What stereotypes do you go against?

[Chovexani]

Gender, racial, orientation, whatever. It's fun seeing how other people are "outside the box".

Me? I'm black and I'm a terrible dancer. I also suck mightily at any kind of sport (if you saw that episode of Everybody Hates Chris where he was dragooned into joining the basketball team, that was EXACTLY what happened to me in junior high, with the same results). I'm a woman and hate chick flicks, I'd rather see a good kung fu movie (especially wu xia films), horror, sci-fi/fantasy, etc. You'll also pry my remote control from my cold dead hands. I love computers, collect action figures (one to stay in the box, one to display) and read comics.

[Zomby Woof]

1. I am from SoCal

But I hate avocados. :P

[Chovexani]

3. But do you like goat cheese?

:)

[Ellen Forradalom]

28. What have you got against attorneys?

oh, that's abogados.

[Initech]

41. I love avocados, BUT...

I HATE how restaraunts will put avocado on something (be it a sandwich, cheeseburger, etc...) and it's automatically "Californian".

[Zomby Woof]

82. But that's a result of the stereotype

You see? :-)

[NNadir]

59. Self delete.

[DS1]

2. I'm from New Jersey (mostly)

and I don't have an extra appendage

[Chovexani]

4. Are you sure?

:P

[AlCzervik]

5. I don't own a bank or a media company and i'm not wealthy

[kmla]

6. Well, for starters, I live in Indiana.... and I'm a liberal.

-I don't like blow-em-up war movies that much. I kinda enjoy a teen-romance flick occasionally.

-I dance pretty good for a pudgy white guy with a receding hairline.

-I like most disco.

-And I hate reality TV, unlike most of the people I talk to...

[Devra]

7. hard to say

I don't think delaware has a dicernable "sterotype" although it does have an accent, which I don't have.

I'm Jewish but I don't "look Jewish" and I am definatly not JAPy.

that's about it.

My rabbi is tall. So I guess he would go against the "Jews are short" stereotype.

[skygazer]

8. Plenty

I'm a liberal who likes guns.

I'm a woman who hates to shop.

I love to work on engines, run heavy equipment and build stuff.

And as for the remote control, my SO and I had a funny conversation about that just last night when we realized that I've gradually taken over all the remotes in the house. :rofl:

[Devra]

10. I don't particularly like shoping either

and I don't where make up either that's another stereotype for me.

[Chovexani]

I hate shopping too

Unless it's for electronics. :)

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

9. I'm an Italian with a small family

[neoteric lefty]

164. I'm Italian too

with exactly zero first and second cousins. Anytime I watch an italian ganster flick, I'm like (in my Joe Pesci voice), "who the fuck are all those people!?!"

[XNASA]

11. I'm a suburban married man.....

But I seem to develop a lot of man-crushes. :shrug:

[taterguy]

12. Smoking bicyclist

Both activities give me pleasure so I don't see what the contradiction is. Besides, not using a car gives me a convenient retort when folks complain about my so-called second hand smoke.

[Devra]

20. Do you do them at the same time?

It remindes me of the time I saw a guy rollerblading and smokeing a pipe.

[taterguy]

23. Sometimes

I usually either stop completely to smoke or take a break while walking up a big hill. However, depending on the terrain I have been known to smoke while pedaling. I'd probably drink too but I don't want beer clogging up my CamelBak.

[Left_Winger]

63. Me too

However, I smoke a pipe, not cigs.

I can still outride most non-smokers I know and it really ticks them off.

[Fox Mulder]

13. I'm from Minnesota...

and I don't speak like they do in the movie "Fargo".

I don't know anyone who says "Yeah sure you betcha" (with the infamous MN accent, of course).

[WeRQ4U]

43. Ten bucks says you do, but don't realize it.

:P

You might not say all the catch phrases like "OOfta" or "Ya Sure", but I'll bet your "O"s are long and your consonants hard.

I didn't think I did, until I moved away.

Of course, if you've been away from the area for a while, you may have lost it.

[Fox Mulder]

44. Some peeps I saw this summer from Ohio...

say I have an accent.

But they're full of shit. :D

[WeRQ4U]

49. When I moved to Oregon from Grand Forks ND (North of Fargo)

Everybody said that I talked like the people from the movie. I gradually lost it, and when I went back to visit my family, I realized how bad it was.

Maybe Morris isn't North enough. Get up in the iron range, just northeast of Grand Forks, and you'll definitely hear it. Fo Sho.

[Fox Mulder]

52. Oh we have thick MN accents here in Morris.

I"m just in denial.

[WeRQ4U]

53. Okay den. Gotcha der.

[nickinSTL]

45. my parents don't have that accent at all

and they're both from MN.

