∙ The stereotype that the American education system is a chain of prison-like schools which promote or accept murder as a way of life, based on the stereotype that all school districts in America run under the exact same policies and post-Columbine propaganda/paranoia.

∙ The stereotype that all Americans have a superiority complex and think of themselves as being higher or more important then those from other countries, rooted in the belief that America is in fact the �most powerful and greatest country of them all�

∙ The stereotype that all Americans are divided into extreme Liberals and Conservatives, and take on the extreme believes of either one or the other.

∙ Stereotypes of Americans� interests. Such as purchasing power and economic balance. Such as stating that �Americans own too many of X.�

∙ The stereotype of American attitude towards sexual behavior and maturity.

And these are only a few of the one that come to mind. I recognize that it is possible that the offenders do not even know of their stereotyping, but it is apparent that some are creating these stereotypes on propose. I wonder if it�s really that hard to try not to stereotype any race/gender/religion in these forums. I know it exists in real life, but I also know that those who stereotype people in real life are look down upon, at least in my area/social circle. I would really like to see the extreme cases of stereotyping disappear on these forums to make everyone�s visit more enjoyable.

Please give me feedback� examples of when you may have experienced any sort of stereotypes on these forums. We all may or may not of experience it in real life, but why bring it here?

Thanks

Wes

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Originally posted by Jeff Kardde:
Well, gee, could it be that a large portion of this BBoard be from Europe or Australia or even (GASP!) Canada which are not part of the United States of America? Naaaaaaaaah ...

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Originally posted by PsyLiam:
...I've noticed comments that point out the bad points of the US, usually from the Canadians. The British (being Me, Lee, and Orion), just tend to make bad jokes at their expense...

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Originally posted by Wes1701E:

Why is that an excuse to make stereotypes against americans, or anyone for that matter?

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Shik: "If you're gonna have the biggest tits in school, y'gotta expect the comments to come in droves, especially when you show them off as much as we do."

• All Americans all carry guns and that the US is the gun lovinist country that ever loved a gun.

• Americans have a horribly antiquated prison system...they only warehouse the ones they don't kill off via lethal injection.
  

Stereotypes being what they are, I think that most American are still imbued with that old Manifest Destiny ideology and a certain City On A Hill belief system that seperates the world into easy "us vs. them" piles.

And some would argue about whether there really is such a thing a "American Culture." It might be just an amalgam of Britany Spears / N Sync songs, Cuban folk dances, African drum beats and Scotish poetry...or whatever was brought by those who came over.

Whatever it is, it is no longer dominated by white male hegemony. The recognition and acceptance of diversity angers quite a few people who no longer have the spotlight.

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Originally posted by Jeff Kardde:
...Canada which [is] not part of the United States of America...

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Didn't we annex them, yet?

Seriously, I have seen some US-bashing here and there in the forums, but nothing to get too upset over. I would say quite a lot of it was done in jest. (and some of it quite funny) If anything, perhaps we should be proud of US bashing because as negative as it can be, it is an exercise of one of the more noble points of our Bill of Rights. I can participate in an online community and say that I think George W. is an incompetent spoon-fed buffoon whose short-sighted agendas and defiant ignorance will only bring suffering and death. Cops will not come to my house and take me away from my family.

STEREOTYPE ARE THERE ONLY BECAUSE THERE ARE A LARGE POOL OF EXAMPLES.

Blonde jokes didn't just "pop-up" all of a sudden one day because people randomly decided that we should make fun of blondes.

Same apply for "American" stereotyping, maybe you guys should consider changing your ways before pointing fingers.