People think of me as a stereotype: muse, privileged, decorative. Classically, the muses were the inspiration. They’d come and go – they wouldn’t actually make things, get their hands dirty. I don’t think I’m a muse, although I think I can help pull a trigger. I really like getting my hands dirty.
You never hear about a pit bull doing anything good in the media. And they have a stigma to them… and, in many ways, pit bulls are like young African-American males. Whenever you see us in the news, it’s for getting shot and killed or shooting and killing somebody – for being a stereotype.
I’ve always wanted to break the stereotype of being a model.
There’s such a stereotype about men and women. Obviously, people think men are faster and stronger and all these other things, and I don’t want people to get sucked into that anymore. I want them to realize that the women are out here and doing just as awesome things. They can be just as great, too.
I understand the whole constant foreigner stereotype, but for me it’s important to portray immigrant characters like Jian-Yang and Danny Meng with humanity.
The whole idea of a stereotype is to simplify. Instead of going through the problem of all this great diversity – that it’s this or maybe that – you have just one large statement; it is this.
There is that stereotype of a nerd with the high pants and pocket protector and that kind of thing. That can sustain comedy for maybe a movie – hence the ‘Revenge of the Nerds’ franchise – but not for hopefully years on the air. It’s a sight gag, not a story.
It’s ingrained in people’s minds that it’s a typecast and a stereotype that women are just emotional and crazy.
I was never a playboy, you know? But it’s easy to say that because it’s just a stereotype. ‘OK, this boy did college so he must be a playboy.’
Therefore reinforcing a stereotype, therefore thinking that the entire Indian culture is just made of people that are against their children’s decisions.
There is this stereotype of Icelanders all believing in spirits, and I’ve played up to that a bit in interviews.
It’s a stereotype that black players are just really fast, but at the end of day I want to be skilled, I want to be technical, I want to have vision and that’s what I’ve always tried to promote in my game: not relying on one thing but just being able to outwork players in so many different ways.
Strong is beautiful. I want to shatter that stereotype that strong isn’t beautiful, because it absolutely is.
I think there’s a stereotype of what a biker is, and I think that’s one of the reasons people are shocked when they find out that I ride. I’ve been trying to break down the stereotypes and inspire new riders.
It was an ongoing struggle to say no, I don’t want to be a part of the perpetuation of this stereotype.
As an American roughly the same age as Barack Obama, I will not be ridiculed or reduced to a stereotype. I want to age appropriately.
I do try and stay away from the stereotype and getting typecast.
People are so quick to demonize and stereotype those on the other side that they often say that it’s impossible to work with people on the other side.
For whatever reason, I didn’t succumb to the stereotype that science wasn’t for girls. I got encouragement from my parents. I never ran into a teacher or a counselor who told me that science was for boys. A lot of my friends did.
Who said that being Latino is to be a stereotype? Characters are stereotypes when making plans or without shades. I do not believe in the picture or model established in the movies.
We know enough to reject the stereotype that people in the Midwest do not care about their brothers and sisters.
I like the idea of up-and-coming actors nowadays being a little different and not necessarily the drama-school stereotype, being a bit more edgy.
It’s often been said that politics in Islington, in many ways, begins and ends with housing, and it’s not hard to see why. Despite the borough’s image of exclusivity – the stereotype that it’s all Georgian squares and cappuccino bars – the reality is much more complex.
I hate the stereotype of the pitfalls of the child actor. There are so many amazing examples – Natalie Portman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jodie Foster, Drew Barrymore – of people who have made it through.
All of the original Wiggles were boys, but the girls sure loved them. In a preliteral age before 3, children don’t necessarily know it’s boys or girls on stage, but we tend to stereotype.
You can’t win for losing. Either you fulfill their stereotype of being a radical 60’s person or you’ve sold out. In fact, of course, millions of people who were active in the 60’s are doing work on issues that try to reflect their values.
