley! I love it when I'm listening to the old rock that I grew up with and some kid will ask me why I'm listening to their music or if i'm trying to be cool. Actually I was listening to Black Sabbath one day in the car and my daughter commented that she hated it when I tried to listen to the same kind of music as her. She was quite surprised when I told her how old it was. Calais, Yes, I have heard some older people that use "old" as an excuse for all sorts of things but I know so many who have so so much to offer and are still fun and young at heart. It's one thing if an older person brings it on and quite another when a younger person just judges them by their age.

I see. i'm sorry about that. Sadly though, a lot of senior citizens also are the ones subjecting themselves to stereotypes. My grandmother for example keeps on insisting that she's old and therefore cannot do anything she desires. I proposed to her once that she should wear this new dress and she said she was too old for that style. It wasn't even a sexy or revealing type, actually it was a decent one. But, she was the one who reasoned out that the dress isn't for her and that people may laugh at her because she is old... :(

Mybe they just envy you because they say only beautiful girls work at hooters hehe. Anyway, however irritating that may seem, the only thing we can do is to not be affected by them. At least we know for ourselves that we are decent people and that they are very much mistaken..I admire you for having the courage and will to succeed!!! Keep it up!!!

I know, huh? But some people actually do really think that way believe it or not.

Lol. At least you found some perks on these stereotypes..haha. But seriously, that's one of the most silly stereotypes I heard..

I recently moved back to my home state and re-established a wonderful relationship with a cousin I haven't seen in 30 years. She converted to Catholicism about the time I moved away. I was shocked but I have learned that a lot of my opinions about the religion were ignorant and uninformed. God moves in mysterious ways, doesn't He?

It's ok. I actually thank you for sharing this because I know how you feel. I am Catholic and many people out there have a lot to say about (and against) us which I don't wanna elaborate anymore. They strongly believe on those stereotypes and judgments they have which are very far from what's true.

Yes that's very true. A lot of my previous teachers didn't even consider other factors such as class performance or participation, etc etc..What's worse is that "first impressions last" really do exists. Once the student become the top student at the start of the year, he or she would be thought as the best the whole year..really silly but true..

Wow that's very good! there isn't really a more effective way to shut those people up than to show them in front of their eyes that they are definitely wrong. It's pointless to argue sometimes and it's much easier to just show them what you can do!!! :D you go girl!

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Did you know that my wife and i switched roles? My wife is the one working outside and I am the one working in the house tending our 3 kids and doing all household chores.Oh my,it was really difficult at first and "embarrassing" on my part! My wife left us to work in another country leaving me my 3 boys, and my youngest was barely 2 years old then. So,i spent most of my time watching our baby, mix the milk and changing diapers even during the middle of the night! I prepared meals 3x a day, do the dishwashing, laundry, iron and mend clothes, and cleaning the house. And when i go out, I bring my baby with me in the market even in PTA meetings. Now 5 years had passed and my youngest had just celebrated his 7th birthday last month, still i am here in the house but now i have more time to do home-based jobs to augment our income. Well, i'd just like to point out that those general assumptions are now things of the past. There is no room for improvement and progress if we keep on sticking on those stereotyped roles and traditions. My wife thanked me so much for being "under-standing"....(?)

i know what you're talking about.. sadly, there are really those insensitive people who will keep making you feel inferior or pityful..

I also hate this. I think racism has already existed for a long time. Although in modern society less people consider about it, if a girl may be still not married to a yellow man.

hell yeah! maybe those people are also afraid to perent something new to the public because they don't want to be criticized or laugh at. They just stick to what's been accepted already even though it's a mere stereotype.. Or maybe they are just simply running out of ideas.. :(

Thanks for the reply wwwwhw!!! i have to agree with you. A lot of these stereotypes we have are actually very silly and we are well aware of them being silly. but, since it's been like that all this time, we just kind of gotten accustomed to them..