Quotes About Stereotypes

Many females have a problem not only with stereotypes, it with other people's opinions of them in general. They trust them too much.

Many females have a problem not only with stereotypes, but with other people's opinions of them in general. They trust them too much.

When stereotypes are evoked, they fill people's mind with distracting thoughts - with secret worries about confirming the stereotype. People usually aren't aware of it, but they don't have enough mental power left to do their best on the test. This doesn't happen to everybody, however. It mainly happens to people who are in a fixed mindset. It's when people are thinking in terms of fixed traits that the stereotypes get to them.

The line "But some of my best friends are [X]," well deserving of the taunts it now gets, has persisted because it is such an efficient way of resolving the dissonance created when a prejudice runs headlong into an exception.

The downside is that stereotypes flatten out differences within the category we are looking at and exaggerate differences between categories.

Sexism is judging people by their sex where sex doesn't matter.

The song "Born in the U.S.A." comes on and he groans. "I hate Bruce Springsteen," he says. "Can we do something about this? Goddamn whiny Democrat, we get it . You're from New Jersey and you think it's cool to be poor . Just fuck off already.

Do you want people to think you're crazy? Because only crazy people capitalize every word.

Ironically, women who acquire power are more likely to be criticized for it than are the men who have always had it.

the less androgynous the person, the likelier he or she was to be incapable of action if the appropriate action was not clearly delineated . . . How many women there were . . . who tore themselves or their families apart because they could not allow themselves any action or occupation that could appear manly, and might make their husbands appear less so. [pp. 132-133]

The crew was mostly men. That's how it was and that's pretty much how it still is. It's a man's world & show business is a man's meal with women generously sprinkled through it like over-qualified spice.

What doesn't kill men makes them stronger. What doesn't kill women makes men breakfast.

It's a man's world and show business is a man's meal, with women generously sprinkled through it like overqualified spice.

The crew was mostly men. That's how it was and that's pretty much how it still is. It's a man's world and show business is a man's meal, with women generously sprinkled through it like overqualified spice.) The

Her other boyfriend before me was a druggie, too. I don't mean... he was a druggie. I like drugs, but he was a druggie . It's like she just goes out with people who take drugs so she can pick on them. Joan of Narc, patron saint of the addict. - Alex

The crew was mostly men. That's how it was and that's pretty much how it still is. It's a man's world and show business is a man's meal, with women generously sprinkled through it like overqualified spice.)

because my father has had so many face-lifts that he looks Asian himself.

Boys are stupid. That's all there is to it. Boys are just stupid.

A cheerleader? Do I look like a guy who'd be interested in talking to a cheerleader?

Just because you're not uptight doesn't mean you're irresponsible. And vice versa. When will those Conservatives ever learn?

If vampires ever spend less time playing theatrics and living down to their stereotypes, they might actually take over the world someday

In the schools of business administration Negroes are trained exclusively in the psychology and economics of Wall Street and are, therefore, made to despise the opportunities to run ice wagons, push banana carts, and sell peanuts among their own people. Foreigners, who have not studied economics but have studied Negroes, take up this business and grow rich.

Behind closed doors these "friends" say you need to be careful in advancing Negroes to commanding positions unless it can be determined beforehand that they will do what they are told to do. You can never tell when some Negroes will break out and embarrass their "friends." After being advanced to positions of influence some of them have been known to run amuck and advocate social equality or demand for their race the privileges of democracy

The trouble with women umpires is that I couldn't argue with one. I'd put my arms around her and give her a little kiss.