My mom's actually from rural MN, and still doesn't talk like that. Nor do any members of either of their families that I've met...all originally from MN (some not in MN anymore, some are)

[no name no slogan]

65. Your accent will "flatten" if you're away from it for any length of time

I had a fairly broad Minnesotan accent before I went to college and lived in the UK. When I got home my accent was a fairly "level" typical American.

When most people hear my speak, they have no idea that I'm a lifelong Minnesotan.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

131. Yes, when I first moved to the East Coast, people would stare

when I started talking and ask, "Wheah ah you from anyway?"

After nine years, I moved back to Minneapolis, and everyone thought I was from New York.

Then I moved to Oregon, and heaven knows what I picked up there, because in the past two years, I have twice had obvious Minnesota natives mistake me for English. :wtf:

This is in spite of the fact that I spent exactly one week in England when I was seventeen, and that was before most DUers were born.

As I've thought about it, I've come to the conclusion that what they're picking up on are the softer consonants and less-rounded vowels that I acquired during 19 years in the Pacific Northwest. I suppose that if you haven't been around much, that sounds "English."

But I know several genuine English people in my current life here in Minneapolis, and I'm positive that I don't sound like ANY of them.

I've found, however, that my older relatives understand me better when I revert to the stereotypical Minnesota accent. My great-aunt, age 93, will say, "What? What?" until I adopt the emphatic consonants and lengthened vowels of the old Minnesota accent.

[Left Is Write]

14. I'm blonde, but I'm neither ditzy nor stupid.

I'm a suburban stay-home mother who drives a minivan, belongs to PTA, and volunteers in the classroom, but I do NOT support Bush, Republicans, or so-called "conservative values."

[SarahB]

16. That's me.

Although I'm not a stay-at-home mom anymore. I used to be though. :hi:

[VelmaD]

15. I'm a woman who is really good at math...

and spatial relations. And I love sports...all of them...from figure skating to luge to football to you name it.

[Chovexani]

17. I like sports too

I'm just much more of a spectator, cause I sure can't play 'em. The only sports I don't really like are football and hockey, mainly because I don't get them. I'm a huge baseball nut though.

[Devra]

21. I'm supposed to be good at math

standardized tests say I am. I scored 12.9 (12th grade 9th month)on a test in 6th grade which supposedly meant that I could do math that someone graduating high could do.
but I never manage to get better than a C math class :shrug:

[Initech]

18. I'm a STRAIGHT white guy who would rather watch dancing than WWE...

The way I see it - they're both highly coreographed and WWE has to be the dumbest "sport" known to man. At least there's some sort of realism in dancing.

[ZombieNixon]

19. Most of them.

I'm Indian, yet I talk with the flattest American accent ever, almost nothing pisses me off more than the phrase "remember your heritage," I listen to punk rock, black metal and Irish music (as opposed to rap as most Indians in American seem to, at least most that I know). I've participated in Renaissance Fairs and like Star Trek, Star Wars and LOTR, but I hate role-playing games with a passion (nothing against people who play them, they just annoy the shit outta me). I literally create more video games than I actually play. I'm a liberal who likes guns and meat and enjoys spending Sundays on the couch, drinking beer and watching football.

On edit: I also don't hate "chick flicks."

[Chovexani]

22. Haha

You sound a lot like me with a few exceptions. I always got called an oreo in school because I hate rap and I say "dude" a lot. People also can't wrap their brains around the fact I'm a goth...hip hop is the only acceptable subculture for black people to belong to. :eyes:

[ZombieNixon]

55. I say "dude" all the freakin' time!!!!

Demographically, I fit the stereotype of white middle-class male college student, except...I'm not white.

[El Fuego]

24. I'm blond, and I like to think I'm not dumb

My boss once told me I did great work, but the clients won't think I'm very smart because of the way I look. :wtf:

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

25. If that were said to me...

a pointy flying object would be immediately hurled at my boss' head.

[El Fuego]

64. LOL!

He said it while he was giving me a raise, so I couldn't bite the hand that was feeding me. I work in the most INCREDIBLY sexist office.

[Chovexani]

26. What a jerk!

I have a blonde friend I like to tease and joke around with, but in all seriousness she's one of the smartest people I know. She's like a walking encyclopedia of Linux.

[RagingInMiami]

130. Bullshit

I've met you and you never struck me as a dumb blonde. You are not ditzy and you are able to hold an intellectual conversation.

And I hope you're coming to our next South Florida gathering on November 5th.

[Ellen Forradalom]

27. 40+ soccer mom

Over forty, kid in soccer, there the resemblance to a soccer mom ends.