Are two eyes, four appendages and an upright posture really essential for any creature that can ace the galactic SAT’s? Maybe not. In fact, I’d venture that any aliens we ever detect or (less likely) encounter will look quite different than this self-referential stereotype.
I think that women out there should just be happy with how they look, and they shouldn’t really try to conform to any stereotype. Just be happy and, hopefully, healthy.
I hate that femininity in a gay men is a ‘stereotype.’
Canadians are nice and polite. It’s not just a stereotype.
I hate the stereotype that women who fight are ‘butch’ or ‘wannabe men.’ It’s nice to be able to embrace being a beautiful, strong woman.
I think that women out there should just be happy with how they look, and they shouldn’t really try to conform to any stereotype. Just be happy and, hopefully, healthy.
Although it is tempting to describe the conduct of Tinder’s senior executives as ‘frat-like,’ it was, in fact, much worse – representing the worst of the misogynist, alpha-male stereotype too often associated with technology startups.
Everyone is their own kind of lesbian. To think there’s a certain way to dress or present yourself in the world is just one more stereotype we have to fit into.
Quarterbacks can still have good bodies. I’m always conscious of the stereotype. I want to change what people think. There’s a lot more to it than what you see on the field.
Writing can give full meaning to characters and avoid pure stereotype.
People have assumed that I have to run the ball before I can throw it most all of my career, all the way back before high school. It’s a stereotype put on me for a long time because I’m African-American, and I’m a dual-threat quarterback.
While the reigning stereotype is that Republicans are opposed to gay rights, growing Republican support in state-by-state fights belies this perception.
The stereotype of psychotherapy portrayed in popular books and movies is lying on the couch and saying whatever comes into your mind, while a kindly psychoanalyst listens and nods knowingly from time to time. After years and years, something wonderful is supposed to happen.
I’m American; I was born and raised in America, and I don’t want to fake who I am to fit a stereotype.
I have to say I wasn’t a huge fan of ‘Star Wars’, and I’m still not, really, but you have to acknowledge that there’s a huge fan base for it, and these people are really sweet. You can’t stereotype a ‘Star Wars’ fan.
Age is something only in your head or a stereotype. Age means nothing when you are passionate about something.
The whole idea of a stereotype is to simplify. Instead of going through the problem of all this great diversity – that it’s this or maybe that – you have just one large statement; it is this.
I’ve shattered every negative stereotype people had about me.
I understand the whole constant foreigner stereotype, but for me it’s important to portray immigrant characters like Jian-Yang and Danny Meng with humanity.
As an actor I want to explore myself and really want to break the stereotype. I want to go beyond my comfort zone.
As an adult, I’ve always found the stereotype that Jews are liberal a curious one; my parents’ circle was predominantly conservative, not just on Israel but on most political issues. Most of all, they were intensely (and this is a word I remember repeating in my own angry adolescent dialogues with myself) tribal.
I wasn’t like the rest of the kids. I was an artist. Living in a black society, when you’re raised around a bunch of boys who plays sports and chase girls, there’s this perception of masculinity that’s super hard to fit into. I wasn’t the stereotype of that like a lot of my peers were.
I’m American; I was born and raised in America, and I don’t want to fake who I am to fit a stereotype.
You want to embrace what the idea of pop music is. Not necessarily the stereotype of pop music; there was a time when you’d say ‘pop music’ and conjure up images of the Sweet, or Marc Bolan. That, to me, can be avant-garde still.
I think I am against stereotype. Generally, Asian guys are more quiet – they study and have a good work ethic. Generally, I have none of those things.
We, as Yale students, pride ourselves on being bright, curious and engaged citizens. We are part of an institution that aims to educate its students to better the world. We tend to think that we do not fit the stereotype of ignorance and apathy that is all too often associated with America.
I definitely grew up as a small-town… I guess you could call it the ‘small-town football player,’ according to the stereotype. I wasn’t involved in music at all.
