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    Living Down to Stereotypes

    By Jeremy | April 27, 2007

    Stereotypes rob people of their dignity. They cause prejudgments and misunderstandings and constrain how we and others think about who we are and why we exist. People who care about people constantly fight against stereotypes, their own and others. That's why it's so painful to watch people live down to them. Last night at the Yankees game, Judah sat two rows in front of a beautiful Latina women whose behavior put the chick in chicken head. She was loud (and nasal), crude and raunchy, and didn't care who heard her babble in between beer gulps about sexual misadventures. She carried herself as a b!+@# and h@3, and her barrage of expletives made her appear ignorant to boot. I finally confronted her after an inning of endless blather, and she self-censored the curse words for a while because of Judah's presence. But she rambled on about dominatrix fetishes and cybersex, and the man in front of her practically drooled over himself as he began to chatter back. It's time for young women to quit internalizing the midriff self-concept, especially when they are ethnic minorities conforming to prejudices others have created for them.

    Topics: identity, midriffs, race, racism, self esteem, stereotypes | 1 Comment »

    One Response to “Living Down to Stereotypes”

    1. john Liotti Says:
      April 27th, 2007 at 8:24 pm

      Bad behavior is on both sides of the country. While Samuel and I were at the Yankee / Oakland game in Oakland a couple of weeks ago we had a similar experience. Behind us was a family ther, by their dress and speech, appeared to be involved with the street life. The was mom and dad, auntee and uncle and three or four young kids, up to 10 years old. Throughout the game they yelled “F*** the Yankees!” and “F*** You Jeter”. I, with all my might, held down my aggressive tendencies. Finally an A’s fan turned around and said, “Hey, there are kids here!” One man in the offensive group replied, “F*** You, I have kids too!” Then started yelling the same phrase as before… Geez. I’m no prude. But come on… What have we become?