Don't vote Republican, no big hair, no SUV, no Oprah, no McMansion. Just a lanky, skanky old overgrown punk rocker.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

29. Okay...

I'm from Rio de Janeiro and I HATE the heat.

[tjwash]

30. San Diegan here...

...I do surf though.

However, I don't eat tofu, I'm not a vegetarian, absolutely love a good back yard barbecue (we can grill outdoors year round too, eat your hearts out cold-staters), and love a good football game.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

31. I am an opera lover...

with an eyebrow ring and tattoos. :)

It used to shock folks to see me with my pink mohawk pull up to a stop sign with Verdi drifting from my open window. :D

[Chovexani]

36. LOL!

Isn't it funny to mess with people's assumptions? :rofl: I like opera too. I'm too chicken to get piercings and tattoos, though my hair has been a lot of colors not found in nature.

[Ellen Forradalom]

84. LOL!

Oh man! The ultimate punk statement!

That reminds of a wedding reception where a string ensemble played. When they finished, n old friend of the bride's, a music teacher, pumped her fist and shouted, "Haydn ROCKS!"

[jonnyblitz]

32. I am gay with a mowhawk , covered in tats, piercings and HATE

show tunes and don't get all gooey over aging Hollywood actresses. I am also a 10 year military vet who rarely supports an ex-military person if they enter politics using their military experience as their main selling point.

[Chovexani]

34. That's why I love you

You're one of a kind. (And your tats are cool!) :)

[jonnyblitz]

38. anybody that goes to ann rice halloween parties in new orleans

is cool with me, too. :P :loveya:

[Chovexani]

48. Aww!

:loveya: :hug:

[sundog]

54. i hate show tunes & barbara streisand

:party:

[ghostsofgiants]

70. Now if that's not bucking stereotypes I don't know what the fuck is, haha

[terrya]

105. I'm gay and I have no fashion sense.

Carson Kressley would have a fit if he saw what is in my closet.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

113. yeah...you really are quite NOT the gay stereotype

:loveya:

on edit: not that i dont love stereotypically gay men...i do!

[southlandshari]

142. ....

:loveya:

And I am a liberal Christian Deep South redneck woman - who can't help falling head over heels for incredibly interesting gay men.

[EstimatedProphet]

33. Well, let's see...

I am overweight, have been for a long time, and I used to saber fence. I got a lot of people that would seriously underestimate me because of my weight, and assume I couldn't move fast, then I'd whip their ass in a heartbeat.
That was before I blew out my knees. Doubt I could do the same now.

[Pacifist Patriot]

35. Hmmm...fascinating question. I've got a few.

My husband and I are almost a complete role reversal.

He cooks. I'm the handyman. The guy can whip up an incredibly gourmet meal while I refinish an antique chess table.

He likes chick flicks (so do I) but I usually prefer action movies.

Now he does work and I stay home with the kids but I'm also a minister. That's a fairly male-dominated profession.

I hear you on the remote!

I'm white and have the lip-bite dumbass dance, but...I can absolutely nail songs like "Stormy Weather" and "Come Rain and Come Shine."

As for being an American, I don't eat hotdogs and I hate watermelon. Fourth of July doesn't generally leave much for me to eat at community picnics. ;)

I drive a mini-van, live in a Republican dominated area, my kids play soccer and I dress conservatively. -- I'm a flaming liberal and eclectic spiritualist.

[Az]

37. Ooh, Several

First off, one that shouldn't be a stereotype, the angry atheist. I am open about my atheism but I try not to be condescending of other people's beliefs. A lot of people think that atheists are cold heartless and a bunch of other negative types. I do love disappointing them by being a compassionate caring person.

Long hair hippie freak. Ok, I have the long hair (even sometimes unkept). I prefer to dress casual. And I am antiestablishment. But I don't do drugs. I like my brain as mucked up as it is. It's the only one I have so I don't want to experiment with it beyond thinking odd things. Not against drugs. They are just not my bag. Which gets confusing when someone assumes that the long hair guy is carrying.

Compute Geek. Yeah, I'm a computer geek. But I fell somewhere inbetween the worlds. For some reason I can talk to normal humans and explain things to them without having their eye's glaze over.

A guy that doesn't need to hang onto the remote. This may have more to do with me trying to get my SO to assert herself more. I give her the surf board and let her decide whats being watched. It could also be that most of whats on tv doesn't really hold my attention so I DU or other stuff while the tube is on.

[Chovexani]

40. I don't do drugs either

I love pot humor and am for legalization, but I don't actually smoke. Of course no one ever believes that I don't. :P

FWIW, I always enjoy your posts in the religion threads, you're one of the few people on either side that is reasonable about it. :)

[ghostsofgiants]

73. No one ever believes me, either!

The dreads don't help, in my case, haha.

