Community Talk #5 - Social Groups/Stereotypes

[§elices]

Well typically a stereotype is tied to a certain corresponding social group.

Not really, would a social group be something like a sports team, or a club? Because there aren't to many stereotypes there.

What *clubs* are there? What the hell? I don't think he means anything like that at all, I think he means like classes, minorities, types of people, etc. That's where stereotypes are usually attached to.

[Sebastian]

I guess debating what stereotypes really mean is a valid and on-topic discussion....but do we really need to do this?I guess everybody has his own understanding on how people are categorized and his own word for it.

[ZE Master]

People have called me hipster before.
Maybe in a way I act sometimes like that and some of my clothes are hipster-ish (I even listen to indie bands)....but calling me a hipster would be an overstatement.

But like a friend of mine once told me: "What the hell are you?Rocker?Punker?Metalhead?Hipster?Rapper?You seem to be a little of everything."

My views have been called "hipster" more than once and I can't really argue (though it's not even accurate). I'm not actually one but I just happen to be really different the way I see things.

[Zen Lady]

Well typically a stereotype is tied to a certain corresponding social group.

Not really, would a social group be something like a sports team, or a club? Because there aren't to many stereotypes there.

What *clubs* are there? What the hell? I don't think he means anything like that at all, I think he means like classes, minorities, types of people, etc. That's where stereotypes are usually attached to.

Scouts are stereotyped as being total goody goodies, and sports players, or "jocks" are thought to be immature, and look like refrigerators, especially with football and hockey players. Basketball players are stereotyped as being freakishly tall. Track runners and soccer players are thought to be scrawny wimps.

[username]

I'm a geek and proud of it! Sure people laugh at me sometimes, and insult me, but I use sarcasm to throw it in their faces, so I'm good.

[Sebastian]

This was the weakest talk yet...sure,it has time to pick up but I'm just saying.

[ZE Master]

This was the weakest talk yet...sure,it has time to pick up but I'm just saying.

It was a little confusing at first and not the most exciting topic...Also, activity has been a little lower than usual.

[JokOFobian]

This was the weakest talk yet...sure,it has time to pick up but I'm just saying.

It was a little confusing at first and not the most exciting topic...Also, activity has been a little lower than usual.

Yeah, I noticed too, but I must say I have been inactive myself due to school...

[Sebastian]

Yeah,school just started...all the other discussions were during vacation.

[ZE Master]

No school for me . I'm on every night or every other time I'm available.