[TK421]

39. I'm from Philadelphia, but I'm really a nice person

no...seriously :eyes:

[Patiod]

56. I know you're kidding, but..

Travel & Leisure, or one of those travel mags sponsored a study to see where the "nicest" people lived - things like who returned a lost wallet, held doors for people with packages, etc.

Among US cities, guess who ended up at the top of the "nicest" list? The City of Brotherly Love. Our reputation is based so much on our rabid, constantly screwed-and-disappointed sports fans.

So I guess "don't wear a Dallas Jersey at the Linc" is all I'm sayin'....

[TK421]

62. It was in jest, since there seems to be an awful lot of animosity towards

Philly around here...and sadly, it does seem to center around the sports teams. I get a bit agitated when I read someones post about how bitter a city Philadelphia is, and they've never even been here. You are correct about the vote as friendliest city by the way

[Patiod]

58. I'm a dyed-in-the-wool liberal who was in a sorority in college

I golf (public courses, but still...), I play tennis every week at the Raquet Club, I was a member of a blue-blood theater group (they started letting us non-bluebloods in a few years previous), and my girlfriends are all frosted-hair Main Line Matrons who have more money then God.

I also work the polls for the Dems every damned election (including off-years) & go door-to-door leafleting for Dem candidates, I'm pro-Union, make a point to Buy Blue and Buy American (wherever possible), and attend Quaker Meeting and Friends' peace rallies.

[WindRavenX]

42. I'm an English and Bio major

....who says the F bomb every other word.

even when talking about poetry.

[Chovexani]

51. Nothing wrong with the F bomb

I drop it all the time, and I was an English major too. :)

That's one New Yorker stereotype that does apply to me.

[WeRQ4U]

46. I'm a heterosexual man who doesn't think that really skinny women are hot.

I'm a young person, but I LOVE old Jack Lemmon and Walter Mathau movies. I WAS a white kid but I could jump when I was YOUNGER (triple jump scholarship and could dunk). I grew up in North Dakota, but I've never judged a horse, driven a combine, or planted a THING. I'm a licensed attorney but I never took a single political science, business, or government class EVER. (I'm a biology and sociology double major). I'm from the Northern States, near Canada, and I HATE NHL hockey.

[nickinSTL]

47. hmmm..let's see...

I'm a straight white guy who drives an SUV...

But, I'm a liberal, like cats (a lot - the coolest animals on the planet!), and like to watch figure skating.

[RumpusCat]

50. I'm a short-haired butch dyke who sucks at softball

... I suck at all sports, actually, except for the martial arts. Also, I can't work on your car and don't even have a toolbelt! I'm really more the gentle geek type... if ya need your thesis proofread, I'm your boy! :D

I do, however, wear Doc Martens, but that's just because I like to look tough, lol.

[no name no slogan]

143. Welcome to DU!

too bad about the non-car-fixing thing though... I'm a straight white male who doesn't even know how to change his own oil. :silly:

[DanCa]

57. Hmm me you can't pigeon hole me

I read comics too :D I go to church weekly, I am pro choice pro stem cell and play dnd, I am anti war but give money for the troops for phone cards, i am over weight but when my body permits i exercises, I hate fighting but i used to box when i was younger, I believe in god, but I will not push it on anyone, I love fantasy books, my hands shake from parkinsons and yet i have turned myself into a good harmonica player. I love fighting for disability rights and taking on fundamentalist christians. Oh I wont touch a gun but I wont take it away from anyone. I love elton john bruce springsteen barry manilow joan jett and lita ford cant stand rap though. Christopher Reeve a nd Max clealeand are my heroes.

[Chovexani]

61. You sound like fun

:hi:

[NNadir]

60. I'm a short, fat, ugly, bald white guy and I've never been a conservative.

I middle aged too.

[Jamastiene]

93. There are different types of all types of people and you and I

prove that. Polite nod to ya and howdy. :hi:

[no name no slogan]

66. I'm a white guy of northern European descent, and I am funky

I've even played in funk bands, in the rhythm section no less, and can hold down a mean groove on both guitar and keys. I credit it to growing up in the 70s and having a mother who loved old-school r-n-b, and had the record collection to prove it.

Other than that, I'm ham-n-cheese with mayo on Wonder Bread.

[ghostsofgiants]

67. I have dreadlocks and support the legalization of marijuana, but...

I've never smoked pot before in my life.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

71. You just blew my mind. And f'ed up my high. n/t

[ghostsofgiants]

74. I do what I can

:P

[flvegan]

77. Same here, sans dreadlocks...

Never touched it, but will damn sure fight to legalize it.

[Rising Phoenix]

68. too many to even name...

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

69. I'm Rican over 18 yrs old with no kids. I repeat no kids. n/t

[Chovexani]

79. ROFL!

That made me laugh so hard I scared my cat. :rofl:

I had someone look at me crosseyed at work one time when I talked about my boyfriend.

Co-worker: "You mean your babydaddy?"
Me: "Uh, no, I mean my boyfriend. We don't have kids, and don't plan on having any."

You'd have thought I had two heads.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

80. "Babydaddy?" What an asshole. Did your cat come back? n/t

[Chovexani]

81. That girl had 4 kids by 3 fathers

And was younger than me (I'm 24). :wtf:

Cat came back, I've got his favorite blanket on my lap and he can't stay away. :)

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

83. Oh sorry! I thought the person was somebody trying to be a

smart ass because of your background. We have to keep our cat hidden like a little fugitive, because our apartment complex has a no pet policy.

[dolo amber]

72. I'm Scottish AND Jewish...

which by all counts should make me the thriftiest person on earth.

Not so much. :D

[northzax]

75. actually, I pretty much fit them all

I'm a white male, prep school and private college graduate pissing away the remants of a multi-generational trust fund, living off of family connections and working bullshit jobs to buy beer until such a time as I inherit the remainder of the estate. I collect wine, sail, summer in Maine and Cape Cod and basically waste my life.

I only have to bide my time until I'm 40 then I'm running for governor. :)

[flvegan]

76. I'm a vegan, but I don't fit the stereotype of how one looks.

I have a somewhat muscular build. I'm also male, yet I don't watch sports on tv. Any of them.

[ZombieNixon]

123. Umm...yeah. I've seen your pics.

You are not somewhat muscular. You are very muscular!

[flvegan]

125. Well, thank you.

That's very kind for you to say.

[ZombieNixon]

126. I calls 'em like I sees 'em!

[Allenberg]

78. I'm a married straight white guy

who loves musicals (especially Liza Minelli), loves cats, is a good decorator, doesn't like beer, shops alot at Bath and Body works, prefers Bed, Bath, and Beyond to Sears, a pro-life (but not anti-choice) liberal, pacifist...and I'm a military vet. (technically, an Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Liberation vet).

[Shakespeare]

85. But that's a whole other stereotype!

You're a metrosexual!

[Allenberg]

95. Well...yeah.

But I'm far from your average 24 year old male that's a vet and married ;)

[Ivan Sputnik]

145. I'm a left-wing WASP

But not a wealthy one, alas.

[alarcojon]

86. I'm a Latino who doesn't like to dance

I am also in my late thirties and have no kids.

I love to cook.

I am NOT Catholic (although I was nominally raised that way).

I am not socially conservative.

I speak perfect Midwestern English and nearly perfect South American Spanish. People who hear me speak English usually assume I don't speak Spanish or only speak a little. On the other hand, people who hear me speak Spanish usually assume my English won't be particularly good.

Too many others to name....good topic, though

[Mutley]

87. I am a woman who

doesn't wear skirts and makeup. I do love shopping, though. I also like most sports, and science fiction. I'm an English major who can't spell and I drop the F-Bomb on a regular basis. I'm a liberal who is okay with guns, eats meat, and doesn't have a problem with Christmas.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

88. i am a stereotypical indian woman

with a husband, child, housewife, and i was virgin when i got married :evilgrin:

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

89. Does your girlfriend know?

:spank:

[La Lioness Priyanka]

90. ohh i am single now....no gf/bf/SO

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

92. My mistake, it's been a while since I've been around these parts.n/t

[La Lioness Priyanka]

94. tis ok

even i cant keep track of my love life :)

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

97. By any chance are you into sleazy married Puerto Rican men?

Damn, I fell right back on the stereotype. :evilgrin:

[La Lioness Priyanka]

98. ha ha ha

:evilgrin:

[Jamastiene]

91. All lesbians aren't masculine in appearance or into lifting

weights. If I could type with my mind instead of having to actually lift my fingers to do it, I would. I agree with Paula Poundstone on lifting weights; it's not a sport, it's indecision.

[UncleSepp]

129. Yep! And not all masculine women are lesbians

That's the one I run into the most. Most people assume I'm gay, which is sorta true, but not in the way they think ;-)

[RumpusCat]

144. This is true--my mom is butcher than I am and she's straight as an arrow

I'm the big dyke in the family and I'm all, 'Moooom, I don't wanna help you install a sink!' And then I help her and drop the pipes on my foot. My dad bought her a little hand-held sander for Christmas last year. :D

[HEyHEY]

96. I'm from British Columbia and I don't smoke pot

[Chovexani]

101. My image of you has been shattered

:cry:

[swimboy]

157. But you can get us some, right?

[6000eliot]

99. I'm a gay slob

who knows nothing about dressing, decorating, etc.

[democracyindanger]

118. Sounds like a friend of mine.

We keep telling him he needs some Queer Eye for the Queer Guy.

[NV Whino]

100. I'm an artist

but I'm wonderfully organized and keep accurate records.

[sufrommich]

102. I had my child

when I was 16,I finished school,never went on welfare,child went on to college and became a writer.

[swimboy]

158. Welcome to DU, sufrommich!

:hi:

[u4ic]

103. I'm a Canadian who hates both hockey and maple syrup

and I'm a liberal Albertan.

[GOPisEvil]

107. That's some sort of trifecta.

:hi:

[u4ic]

108. Heya kiddo!

:loveya:

How ya doing? :hi:

[GOPisEvil]

116. Good thanks..

I've been working on school stuff. My brain hasn't been used like this in a while.

:loveya::hi:

[u4ic]

134. Good luck to you!

It's quite a shock going back to school at first, but it'll be worth it in the end. :-)

[Maestro]

104. Let's see.

I'm male and can match my own clothes. I know that navy blue and black shoes DON'T go together. Don't wear a shirt or tie with stripes with a suit coat with a plaid design.

I love cars but have no interest in working on them. I'm not even a tool person. I don't like math either.

I'm white and from the south but I understand that there is a whole big world out there. I detest repukes too.

I actually can dance better than most white boys but I can't jump or play basketball well. In the 80's, my clubbing years, I could really cut up a rug.

I will think of a few more later.

[unsavedtrash]

106. I am from Alabama and I am not racist, stupid, or republican. I am also a

gay woman and not masculine.

[WCGreen]

109. I'm an accountant and a democrat....

Not many of those around...

[Tikki]

110. Teenage marriage....

Married 39 years....


The Tikkis

[bigwillq]

111. I love Sports

And I also love Men! :)

[Chovexani]

112. Hehe

That reminds me of an old Buddy Cole skit on Kids in the Hall.

Buddy: I've taken a new interest in athletics. Well, athletes.

:rofl:

[bigwillq]

114. I'm a sportswriter

So I really do go against that sterotype!

I really do love those locker rooms though! :evilgrin:

[LadyAziz]

115. Am African

never lived in or seen a hut, never rode an elephant or chilled with them. I speak and understand english clearly, so stop talking so slow. I'm tall, i don't play basketball and i hate track and field. I love painting, music and football (or "soccer").

[Chovexani]

120. Welcome to DU!

People can really be morons. The Africans I know have better English-speaking skills than the native speakers I know. :P

[MsKandice01]

117. I'm 6'1" Black woman

I've never played basketball, never modeled, don't like chicken, don't eat watermelon (unless it's seedless...I'm too lazy to pick them out), don't listen to rap music, and I'm an agnostic (athiest when I get really pissed off) who loves Gospel music. I also hate to shop, hate wearing makeup, don't keep up with fashion, and I'm STRAIGHT!

[Chovexani]

119. Hehe

Tall black women unite! :D

I was an agnostic for a while, until I got into Wicca. For the longest time I thought I was the only one.

[BikeWriter]

141. Welcome to The Lounge, MsKandice. ;-)

[Wapsie B]

121. I grew up on an Iowa farm but I don't worship bankers.

I don't await with baited breath everytime the Farm Bureau has a press release. I'm to the Left of Center politically. I'm a fat guy who exercises. My German side can take sauerkraut once in a great while. My Scandahoovian side hates Lutefisk. :puke:

[mvd]

122. Mine

Philadephia sports fan who's nice to fans of other teams

Liberal who's not elitist/snobby (that one was probably foisted on us by the right wing anyway. x( )

White person who's emotional

I'm a liberal Christian (not very involved in religious matters, though)

Male who likes soap operas

[bliss_eternal]

124. It's a shame I don't fit stereotypes more easily...

...as my mil was at a total loss how to shop for me and how to deal with me in general aside from my ethnicity. All of her initial gifts to me had an 'ethnic' theme. Because of course we all like, fill in the blank....

Dh finally told her to knock it off--but it's sad she had to be told to.

I wonder if she had liked it if I just assumed because she was a senior citizen that she of course MUST LIKE Geritol, Lawrence Welk, and prune juice? :crazy:

I don't listen to just one kind of music (r&b, hip hop) I like some, but prefer rock, like some metal, I think I have eclectic musical tastes.

I suck at sports. I don't like church. I'm not traditionally Baptist or Christian--though I was raised with those religions--I find pagan faiths, metaphysics and simple spirituality far more appealing, and fulfilling.

I'm a girl, but LOVE video games!!! I'm not offended by porn. I watch Howard Stern. (ducking)...

I'm not crazy about chick flicks--love a good suspense/thriller! As a teen,I had geek like obsessions over my music collection. Love computers and technology. Would love to take some classes on auto repair (think this is important for women). I like things clean--but I'm not at all fond of cleaning--also not a neat freak like some of my girlfriends. When something needs repair in the house, I generally do it, not my dh. :shrug: doesn't bother me--he has other talents. :P

[Blue_Tires]

127. i feel you on that one

<<<<<<<<<<<<also black and a below average dancer (but working on it one of these days)

Even though I love basketball, i do hate the NBA (I guess that should be 'because i love basketball, i hate the NBA)

Up until recently, I played a LOT of computer games and FPS online--had been doing it for years...

And I'm also a big car/racing fanatic

[elshiva]

128. I am a Christian and am pro-gay, pro-choice, and try

to keep an open mind about things. I believe everyone is going to heaven no matter what they believe... That is not what Christians are stereotypically supposed to believe...

[NMMNG]

132. I'm a lesbian who is feminine and I *hate* sports

I'm also a mousy librarian type who loves metal and alternative rock .:headbang:

[RagingInMiami]

133. I'm from Miami and I'm not Cuban

I am of Colombian descent and I am not a cocaine dealer (although there was that one phase I went through in high school).

I am a liberal and I am a gun owner (and they're not for hunting either).

I am a peace-loving democrat who is not afraid to throw the first punch if someone gets in my face.

I am a hell-raising partier who is also a book worm.

I am a politically incorrect, wise-cracking smart ass who will defend minorities and homosexuals when the going gets tough.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

135. I go against a few stereotypes.

I'm young (25), but I don't care for nice cars, loud noise or girls who dress like they assume you have no imagination.

Musically, I can't stand most of the mainstream stuff that comes out, and the majority of my musical tastes revolve around jazz, classic rock, oldies and music generally made before I was born. In fact, I've been on a Henry Mancini kick recently. As for movies, I'm basically the same way. Right now, I'm trying to finish all the Marx Brothers movies.

I'm of Indian descent (Gandhi, not Sitting Bull), but I'm not a genius and definitely not hardworking. I also hate spicy food and hot temperatures.

[meegbear]

136. I'm a gay man who ...

* does not like show tunes
* does not worship divas
* does not like to cross dress
* does not lisp or sashay
* does not like to dance
* does not call male friends "girl"

* drinks beer, Jack Daniels and smokes cigars
* wears Levi Strauss, not George Armarni
* watches football

Just a regular guy who's "one of the boys".

[fricasseed_gourmet_rat]

137. Well, here's me.

-- I'm from Jersey but I don't have the accent. I went to an NJ Catholic school but didn't know a single person whose dad was a mobster. I also hate tomatoes. Jersey prides itself on its tomatoes, but I will have none of them.
-- I'm a girl but I love computers and web design, am not terrified of bugs, think rodents are cute, hate chick flicks, never wear mascara, etc. I'm girlier than I used to be, but that's still not saying a lot.
-- I'm a college student but I'm not in a sorority, don't drink much, actually go to class, etc.

And I LOVE avocados.

[Trigger Hippie]

138. I'm Cajun but I don't sound like

Adam Sandler on SNL doing his Cajun man bit. I'm a woman but I'm a commitment-phobe and think marriage is stupid and useless. :)

[mzteris]

139. SAHFM

Stay-at-home-Feminist-Mom.....

[BikeWriter]

140. I'm a Harley rider, cowboy, redneck, yellow dog dem...

fiction writer, VietNam vet, sail boat fancier, chemical company retiree, long haired, bearded, gourmet cook, gun fancier, internet addict, hermit, and several other stereotypes.

[Bombero1956]

146. Puerto Rican male

Like Broadway shows

Like Nascar racing

Can't dance a lick

Hate spicy food

Like opera

Like bagpipe music

Can't stand a messy house

Do all the laundry and iron clothes for myself and the wife

Think any male who hits women is a f*cking coward

[BikeWriter]

147. Well shit, I'd get you drunk any day!

[Bombero1956]

148. damn

I forgot to mention, I hardly ever drink. The first time I ever had more than 5 beers was when I was appointed to the fire department and we went to a neighborhood bar after work one night.

[Ouabache]

149. I look like a cop

but I am not that dumb.

[last_texas_dem]

150. I guess I'm pretty weird

First off, I'm a white male from a small town in the South who has never supported or liked Shrub. I'm also not a racist, don't watch NASCAR (or watch any sports regularly, for that matter), and don't hunt (I've never shot a gun, actually.)

I'm from the Bible Belt but have never regularly attended church; I'm an agnostic.

Although I like to think of myself as a hippie-type, and I do have liberal political views, listen to mostly sixties/seventies rock, and have long hair, I don't smoke pot. Despite being a liberal in my beliefs, I'm actually pretty conservative in the way I live.

Oh yeah, also I'm in my early twenties and collect records. I would rather watch a comedy or drama than an action movie (though I do have more tolerance for bad horror movies than I should!) and I would rather read than watch TV. Also, despite being a geek of sorts, I don't know nearly what I should about computers.

I guess that at least scratches the surface of my weirdness!

[Treclo]

151. Vegetarian

from the midwest, Fulltime RVer but under 40, girl who also hates to shop, had a wedding reception but invited drag queens, also for legalization but don't smoke, likes to dress up but also not afraid of hard physical labor

I must admit I kind of fit the tree-hugging-hippie label, though. (Vegetarian, environmentalist, thru-hiker, renewable energy lovin' chick) But I HATE the Grateful Dead and I don't smoke pot!

[swimboy]

159. Welcome to DU, Treclo!

:hi:

[distantearlywarning]

152. I need to lose 20 lbs, but am also quite athletic.

You would never guess from looking at me that I walk 3 miles a day and fence on the weekends. I can run up 4 flights of stairs without getting winded. I also put on muscle easier and faster than any other woman I know, and am very strong.

Yes, I'm fat but fit. I just have a weird body type that is both naturally athletic and prone to fat. And it's really hard for me to lose weight, even though I exercise a lot and like to exercise. So people always look at me and think I'm completely out of shape and then are surprised when I kick their ass at fencing or can keep up with them on a walk.

[Solon]

153. I'm a straight white male...

who is libertarian on social issues, everything from legalization of drugs, even though I don't use any, to gay marriage. However, I'm damn near, if not nearly socialist on economic issues, top earners need to have their WEALTH taxed the living shit out of. I hate all sports, barely watch them and coming from St. Louis area, that's unusual. On religion, I'm Wiccan, which is unusual enough for most people, but consider that anywhere from 70 to 80 percent of all Wiccans are female, I'm definately an exception.

[UrbScotty]

154. I'm a liberal who, whatever the media says, actually DOES love Jesus. (nt)

[ComerPerro]

155. I play CCG, like Magic: The Gathering, yet I have a girlfriend

[swimboy]

160. Hahahahah!

:rofl:

[LeftyMom]

156. I'm an athiest homeschooling parent.

That one tends to piss people off both on the right and the left. :)

Edit: I'm also a lifelong Californian who doesn't tan. Midwesterners seem to find that strange. :shrug:

[BamaLefty]

161. I'm From South Alabama

I don't chew tobacco, talk like a redneck, or vote Republican. :P

[Jokerman]

162. I'm a man who doesn't follow sports.

I've seen one NFL game in my entire life and that was at a super bowl party where I won the pool.

[Lilith Velkor]

163. I have large breas'a'sis and my IQ is 141

[RFKHumphreyObama]

165. Mine

I’m a male and I
• Don’t like watching sports and have never been actively interested or good at playing sport
• Don’t like action/violence movies. I love romance movies/chick flicks and I have watched “Pride and Prejudice” several times and it is one of my favourite mini-series (referring to the BBC version of “Pride and Prejudice”).
• I have also read Jane Austen and Emily Bronte and enjoy them both
• I like shopping (although not for clothes)
• I love the idea of romance and being romantic. You’d never see me reading a Mills & Boon but I do like romantic stories and hearing how people met and so on
• I’m a hopeless romantic, idealist and dreamer

[mvd]

167. Hi, SD1981!

I share a few with you:

- male and not interested in playing sports (love to watch, though)

- male and don't like gory movies. Atmospheric horror is better.

- male and I like shopping for certain things (music, books, electronics, holiday shopping)

- male and like to know about people's backgrounds

One of my own:

- male and like just as many or more female singers than male singers (of the more recent singers)

[Initech]

166. I thought of some more:

- I'm from Orange County, California and I dont surf. In fact, I rarely go to the beach at all.

- I'm white and I would much rather have hot sauce on my food than mayonaise

- I'm liberal but I'm not an environmentalist

- I would much rather watch dancing or art house movies than WWE "wrestling"